“We feel like we have an excellent opportunity to elect a conservative agriculture person.  The Senate has a number of people who are Ag-friendly, but very few who made a living off that land”

http://www.nationalwatermelonassociation.com/pdfs/summer_2010.pdf

Hello Friends,

At midnight tonight, your opportunity to vote in this online contest will expire.  If you haven’t done so already please vote for me by clicking on the link below!

You can help me win $2,500 for the campaign against our well-funded opponent. The money is given by the NC Republican Party and will go to the Senate candidate who gets the most online votes from his or her supporters.

Please click on the link below to show your support. It will only take a minute. Please pass word of this contest along to your friends and family!

http://www.ncstatesenate.com/

Thank you so much!
Brent

If you haven’t done so already please vote for me in this online contest!

By clicking on the link below and voting, you can help me win $2,500 for the campaign against our well-funded opponent. The money is given by the NC Republican Party and will go to the Senate candidate who gets the most online votes from his or her supporters.

Please click on the link below to show your support. It will only take a minute. Please pass word of this contest along to your friends and family!

http://www.ncstatesenate.com/

Thank you so much!
Brent

It is difficult to believe that more than a month has passed since our primary victory. I sincerely thank you again for all that you did to help us win!

The primary was a tough battle against a tough opponent. But the general election is poised to be even more difficult. Our campaign is now revamping and re-gearing to meet that challenge. We are planning several events and engagements for the fall to get to know the people of this district better. If you or someone you know would like to work or volunteer for the campaign or help with any events, please email or call us.

I invite you to follow our campaign throughout the summer and fall via our website and Facebook. Also, if you know of any events that you think I should attend, please let me know.

As always, if I can ever help you, please don’t hesitate to call me. 910.590.0494.

Best wishes,

Brent

“I believe North Carolina is on the wrong track — a bad track — on budgeting and tax structure issues. We have become an unfriendly state to business, and we need to correct that.”

Here is the rest of the story.

Raleigh, N.C. – Democratic nominee Dewey Hudson is leading the state Senate District 10 race against Republican opponent Brent Jackson according to a new SurveyUSA poll released today by the Civitas Institute.

According to the poll of 350 registered voters in that district, 44 percent of voters said that if the election for state Senator were held today they would vote for Hudson.  Thirty-six percent said they would vote for Jackson, and 19 percent said they were undecided.

However, among voters who say they are definitely voting in November, the numbers are virtually tied between the Hudson and Jackson camps for retiring Sen. Charles Albertson’s seat.  Forty-three percent of those most likely to vote said they would vote for Hudson.  Forty-two percent said they would vote for Jackson and 15 percent said they were undecided.

“This is a leaning-Democratic district, but is shaping up to be a competitive race due to the retirement of Sen. Albertson and the potentially strong year Republicans could have across North Carolina,” said Civitas Institute Senior Legislative Analyst Chris Hayes.  “Both candidates have a similar net favorable rating among voters having benefited from a competitive primary to increase their name identification”

Senate District 10 is rated as a D+3 district on Civitas’ North Carolina Partisan Index – an index that rates the relative partisan voting habits of individual legislative districts.  For more on the NCPI, click here.  2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain carried the district by a 53-47 margin over Barack Obama.

The two candidates’ favorable ratings are close as well – subtracting a candidate’s unfavorable rating from his favorable rating produces a net favorable number.  Hudson is seen favorably by 27 percent of the district’s voters while only 16 percent have an unfavorable opinion, giving him a net favorability rating of +11.

Jackson has a net favorability +10 after having been seen favorably by 20 percent of voters and unfavorably by 10 percent of voters.

“This district shows how critical voter turnout can be in non-Presidential years,” added Hayes.  “If Democratic voter enthusiasm remains low, this is a district Republicans could pick up.”

For full results and crosstabs from the poll, click here.

The survey of 350 registered voters was taken May 16-18 by SurveyUSA on behalf of the Civitas Institute using the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) method.  It carries a margin of error of 4.9%.