NC-Senate-Rasmussen: Gov. Easley (D) would beat Dole (R) by 8

[WalterMitty]

lot of people dont know that mike easley came very close to winning the democrat nomination for senate in 1990.  he was a very young man then.

[WalterMitty]

id be very surprised if easley runs for any office ever again.

he doesnt like campaigning.  even when he does run for office, he does very little public campaigning.  most of his campaign is television ads.

i remember there is a story, probably at least based in truth, that during his first run for governor in 2000, easley virtually disappeared for a few weeks, he was found doing wood working in his basement in his pajamas.

hard core democrats have never been particularly fond of of easley.  they dont see him as partisan enough.  that goes back to his district attorney days when he prosecuted some elected democrats.  and more recently they were pissed when he refused to attend a kerry/edwards rally in nc.

[WalterMitty]

What's the deal with Easley?  Is he really just one of those rare umambitious politicians?

he is very shy.  not a people person.

he also suffers from a learning disability.  he had trouble reading throughout school.  it is said he still doesnt read for pleasure and he likes his memos to be very short.