Posted on 09/23/2004 9:44:20 AM PDT by JohnnyZ
RALEIGH - A new poll shows the race for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina tightening, with Republican Richard Burr closing to within 3 percentage points of Democrat Erskine Bowles.
In other polls so far, Bowles - who ran for the Senate two years ago against Republican Elizabeth Dole - has led by 8 to 10 percentage points.
But the poll for N.C. FREE, a trade group in Raleigh that tracks state elections, found Bowles with support from 44 percent, Burr with 41 percent and 12 percent undecided, according to N.C. FREE members who have seen it.
The statewide poll of more than 700 likely voters was conducted by Verne Kennedy, a pollster in Florida, before the Republican National Convention began Aug. 30 and before Burr released ads last week that criticize Bowles' support of a tax increase as a member of the Clinton administration.
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Can someone please post sites where we can follow the house and senate races nationwide, with an emphasis on how many seats the Republicans and expect to gain or lose?
I didn't even realize that there WAS a Senate race in CA this year! How far behind Boxer is Jones right now? It would be SO SWEET to see that harridan defeated!!
Unlike John Kerry.
Burr is not leading??! Good grief. Visit the tah heels right away, GW.
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What took so long for this poll to come out? This was done before the GOP convention.
He just did last week.
I was hoping for a more targeted link, but thanks for the bit of info all the same.
As we all have said, "The GOPers in North Carolina could pull a name out of the phone book and beat irksome." He couldn't beat Libby straight up. He sure as hell aint beating Burr with the president at the top of the ticket.
Remember the lying ratmedia polls that had him winning big last time? Ha ha ha ha !!!!!
I think 'cause it was done for NC Free. They paid for it so they don't necessarily cough up the results right away.
If Burr was down 3% before the Republican National Convention, then he's probably ahead right about now. Don't you think?
Yipee!!! I was wondering how things were playing out here in NC. I am in Charlotte and all I see is Irksome...I say, he looks like a ferret.
Go Burr! Bring on the red meat!
Nah, I think it depends how you treat the leaners. There are a lot of 'undecideds' in this poll and I bet they're mostly leaning to Bowles, and that should count for something, 'cause even if they're soft Burr's still going to have to win them over, and Bowles is working those folks hard. It might be two weeks before the election before we see even one non-partisan poll with Burr in the lead. The Cleland-Chambliss race (which I think this resembles) showed Cleland ahead until the week before the vote, and only some of the final polls showed Chambliss in the lead.
Whoa! Great news.....NC Ping Pleeeezzzzze : )
With pleasure!
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This is the first poll I have seen on this race in a long long time.
Alas, most Californians don't realize it, either. I haven't seen a poll recently, but Boxer is still ahead by a safe margin. A quick Bush trip through the state with Arnold and Jones could narrow the gap.
Let's hope for long Bush coattails
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