Miller looking at Senate race

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U.S. Rep. Brad Miller, a Raleigh Democrat, is weighing a possible challenge to Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole next year.

Miller is being courted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Miller said he is listening.

"I'm at least going to talk to folks in North Carolina and get a sense of what people are thinking," Miller said Wednesday.

National Democrats have had difficulty recruiting a candidate to run against Dole, a two-time Cabinet member and former president of the American Red Cross.

Democrats tried unsuccessfully to persuade Gov. Mike Easley and, then, first lady Mary Easley to enter the race. They also made runs at the two leading Democratic candidates for governor, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and state Treasurer Richard Moore.

In a poll they had commissioned in North Carolina, they included the name of Hugh Shelton, retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But Shelton has shown no interest.

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[waiting for hope]

1. Easley would be my choice

but anyone to challenge that wasted space would be fantastic, as long as it's a Democrat. She won't get any backing from the White House - after Nov 2006, her ass will be shelved.

On Edit: How about Roy Cooper?

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2. running for governor

unless he loses to Purdue in the primary.

[GreenInNC]

3. Thought Richard Moore running for Guv?

[NCarolinawoman]

4. I think Cooper would have great appeal to most North Carolinians,

including some moderate Republicans. He has also gotten a lot of name recognition with the Duke rape case. I believe he has been pretty aggressive in enforcing pollution and other environmental laws; although I would like to look further into this.

I love Brad Miller and proudly donated to his campaign. I particularly liked his strong stance against the IWR. Nevertheless, I don't think he would go over very well in Eastern North Carolina; and you have to do reasonably well there in order to win the state.