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Re: Cooper 41, Burr 38

Gosh — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:28:00 -0400

What reason could you possibly give for running polls on a nonexistent race, 20 months ahead of the election.

Even if you don't find public opinion interesting, many of us in the, er, public do.

And please don't be so naive as to think the campaigns haven't started and Burr himself doesn't do this kind of polling year round. After all, how else will he know how much of a Democrat to become before the next election?

Re: Cooper 41, Burr 38

starcoconst — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:44:01 -0400

What reason could you possibly give for running polls on a nonexistent race, 20 months ahead of the election. Enough of this nonsense. Most people are oblivious to these polls, they serve no purpose and no campaigns have been started, not even a filing yet. The media just wears us out long before the campaign starts. How about reporting on something significant for a change and stop trying to create news and controversies that do not exist. I am sure you will have plenty of time to create your spin next year.

Cooper 41, Burr 38

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:25:18 -0400

Attorney General Roy Cooper leads in a new poll.

The survey by the conservative Civitas Institute showed 41 percent would support Cooper for Senate in 2010 over 38 percent who would support incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Burr.

"It appears that having an R in front of your name on a statewide ballot in North Carolina is still a net liability," said executive director Francis De Luca.

Both Burr and Cooper had low unfavorable ratings, but Burr had higher name recognition.

Cooper has not made any announcements about the Senate race, although he is widely expected to run.

The live survey of 600 likely voters was conducted March 16-19. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.