NC-Sen, NC-Gov: SUSA Polls the Tar Heel State

SurveyUSA polls the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race (likely primary voters, 4/5-7, 3/8-10 in parens):

Kay Hagan (D): 21% (18%)

Jim Neal (D): 20% (21%)

Duskin Lassiter: 6% (6%)

Marcus Williams: 5% (7%)

Howard Staley: 4% (4%)

Other/Undecided: 45% (44%)

(MoE: ±3.7%)

Nothing terribly revealing here — primary voters are unfamiliar with both Hagan and Neal, but one would expect these numbers to settle out once the candidates ramp up their advertising efforts with four weeks to go until primary day.

Next up, NC-Gov (D):

Richard Moore (D): 40% (28%)

Beverly Perdue (D): 40% (44%)

Dennis Nielsen (D): 3% (3%)

Other/Undecided: 17% (25%)

(MoE: ±3.7%)

Finally, NC-Gov (R):

Bill Graham (R): 9% (16%)

Bob Orr (R): 10% (12%)

Pat McCrory (R): 38% (26%)

Fred Smith (R): 19% (18%)

Undecided: 25% (28%)

(MoE: ±5%)

If the Democratic race here is neck-and-neck between state Treasurer Richard Moore and Lt. Gov. Beverly Purdue, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory looks like the prohibitive favorite for the GOP nod.

5 thoughts on “NC-Sen, NC-Gov: SUSA Polls the Tar Heel State”

  1. That Neal is remaining competitive is interesting. In theory, he should be being blown away. There are still a lot of undecideds, but considering how god-awful a candidate Hagan would be for the progressive brand and that she doesn’t seem likely to do much damage to Dole, I’d be cheering for Neal right now.

    As an openly gay man in NC he might have some difficulties, but he at least seems to want the job, he’d be a much better senator than Hagan and I’d rather lose the race with him and help progressivism in the state than lose with Hagan and put DLC-type candidates in the driving seat of state politics.

  2. If I had my way about things, I’d take both Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue out behind the barn for some good ole ass-whuppins. Their egos and ambitions were so fixed on the Gov job that they failed to do the right thing for the party, the state, and the country and take on Ms. Dole instead. Damn, you know they could have flipped a coin or somethin.  So we’re left trying to make the best of it with two second-tier candidates.

    If one of them does go on to beat Liddy Dole, then can we go nyah nyah nyah to whoever loses the primary for Gov of NC? Or will the bathroom mirror do that job for us — saying “Good Morning, Senator!” — every day for the rest of their lives?

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