DSCC: We have lines of attack


For now, Democrats plan to attack Sen. Richard Burr on the economy.

Eric Schultz, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, took issue with the headline of a previous post on Burr's chances in 2010.

He rattled off several criticisms of Burr: The controversial ATM statement and his votes against President Obama's stimulus package, the Senate budget resolution, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

"North Carolinians deserve two senators who will work to get this economy working again," he said. "Not one who stands in the way at every turn."

Several things were notable about the criticisms. They focused on contrasts between Burr and Obama, they centered on the economy and they were recent.

Of course, things change. At this point in the 2008 election cycle everyone thought the race would be about illegal immigration. 

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Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

Still not a majority there Gosh - same line you earlier...

Gosh - Who would you prefer being our US Senator, currently in the debate to run against Burr, that you think would do a better job than Burr...

Because I think your answer will indicate that you are nothing of a blind liberal on the federal level and a "moderate" on the state level, because your arguments are so inherently flawed that you can no longer defend the Democrats on the state level.

I hate to tell you, but North Carolina Democrats are only following suit on the national level, only North Carolina's Democrats get caught much more frequently...

Again, not defending the Republican party as I am not a Republican, I am a conservative, and yes I would enjoy to educate you as to the differences.

Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

The Democrats are worried about attacking Richard Burr because they know their own defunct ideas cannot win. Hagan did not beat Dole, she beat Bush.

Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

Those are national polls, not just North Carolina voters, and one isn't even about the stimulus. It just says America's "right track" polling has been steadily improving since Obama was elected. Did you even read it?

The one that actually is about the Stimulus, however, also says more still think it helped.

31% Say Stimulus Package Helped, 27% Say It Hurt Economy

And that poll includes Texas.

Listen, you got busted talking out of your Wranglers. No big deal. It's not the end of the world, just the false version of it you tried promoting in this thread.

Edited to add Wranglers. Apparently Levis only come in adult sizes.

Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

And they are recent too...

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Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

Wow thanks for citing polls that are over three months old...

No, thank you for citing polls you can't produce.

Gosh - How much do you get paid to blog?

You pay me in giggles Citizen. You know that.

Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

Gosh - How much do you get paid to blog?

Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

Wow thanks for citing polls that are over three months old...

Perhaps a recent USA Today article would have captured the imagination better...

Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red ink

Main street should be so grateful for people like GOSH -

Re: DSCC: We have lines of attack

polls show that they will not gain much on the Stimulus package, budget resolution and Lilly Ledbetter is not a big deal - nothing short a fleece job.

What polls are those? I found these.

A majority of North Carolina residents support the federal economic stimulus package.

The latest Elon University Poll found that 52 percent of those surveyed support the stimulus package, while 39 percent disapprove of the package...

Update: A poll released earlier in the week by the Civitas Institute found that 50 percent of North Carolina voters support the stimulus package, while 36 percent are opposed to the package.

Plus the actual criticism will be Burr voted for Bush's Wall Street bailout, but not Obama's Main Street bailout. That's enough to make any reasonable person cringe.

Bob Menendez's minion

I hope the DSCC uses these attacks...

They might gain traction on the ATM statement, but polls show that they will not gain much on the Stimulus package, budget resolution and Lilly Ledbetter is not a big deal - nothing short a fleece job.

Bob Menendez is from New Jersey and is heading up the DSCC so there will be a great deal of money to attempt to buy the seat...although he is not doing well in convincing someone to run