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Re: Burr 45, Cooper 43

Gosh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:35:06 -0500

Dude, you're like one of three Republicans left in this state.

And it's just you three that come here to make those brilliant comments that you do on the actual N&O articles since they're mainly about incumbents, and those are mainly Democrats. The rest of us just come here to make fun of you.

Now you know.

Don't let the door hit ya where Linda Daves split ya!

Re: Burr 45, Cooper 43

FloydTurbo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:09:36 -0500

Thanks Gosh. I actually do know how it all works but I appreciate your attention. As for flailing and gnashing, I do gnash on occasion but I've never flailed. How come so many folks are compelled lately to comment on my comments? I don't mind at all, but I thought folks came here to discuss the N&O articles, not the readers making the comments. ...... whatever.

Richard Burr is a pedophile, a space alien and a serial killer?

Gosh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:00:20 -0500

Did the poll say that Richard Burr is a pedophile, a space alien and a serial killer?

No Floyd. You'd be the very first to say that "Richard Burr is a pedophile, a space alien and a serial killer" in public.

It's obvious you don't know how independent pollsters work no matter who hires them.

Do you know how Google works?

For example, when you say "Richard Burr is a pedophile, a space alien and a serial killer," all those people searching for "Richard Burr" along with "pedophile" now get your public flailing of limbs and gnashing of teeth you call a post, and see how truly weak Dick Burr is as an incumbent.

Have a nice day.

I don't know how you stand it

James_Protzman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:05:56 -0500

and I hereby apologize to you and every other person working at the N&O for anything I've ever said that was mean-spirited, unkind, obnoxious or whatever.

The stuff you guys put up out here in the blogosphere with would drive me to drink, and I'm a born again teetotaler.

Please forward my apologies to all concerned.

Re: Burr 45, Cooper 43

FloydTurbo — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:43:10 -0500

Done for Daily Kos !!!!! ...... YEEEE HAAA ...... that certainly reeks of credibility and integrity. Did the poll say that Richard Burr is a pedophile, a space alien and a serial killer?

Re: Burr 45, Cooper 43

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:57:08 -0500

What's your specific complaint about this poll?

— RTB

Re: Burr 45, Cooper 43

night_hunter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:50:42 -0500

First, as a scientific poll, this is definitely NOT, which means the numbers generated are worthless. So what we have left is a Democrat driven suggestion that either Cooper or Moore should run against the incumbent Republican candidate.

What a waste of newspaper.

Burr 45, Cooper 43

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:19:30 -0500

A recent poll shows a tight race for Senate in 2010.

The survey by Research 2000 for the liberal Web site Daily Kos shows Republican Sen. Richard Burr with 45 percent support and Attorney General Roy Cooper with 43 percent. Twelve percent were undecided.

Cooper, a Democrat, is considered a front runner for the Democratic nomination for Senate.

The pollsters also found that Burr had 46 percent support when matched with former state Treasurer Richard Moore, another potential candidate, who had 40 percent.

"Unsurprisingly, Moore's numbers aren't quite as strong as Cooper's — while Cooper was handily reelected as Attorney General in 2008, Moore suffered a loss in a rather acrimonious primary for Governor," writes a Daily Kos blogger.

Neither Moore nor Cooper have said whether they would run. Another potential candidate, Democratic Congressman Heath Shuler, was not included in the poll.

The survey of 600 likely voters was taken from Jan. 5-7. The margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points.