The Fayetteville Observer‘s political blog highlights a recent poll showing that Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr fares well against other potential Democratic challengers in 2010.
Previous polls showed Attorney General Roy Cooper beating Burr, before Cooper announced he wouldn’t run.
According to the new poll (PDF download), Burr has:
- An 11 point lead over lead over Elizabeth Edwards, wife of disgraced former U.S. Sen. John Edwards
- A 13 point lead over former state treasurer Richard Moore
- A 16 point lead over Congressmen Bob Etheridge and Heath Shuler
One caveat is that Burr fails to break the 50 percent threshold in any of the head-to-head match ups — not a good number for an incumbent.
