Republican leaders, like House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain, are hesitant about endorsing Donald Trump, but that is not the case for one of North Carolina’s senators.

Senator Richard Burr announced his support for Trump via Twitter on Wednesday. He said in a tweet that he had always planned to support whoever became the Republican nominee. He also tweeted there would not be a third term for the Clinton/Obama Administration, using the #NeverHillary.

But according to a recent poll, that decision may not be popular with North Carolina voters. Public Policy Polling’s director Tom Jenson explains.

“That is a dangerous thing for Burr to be doing,” said Jenson. “We asked on a poll in North Carolina last month, if Richard Burr supported Donald Trump for president, would that make you more or less likely to vote for Burr, or would it not make a difference one way or the other?

“We found that for Burr, endorsing Trump was a 25 point negative. 25 percent more people said endorsing Trump would make them less likely to vote for Burr,” said Jenson.

Jenson predicts, however, that the presidential race will be a much closer contest than many are anticipating.

“I don’t think it’s going to be that good of a year for Democrats and I don’t think that Donald Trump is going to be nearly that bad of a candidate for the Republicans,” said Jenson.

Governor Pat McCrory has also said he would support Donald Trump if he was the Republican nominee.