NC poll

[WalterMitty]

bush would beat edwards in nc.

i realize the press is fawning all over edwards, but edwards has never been very popular in nc  he barely beat a very weak incumbent, lauch faircloth, in 98.

had he decided to run for reelection this year, i think richard burr would have beaten him.

this john edwards love affair that the country (especially the press) is going through, reminds me a lot of the mccain lust of 2000.

[WalterMitty]

it wasnt a very big upset.  of course, it is always somewhat of an upset to knock off an incumbent senator.

as i stated earlier, faircloth was a very weak candidate, for that matter, he was a weak senator.  edwards was heads and shoulders above faircloth in terms of campaigning.  edwards is just a flat out better politician.

i voted for faircloth in 98.  i had to hold my nose and do it because im no faircloth fan.

[WalterMitty]

what do you mean by 'surprised'.

faircloth was very vulnerable from the get go.

the polls were tight all through the race.  edwards had ample money and spent heavily on tv ads (a medium he excels in).

some political observers thought faircloth would pull it out because  1. nc is a conservative state, and  2. clinton, who was unpopular in nc, was going through the lewinsky ordeal.

[WalterMitty]

i dont understand the newly found love affair with john edwards.

he has always reminded me of the good looking guy in high school who wins the student council election.

the guy was a freakin ambulance chaser for most of his life.  there is nothing wrong with that, and he made darn good money doing it.  however, i dont see how you can parlay being an ambulance chaser into being president.

edwards is an amiable fellow who can communicate well.  if i needed someone to get me the 'insurance settlement that i deserve', id give him a call.