African American Caucus NCDP

Courtesy of The RANT

Republican Senator Richard Burr offered his official solution to the economic crisis at a constituent event earlier this week: withdraw all money from the bank.

We're not making this up!  Here's the actual quote from Burr, talking about his first reaction when the economic crisis came to a head last fall:
"On Friday night, I called my wife and I said, 'Brooke, I am not coming home this weekend. I will call you on Monday. Tonight, I want you to go to the ATM machine, and I want you to draw out everything it will let you take. And I want you to tomorrow, and I want you to go Sunday.' I was convinced on Friday night that if you put a plastic card in an ATM machine the last thing you were going to get was cash."
-- Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina)
Burr is so wrong on so many levels; we're having a hard time figuring out what makes us the maddest.  Is it his recklessness at potentially sowing panic?  His abuse of inside information only known to the highest-ranking government officials at that time? Or is it something else entirely?

We can't decide, so we want to hear from you.  We put together a video that lays out Burr's astounding statements.  Tell us what makes you the angriest about his shenanigans and we'll post the best comments at DSCC.org

Click here to watch our new video and tell us how you would describe Sen. Burr's ridiculous statements.  We'll post the best comments on our website.

North Carolina: Polling Update

The good news is that Sen. Burr's reelection is in serious, serious trouble.

Earlier this week, Public Policy Polling showed Burr already losing a race against one leading potential Democratic challenger, current Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Burr's approval ratings in this poll - 35% - were called dismal for a sitting senator.  This is far worse than the level former Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole was polling at this point two years ago.  And Kay Hagan beat her by more than eight points!

North Carolina could be a huge opportunity for us next year, but only if the DSCC can do everything in our power to build a winning campaign infrastructure now.  We have always relied upon your support to do just that.