S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
An anti-gun group “is using the shooting rampage Thursday at Fort Hood as an example in its campaign against pending gun rights legislation, drawing accusations of exploitation from a Republican Senator,” Fox News reports. Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina is lashing out against the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, accusing the group [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina is lashing out against the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, accusing the group of exploiting the deadly rampage to oppose his gun lobby backed bill -- which seeks to protect veterans' rights to gun ownership.
This Ain't Hell (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
While the President claims he won’t “rush” to a decision on Afghanistan, and John Kerry carries his water for him, others don’t see the need to put off the application of more force to the region. Senator Richard Burr of South Carolina talked to Patti Ann Brown today on Fox news Channel; Senator Burr was [...]
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
By Maria Armental By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will be making his third trip to Afghanistan to meet with American military leaders, civilians, and intelligence officials. The Rhode Island Democrat, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is traveling with a Republican colleague, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, to get an update...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Surf over to Senate Guru for all eight reasons; I'll just share a few of the most egregious ones. Senator Richard Burr, the wingnut who's up for election here in NC, has surfaced a lot this year after slumbering through the rest of his term. Clearly he wants to make a name for himself back with the voters, but for god's sake, he's such a amoral, principle-free character he needs to be ejected in a...
Senate Guru - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Who is Republican Richard Burr? Let these vignettes inform you. 1) Richard Burr Voted Against Giving Rape Victims Their Day in Court Senator Al Franken of Minnesota proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would withhold defense contracts from firms that prevent their employees from taking cases of sexual assault to court, instead forcing them into arbitration. The amendment...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr applauded some of the money coming from a federal stimulus program even though he opposed the massive spending bill by saying that it would leave future generations burdened with debt.
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
? FL-Sen : Marco Rubio continues to rack up goodwill among the far right, pulling in an endorsement from Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe. Rubio has already gotten a Jim DeMint endorsement; can Tom Coburn be far behind? ? LA-Sen : Southern Media and Opinion Research has a poll (conducted on behalf of local businessman Lane Grigsby, a big Republican donor -- you might remember he personally dumped a ton...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
? IA-Sen : Check out the nosedive in Chuck Grassley's approvals, polled by SurveyUSA but helpfully arranged in an easy-to-view downward trajectory by Senate Guru. He's down from 71/22 in January to 50/40 in September. Was his bad faith negotiating on health care so transparent that it moved his numbers this much? At any rate, this ought to provide some encouragement to high (or at least medium) profile...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
Rasmussen (9/15, likely voters): Elaine Marshall (D) : 38 Richard Burr (R-inc) : 48 Undecided : 11 Kenneth Lewis (D) : 32 Richard Burr (R-inc) : 48 Undecided : 14 Bob Etheridge (D) : 34 Richard Burr (R-inc) : 48 Undecided : 15 (MoE: ?4.5%) Here's another variation on the same theme we've been seeing out of North Carolina: Burr is still under 50, and his potential Democratic competitors are all starting...
Right Angles (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
When HR 1388, the so-called Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, came up for a vote, all eight of North Carolina’s Democratic congressmen voted for it. On the Senate side, Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Richard Burr joined in support of the bill. Meanwhile, all five of the state’s Republican members voted against it. [...]
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Public Policy Polling (8/4-10, registered voters, 7/10-12 in parens, March in parens for Marshall trend lines): Cal Cunninghan (D) : 28 (31) Richard Burr (R-inc) : 43 (40) Kenneth Lewis (D) : 27 (31) Richard Burr (R-inc) : 43 (42) Elaine Marshall (D) : 31 (35) Richard Burr (R-inc) : 43 (43) Kevin Foy (D) : 27 Richard Burr (R-inc) : 43 (MoE: ?3.6%) Burr has got to be pleased that he's expanding his...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
? FL-Sen : Charlie Crist got an endorsement today from one of the guys who was considered to be one of the likeliest GOP nominees up until the point when, well, Crist got into the race: Rep. Vern Buchanan. (If you're keeping score among Florida's Reps., the Diaz-Balarts and Cornelius McGillicudy IV have endorsed Crist, while Jeff Miller has endorsed Rubio.) ? IL-Sen : Rep. Mark Kirk has drawn another...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
After spinning our wheels for months in the recruitment process against GOP Sen. Richard Burr, it looks like Democrats have a strong chance of enticing North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marhsall to jump into the race. In an interview with Hotline On Call , Marshall stresses that Burr, being both "beatable" and "worse than Mrs. Dole", is shaping up to be an appealing target,...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
A backlog of polls have built up over the last couple days, none of which are that remarkable. Let's clear the decks: ? NJ-Gov (pdf): Monmouth finds Chris Christie leading incumbent Jon Corzine 45-37 among likely voters (43-37 among RVs), with independent Chris Daggett pulling in 4%. That looks better than the Quinnipiac poll from Tuesday, but it's a drop from the last Monmouth in April, where Christie...
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