Now that 2008 is so last year, the 2010 campaign has begun.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee today put out a new Web video blasting Republican Sen. Richard Burr for telling his wife to take money out of an ATM during the banking crisis, Jim Morrill reports.
"When the banking crisis hit, Sen. Burr reassured the public saying the systems and protections were working," a narrator grimly says. "In private, Burr panicked, and told his wife to go to the ATM and take out as much of their money as she could ... In times of crisis, we need steady and responsible leaders."
Liberal bloggers and Democrats jumped on Burr last month when his ATM comments were reported. Burr has downplayed the flap, saying he did what many people did.
"When you look at the financial industry that is not exchanging capital, it immediately says you better have a little bit of cash set aside," he told a reporter later.
Burr consultant Paul Shumaker says the new ad is typical of what voters should expect.
"No great surprise, considering (Democrats) are still struggling to find a candidate to run in North Carolina," he said.
"North Carolina is a competitive state, these races are national races. We are going to be on the national stage for the next year and a half. This is part of what one can expect from both sides."
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Re: 2010 Senate race unofficially starts
Senator Burr has represented this state very well over the last five years. This attack by the DSCC is an attempt to buy another senate seat in North Carolina the way Chuck Schumer and the boys bought Hagan's seat.
Senator Burr stands for common sense leadership and lives his life by the same principles as the vast majority of the people of North Carolina. Our country has taken a decidedly leftward turn with the Democrats in complete control - we cannot afford, literally, for Senator Burr to be defeated.