Election Eve Report from North Carolina Senate Race

The Dole Hagan race for the North Carolina race has heated up over the last week of the campaign. The Dole camp has launched a provocative new ad accusing Hagan of consorting with "atheists." The ad embedded below asks... "If Godless Americans through a party in your honor would you attend." It's pretty rough stuff, see for yourself.

The Wall Street Journal makes note of the unexpected "dead heat" in North Carolina, but RealClearPolitics still shows Hagan leading in the polls up by +5.5. The article talks about the continued impact of new voter registration and voter turnout. According to the article "State officials" predict a million more voters will vote in North Carolina this election than did in 2004. While Dole has received some prominent endorsements, according to the Journal, even some of her supporters question the ethics behind the last minute attacks on Hagan a "Presbyterian Sunday school teacher" and her "Godless" affiliations. Have others seen attacks of faith in the final weeks of their campaign watch?

Finally, the article quotes Dole saying... "Republicans are outnumbered in registrations, so you can't win without Democrats," she said. "I've had people tell me they voted Obama-Dole." I wonder how many other down ticket races are seeing the Republicans candidate deploy similar strategies to distance themselves from the top of the ticket in the waning moments of this campaign.



Link to the Wall Street Journal article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122557136327590909.html?mod=googlenews_wsj