Roll Call Newspaper Does Article on Cal Cunningham, 2010 Senate Race

In what appears to be the strongest signal yet that he’s moving toward a Senate bid, former state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D) released a statement to a group of supporters this week detailing his ongoing efforts to build a campaign to challenge Sen. Richard Burr (R) in 2010.

“Over the last few weeks, I have met with many people — from folks going about their daily lives, to interested individuals and party groups, the best state and national consultants, current and former office holders and many close friends,” Cunningham wrote in a letter to the Facebook group “Cal Cunningham for US Senate, 2010.”

“It is my goal to see if we can put together an issue-based, professional, independent and progressive campaign that would make you proud.”

North Carolina: Cunningham Poised to Jump Into Senate Race – Roll Call.

Obama up in N.C., policies not

While North Carolina voters generally like President Barack Obama, there is deep skepticism about his health care and energy proposals, according to a new state-wide poll.

The survey found that 44 percent of North Carolina voters had a favorable opinion of Obama’s health care proposals while 50 percent had an unfavorable opinion, with 5 percent having no opinion, Rob Christensen reports.

There was similar skepticism about Obama’s energy proposals. The survey found that 44 percent had a favorable opinion, while 45 percent had an unfavorable opinion, with 11 percent undecided.

Obama remains more popular than some his policies. The survey found that 50 percent had a favorable view of the president’s job performance compared with 37 percent who had an unfavorable view.

That is according to the first in a series of state-wide surveys of Southern states conducted for the Southern Political Report, a long-time political newsletter.

The poll of 894 registered voters in North Carolina was conducted June 22 by Majority Opinion Research in Atlanta, It had a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.

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