A new poll shows N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, his Democratic opponent, has pulled up within range of Burr.
The North Carolina Senate race continues to look very competitive, with Richard Burr’s approval numbers hitting a record low and Elaine Marshall pulling within 2 points. Burr’s at 39 percent to 37 percent for Marshall and 7 percent for Libertarian Michael Beitler.
The main thing that’s changed since the last poll, when Burr led by 5, is that Marshall is shoring up her support from within the party. 65 percent of Democrats say they’ll vote for her, up from 57 percent a month ago. Burr continues to lead because of a 44-25 advantage with independents and because with 73 percent Republican support his party is more unified around him than Marshall’s is around her.
There’s not much doubt the closeness of this race is more an indictment of Burr than a reflection of Marshall’s popularity. The Democratic challenger continues to be largely an unknown to North Carolina voters with 58 percent saying they have no opinion of her. Among those who do 23 percent see her favorably and 19 percent unfavorably. But what’s really changed since February when Burr held a ten point lead is perceptions of the incumbent. At that time voters split evenly on his job performance with 35 percent approving of him and 35 percent disapproving. Now just 32 percent approve with 44 percent disapproving.
– Editors, Pensito Review
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