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Related: About this forumCheri Beasley leading Ted Budd in latest poll as Budd's positions become even more unpopular
Cheri Beasley leading Ted Budd in latest poll as Budds positions become even more unpopularhttps://progressncaction.org/2022/08/cheri-beasley-leading-ted-budd-in-latest-poll-as-budds-positions-become-even-more-unpopular/
The latest poll in North Carolinas hugely important race between former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and right-wing extremist Rep. Ted Budd shows Beasley with a four-point lead.
In Blueprints poll, conducted from Aug. 4-6, Beasley has a 46-42 lead over Budd with 12 percent of voters still undecided. Beasley leads big among women, independent voters, and college-educated voters. There are a number of possible reasons for Beasleys rise, and one of them is simply that she has been spending lots of time on the road meeting voters where they live. In contrast, Budd has made numerous national headlines for his right-wing extremist views and votes against landmark measures such as lowering prescription drug costs.
Throughout his Senate campaign, Budd has routinely avoided talking about his vote to overturn the 2020 election and the election lies he helped spread particularly downplaying the attack on our Capitol, stating the attack was, nothing and just patriots standing up.
Budd called the overturning of Roe v. Wade a historic victory, putting him at odds with around 62% of the country and 55% of North Carolinians who support the right to an abortion.
Budd also voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which would recognize same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level, as well as North Carolina Democratic Rep. Kathy Mannings Right to Contraception Act, which would guarantee access to contraception.
Bottom Line:
This recent poll shows that voters can see Cheri Beasley is on the right side of these issues. Tax Hike Ted is yet another Republican whose extreme agenda is out of step and out of touch with what North Carolinians actually care about.
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Cheri Beasley leading Ted Budd in latest poll as Budd's positions become even more unpopular (Original Post)
littlemissmartypants
Aug 2022
OP
I actually knew, but I found it amusing that the article didn't bother to state it ;)
Hugh_Lebowski
Aug 2022
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Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)1. Sounds good ... but which office are they both running for?
Sounds like probably Governor, but it's not stated anywhere.
mtngirl47
(1,104 posts)2. Senate to replace Richard Burr. n/t
littlemissmartypants
(25,896 posts)4. As replacement for Richard (useless) Burr, who's retiring.
Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who is the senior United States senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Official portrait, 2015
Official portrait, 2015
United States Senator
from North Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Serving with Thom Tillis
Preceded by
John Edwards
Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 3, 2021
Preceded by
Patty Murray
Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 May 15, 2020
Preceded by
Dianne Feinstein
Succeeded by
Marco Rubio (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1995 January 3, 2005
Preceded by
Stephen L. Neal
Succeeded by
Virginia Foxx...snip
More at Wikipedia here...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burr
He's a career politician who hasn't done sh¡t for North Carolina during the 27 years he's been in office.
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Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)5. I actually knew, but I found it amusing that the article didn't bother to state it ;)
At least not in the excerpt in the OP ...
Edit: My bad it does reference a Senate campaign ... don't mind me
littlemissmartypants
(25,896 posts)6. No worries. We all have to sleep sometime...
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MyMission
(2,000 posts)3. Promising, since Governor Cooper won by 4 points
Cooper got 51.5%
Forrest got 47%
Meanwhile...in the 2020 Senate race it was a tighter split
Tillis won with only 48.7%
Cunningham got 46.9%
Women voters and pro-choice men will give us a Democratic senator in 2022.
tulipsandroses
(6,241 posts)7. That's fantastic news! Could we get 2 black female senators?
Cheri Beasley and Val Demmings?
I hope so. That would be epic!