A Facebook group is trying to recruit Cal Cunningham to run for U.S. Senate.
The group was created by Democratic activist Frank Eaton after a speech at a recent Congressional district convention by the former state senator, who is pondering a run against U.S. Sen. Richard Burr. As of today, it had 400 members.
"A quick run-down of Cal's biography is enough to convince anybody that he'd be a formidable opponent against Burr," notes the group's mission statement.
Cunningham said he was aware of the group, and his wife, sister and sister-in-law are members. But he said he does not have any ties to it and warned that it does not signal anything about his intentions.
"I can tell you very frankly that I'm just having the conversation with fellow Democrats," he said. "(Attorney General Roy) Cooper's exit from the field was surprising to me, but it also raises the question of whether there's an opportunity for a guy to return to public service in a field that is wide open right now."
Meantime, Cunningham has 599 friends on his own Facebook profile, the bulk of which he says are personal and not political.
"I have been hearing from people that I know more remotely lately," he said.
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