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Cal has no legitimate argument for why he should get the nomination. He was elected state senator in 2000 and then quit after 2 years. Elaine Marshall has been SOS since 1996 and won four statewide elections and has been doing good work for North Carolina. I'm interested to know where Farleftandproud stands on this one.

I think Elaine has the better chance of winning. According to your post, it seems like there is a reason for that.

Yikes, the Burr/Marshall match according to Ras has swung from +18 for Burr to +8 in about 3 weeks. Looking forward to the next PPP poll of the race to see if they have it tied up. Hope Marshall wins the runoff.

I hope cunningham drops out of the runoff and saves the Elaine marshall a lot of money. If he stays in its just pure arrogance.

jmartin4s:

I hope cunningham drops out of the runoff and saves the Elaine marshall a lot of money. If he stays in its just pure arrogance."

Or here's a crazy idea, maybe you should let the democratic electoral process play itself out instead of demanding that the candidates you don't prefer drop out and accusing them of arrogance if they don't do so.

As a point of information, Cunningham didn't just "not run" - he was activated in the JAG Corps in 2002 and deployed twice. As an outsider without a horse in the race - other than seeking a Democratic win - I am worried Marshall has a ceiling here. I mean, as others have pointed out, she's been a statewide elected official for more than a decade while most polling shows Cunningham with half her named recognition. But I do think either candidate has a real shot at bumping off Burr, who seems to be a bit of a seat filler given his low name recognition and the lack of any real feelings directed at him by his supposed constituents.

Both Democrats seem like good candidates. There has been a surge here somewhat for the Dems, but in traditionally Democrat Arkansas there is clearly something they are doing wrong.

It does sound like Cunningham is the more experienced candidate. Cunningham should probably pull out and save her the money. Unlike Mass. NC is a state that has elected two women to the senate in the past 8 years. It sounds like she could beat a fairly lackluster senator like Burr.

The NC that Burr was elected in has changed a lot in 6 years. More registered African Americans, and a lot of out of new residents from out of state. This has made a difference.