Will ‘bull’s-eye’ comment hurt Sen. Richard Burr’s re-election chances? [View all]
Sen. Richard Burr’s joke about a “bull’s-eye” on a photo of Hillary Clinton is unlikely to help win over undecided voters – but it’s unclear if it has the potential to cost him re-election.
Burr is facing criticism for remarks he made to Republicans meeting privately in Mooresville. A recording of the event posted online includes Burr saying he was “a little bit shocked that (an NRA magazine featuring Hillary Clinton on the cover) didn’t have a bull’s-eye on it.” He also told the group that if Clinton wins, he’d block her Supreme Court nominees for four years.
Burr apologized for the bull’s-eye comment and walked back his Supreme Court promise. But Democrats seized on the tape and spent Tuesday tying Burr’s rhetoric to presidential candidate Donald Trump, whom the senator supports.
“If I told you that someone said a photo of Hillary should have ‘a bullseye on it,’ you might think it’s Donald Trump,” U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, a Charlotte Democrat, wrote in an email to supporters Tuesday. “It sure sounds like him. Instead, this time it’s Senator Richard Burr.”
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