A new SurveyUSA poll of the North Carolina Senate race finds incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R) with a commanding lead over his Democratic opponent, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, 58%-34%.
The survey’s 24-point margin is the largest lead for the Republican in recent months’ polling. Libertarian nominee Mike Beitler earned 6% of respondents’ support in the latest survey. A July 25 SurveyUSA poll produced a much narrower margin in the contest, with Burr up on Marshall 42%-39%. A September 8 Rasmussen survey had the Republican nominee up 16-points, 54%-38%. Marshall’s campaign insisted that Rasmussen survey was an “outlier poll”. August and late-July polling of the contest never produced a double-digit margin between the two leading candidates.
The TPM Poll Average finds Burr with a 53.3%-35.4% advantage over Marshall.
For more on the race, check out TPMDC’s full coverage here.
And check out the trend lines. Not looking great for the Dem.
