Senate race bumps up a notch

markjohnson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:50:34 -0400

Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's expected run for reelection next year was dubbed the 9th most competitive Senate race by the Washington Post today, even without a declared Democratic opponent.

The Post's "The Fix" blog moved North Carolina up from 10th to 9th among competitive races. Blogger Chris Cillizza wrote that "there's not much reliable polling on this race" but characterized Burr as "acting nervous." An internal Burr poll reported in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call included a hypothetical matchup against Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, who has mused publicly about the race but has taken no visible steps toward running.

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Senate race bumps up a notch