Why is Hagan even being talked up as a candidate? She just lost last cycle and is still extremely unpopular. Is the bench in NC that weak that we need a proven loser?
Exactly. I mean, they're trying the same in OH, PA and WI with their 2010 losers. It seems to be working in the other states, but not NC (at least not yet).
I don't think their comparable to NC. Strickland and Sestak both barely lost (2 points) to very strong opponents during the GOP Wave of 2010. Feingold has always been popular in Wisconson and Johnson is overwhelmingly unpopular. But Hagan failed to get brand herself last year and as a result had her negatives driven up substantially and lost to an awful candidate in Thom Tillis. She just ran a bad campaign, and I don't see why this time would be different.
