The John William Pope Civitas Institute is a right-wing machine, so when they do a poll, we get out our salt shaker. But this one, reported on in today's N&O (scroll down), has both good news (if you're a Republican trying to take over state government) and bad news (if you're a Republican trying to hold onto power in Washington).
Poll size: 800 "likely voters"
74% say they're aware of the scandals surrounding Democratic House Speaker Jim Black
80% say they think Democratic lawmakers should call on Black to resign
(This is what Republicans running for the N.C. House & Senate will emphasize this year. It's virtually the only "issue" they have.)
BUT
40% of respondents said they were more inclined to vote for a Democrat for the state legislature
36% said they were more inclined to vote for a Republican
45% said they approved of the job El Presidente is doing
52% said they disapproved
Difficult needle to thread, no? Run as raging reformers for the state legislature while denying any connection to a national regime bogged down in boondoggles galore.
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