tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post2531197042309958048..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Gubernatorial LegaciesTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-30022763924179369412009-06-09T19:46:59.478-05:002009-06-09T19:46:59.478-05:00I think you SHOULD include Bev, simply because you...I think you SHOULD include Bev, simply because you included Obama in the presidential poll, and it keeps things consistent. <br /><br />I'm more amused by that presidential poll that I somehow missed. So Reagan, a President who last served in office 20 years ago, edged out Obama? I'm quite surprised...happy...yet surprised. NC is filled w/ transplants that weren't living in the state in 81-89. I understand that Reagan did quite well in NC in '80 and '88, but the notion that a president who has been deceased for 5 years would greatly outpoll a newly elected and popular President, as well as Bill Clinton (who didn't do too shabby in '92 and '96 for a Dem in NC), was a bit surprising. I'm glad to see Reagan's resonance in the tarheel state.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970922336078671535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-74931877597256656542009-06-09T18:57:31.823-05:002009-06-09T18:57:31.823-05:00I don't think you should include Bev, since sh...I don't think you should include Bev, since she's not even had six months in office. Yes, Jim Hunt may get the top nod, mainly because of his 16-years, and because he is The Elder Statesman in N. C. (and he's just now approaching 70). For those of us who came of age in the early '60's, we will always have a fond spot for Terry Sanford: incredible Governor, poor Senator, good University president. <br /><br />Martin had to face the Democrats, who self-destructed in 1984 when Eddie Knox and Rufus Edminson had a mortal primary fight, causing Eddie to leave the party and vow non-support of Rufus, who then was wiped-out by Martin. Martin (and Helms) also had the good fortune to ride the Reagan jurgenaut in 1984 (the year Helms beat Hunt for the Senate race). Martin then had no trouble dispatching democrat Bob Jordan in 1988. <br /><br />Martin had constant run-ins with the N&O, even walking into their offices one Saturday to express in writing how fed up he was with their biased reporting. Ah, those were the days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com