Oct
13
2010
In her first TV ad, N.C. Democratic candidate Elaine Marshall continues her anti-incumbent theme, saying, “It’s time to throw ‘em out.” This is a problem for the secretary of state, who seeks a come-from-behind November win against Republican Sen. Richard Burr. According to polls, most voters identify her party — in control of the presidency [...]
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Sep
21
2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It wasn’t easy. Elaine Marshall was explaining her position on job creation through a haze of savory smoke pouring from the meat cooking a few feet away. After a while the wind shifted, and a young woman attending the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church tailgate party nodded in approval at Marshall’s focus on [...]
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Sep
21
2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It wasn’t easy. Elaine Marshall was explaining her position on job creation through a haze of savory smoke pouring from the meat cooking a few feet away. After a while the wind shifted, and a young woman attending the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church tailgate party nodded in approval at Marshall’s focus on [...]
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Sep
15
2010
North Carolina GOP Sen. Richard Burr, despite past polls that have shown him with sagging job approval numbers, is leading Democrat Elaine Marshall by 58 percent to 34 percent among likely voters, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Sept. 10-13 for WRAL-TV in Raleigh. Six percent support Libertarian Michael Beitler and 2 percent are undecided. [...]
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Sep
1
2010
Republican Sen. Richard Burr leads Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall by 43 percent to 38 percent, with 6 percent for Libertarian Michael Beitler and 13 percent undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Aug. 27-29. The margin of error is 3.6 points. That’s a slightly bigger lead than PPP’s early August poll that had [...]
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Aug
5
2010
First-term GOP Sen. Richard Burr holds a statistically-insignificant lead over Democrat Elaine Marshall in North Carolina’s Senate race, an outcome that probably has more to do with Burr’s high negatives among voters than progress by Marshall, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted July 27-31. Burr is ahead of Marshall, the secretary of state, [...]
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