North Carolina Senate Race Heats Up
Democratic challenger Deborah Ross holds a one point lead over Republican incumbent Sen. Richard Burr, according to an Elon University poll. Website Talking Points Memo Polltracker Average rates the race a toss-up, with Ross leading Burr 45.5 to 43.9.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/ross-holds-slim-lead-nc-senate-elon-university?utm_content=buffer36ac8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
The tight race is an unexpected development, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Burr, who takes a "casual approach to campaigning" and has talked about retirement, has started to go negative on his challenger.
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/03/burr-ross-us-senate-race-more-fight-than-expected/91462580/
Meanwhile, minority voters are showing deep interest in November's election.
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In NC, Clinton camp reports a 73% increase in mail ballot requests from black voters and a 43% boost from Latinos
Interesting stuff.
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