I noticed that on the question asking whether respondents would rather elect a Republican as a check to Pres. Obama's policies and try for a Republican Senate majority versus electing a Democrat who would support the President's policies and result in continued Democratic control of the Senate, the respondents picked the Republican over the Democrat 49-45. This sentiment could pose danger for Hagan if the Senate race in NC becomes heavily nationalized.
But will the North Carolina GOP have the ability to "nationalize" North Carolina politics? The Republican Party in North Carolina is a mess even if it has the majority.
Republicans would like to believe that the Senate election in North Carolina is a replay of the Senate election in Arkansas in 2010. That is as much a fantasy as that of most of us getting super-rich.
