http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cooper_feels_a_draft Comments for "Cooper feels a draft" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cooper_feels_a_draft <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/profile_images/ROY.COOPER.JPG" border="1" alt="Roy Cooper" title="Roy Cooper" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="100" height="150" align="right" />An anonymous blogger is trying to draft <a href="/dome/profiles/roy_cooper">Roy Cooper</a> for U.S. Senate.</p><p>Started on Nov. 15 — just 11 days after the attorney general won his third term — the <a href="http://draftcoop.blogspot.com/">Draft Coop blog</a> aims to get the Democrat in the race against Republican Sen. <a href="/dome/profiles/richard_burr">Richard Burr</a>.</p><p>&quot;Roy Cooper has been a successful Attorney General,&quot; the blogger writes. &quot;In office, he has worked on protecting children, battling meth labs, and increasing DNA testing of crime scene evidence. He was widely praised for his handling of the Duke Lacrosse team rape controversy.&quot;</p><p>The blog also notes that Cooper won the most votes of any state Democrat in 2008 and argues he was &quot;an effective legislator&quot; in the state Senate. Recent items have cited a Public Policy Polling <a href="/under_the_dome/cooper_39_burr_34">match-up</a> of Burr and Cooper and debated whether state Treasurer <a href="/dome/profiles/richard_moore">Richard Moore</a> might <a href="/under_the_dome/bloggers_turn_their_eyes_to_burr">run</a>.</p><p>A <a href="/blogs/miller_genuine_draft">similar blog</a> unsuccessfully attempted to draft U.S. Rep. <a href="/dome/profiles/brad_miller">Brad Miller</a> for a Senate run in 2008. </p><p><a href="http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2008/12/draft-coop.html">Hat Tip: </a>Tom Jensen </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cooper_feels_a_draft#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/cooper_feels_a_draft#comment blogs Brad Miller polling Public Policy Polling Richard Burr Richard Moore Roy Cooper Senate &#039;10 Under the Dome Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:19:58 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 11074 at http://projects.newsobserver.com