I think the closer we get to the election and the more people learn about the cadidates the closer the race will get.
Funny, the opposite seems to be happening.
Liddy Dole won't lose re-election in 2008 and by the way the polls are going she'll win big, especially if Hagan and Neal are running. Though if Mike Easely casts his hat into the ring her seat, Liddy's lead will decline drastically and her seat could well end up in the hands of the Democrats for the first time since the days of Everett Jordan.
How would you classify 'big' as a win. Bigger than the 54%-45% she won by in 2002? Because that doesn't seem likely to me even with either Hagan or Neal running.