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Related: About this forum"Hagan appears to have a modest but clear lead at this point"
http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/news/article/fight-for-the-senate-still-very-much-up-in-the-air<snip>
North Carolina is something of a question mark, with Democrats feeling more upbeat about their ability to hold it in the fall. Knowledgeable observers agree Sen. Kay Hagans numbers crashed toward the end of last year, but they have recovered somewhat, and, more importantly, Democrats have scored points against GOP challenger Thom Tillis.
Tillis is the speaker in North Carolina, where the General Assembly is extremely controversial and has poor poll numbers.
Hagan appears to have a modest but clear lead at this point, and she certainly benefits from the fact that the Tar Heel State has been very competitive in the last two presidential contests. Obama won it narrowly in 2008 and lost it narrowly four years later. The president, then, isnt as much of a drag in North Carolina as he is in places like Arkansas, Louisiana and West Virginia.
We have had this race rated as a Tossup but believe that Hagan has improved her position and note the financial advantage that she has over the challenger. We are moving the race to Tossup/Tilts Democrat, only a slight move but one that reflects how the race has changed recently.
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"Hagan appears to have a modest but clear lead at this point" (Original Post)
G_j
Jul 2014
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littlemissmartypants
(22,852 posts)1. She is some what milquetoast but she is better than most. eom
G_j
(40,372 posts)2. and compared to Tillis?
Last edited Tue Jul 15, 2014, 06:40 PM - Edit history (1)
there is absoluetly no question! He is dangerous.
FBaggins
(26,783 posts)3. Sounds about right
Her position has improved a bit, but the race is still a tossup at best.
No polling in the last three weeks or so (that I've seen)... so we should be due for something from PPP in the next few days.
NCarolinawoman
(2,825 posts)4. The anti-Tillis ads have been very very good.
I LOVE the one where the children are getting off the school bus and they ask for room on Tillis's yacht.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)5. I love that one.
The anti-fracking ads are pretty dark. The one of Tillis being like one of the Koch family is pretty good, too. Not dark, but mocking.