Let’s not beat around the bush. Republican Sen. Richard Burr privately “joked” about shooting Hillary Clinton, and CNN posted the audio on Monday:
The North Carolina Republican, locked in a tight race for reelection, quipped that as he walked into a gun shop "nothing made me feel better" than seeing a magazine about rifles "with a picture of Hillary Clinton on the front of it."
"I was a little bit shocked at that -- it didn't have a bullseye on it," he said Saturday to GOP volunteers, prompting laughter from the crowd in Mooresville, North Carolina. "But on the bottom right (of the magazine), it had everybody for federal office in this particular state that they should vote for. So let me assure you, there's an army of support out there right now for our candidates."
Burr also declared that “if Hillary Clinton becomes president, I am going to do everything I can do to make sure four years from now, we still got an opening on the Supreme Court.”
On Monday, Burr issued a statement saying, “The comment I made was inappropriate, and I apologize for it,” a very weak ass apology indeed. Polls show that Burr is locked in a tight race with Democrat Deborah Ross: The Daily Kos Elections polling average gives Burr a 45-43 edge. However, Hillary Clinton posts a 46-43 lead, so Burr can’t afford to lose too many Clinton voters.
Early voting is well underway, and there isn’t much time left for this story to change minds. But if this race is really as tight as the polls say it is, something like this could make all the difference.
Richard Burr needs to go. Please chip in $3 for Deborah Ross today.