September 24, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Katie Trout (919) 834-2099
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Civitas Poll: Burr Expands Lead to 20 Points over Marshall in US Senate Race

Raleigh, N.C. – US Senator Richard Burr has taken a commanding 20 percentage point lead over Democratic opponent Elaine Marshall, according to a new National Research, Inc. poll released today by the Civitas Institute.

According to the poll of 600 likely voters, 49 percent of voters said they would vote for Richard Burr if the election for US Senate were held today. Twenty-nine percent of voters said they would vote for Marshall, and 17 percent said they are undecided.

Furthermore, unaffiliated voters are in support of Burr by a 48 percent-21 percent margin.

“Marshall has been virtually non-existent in the media throughout the course of this election cycle,â€