Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr seems amused by the chatter across the aisle about who wants to take him on in 2010.
In an interview last week, Burr shrugged off repeated surveys by Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling about potential opponents.
The firm has pitched Burr against a variety of potential Democratic contenders, most of whom have dropped out of the race, Barb Barrett reports.
"I think it's ridiculous to go through hypothetical head-to-heads," Burr said.
"The next election is not even something I'm thinking about. Nor should I, until I know who I'm running against," he said.
Burr said he hasn't run any of his own polls yet.
"Why should I poll?" he asked. "I don't know who I'm running against."
Democrats considering a challenge are Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Iraq war vet Cal Cunningham, Durham lawyer Kenneth Lewis and U.S. Reps. Mike McIntyre and Heath Shuler.
Burr said Shuler called him this spring to say he wasn't going to run, though he knows that isn't set in stone.
"He has every right to change his mind," Burr said.
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More than likely why Burr is graded an F, while all of the comments are positive.
Also helps when the site is initially advertised on BLUENC - Prolly works for the DSCC and they are using this tool to recruit new candidates - working really well isn't Jerimee