Posted on 06/07/2014 10:03:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Just days after becoming Iowa's Republican Senate nominee, Joni Ernst has taken the lead over Democrat Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) in two polls in a race that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
A poll by Loras College's Public Opinion Survey Center found Ernst leading with 48% to Braley's 41.7%. A Rasmussen Reports poll also has Ernst leading Braley by one percentage point (45%-44%).
Ernst navigated the GOP civil war, getting the endorsements of everyone from Sarah Palin to Mitt Romney. Republicans, who need to gain six seats to take back the Senate, coalesced around her because, as Palin noted, Democrats would not be able to play the "war on women" and "income inequality" cards against a candidate who grew up on a farm and is an Iraq War veteran who serves in the National Guard.
Braley compounded matters for Democrats when he was caught on video in March denigrating Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) as just "a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school." David Yepsin, the longtime observer of Iowa politics, said at the time that Braley's "elitist" comments would "hurt him" in the fall....
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He should have just insulted corn, hogs and the Amana Colonies while he was at it. LOL
She is a retired nurse and does blood drives, so is around a lot of people. Be interesting to hear what she has to say.
I hope they runs ads of him saying those insulting things from now until November. This man deserves to lose.
Well, it’s about time the table is turned. Now, we’re beating the DemocRATS at their own game. Ya gotta love it. And, it’s a lot easier to do when you have a woman candidate. I really believe that Joni Ernst is going to win this seat. When someone insults you like Braley insulted the farmers of Iowa, you don’t just forgive and forget too easily. Even if you forgive, you don’t have to prove it by voting for the guy. Yep, I’m putting this seat in the GOP Column.
Well, it’s about time the table is turned. Now, we’re beating the DemocRATS at their own game. Ya gotta love it. And, it’s a lot easier to do when you have a woman candidate. I really believe that Joni Ernst is going to win this seat. When someone insults you like Braley insulted the farmers of Iowa, you don’t just forgive and forget too easily. Even if you forgive, you don’t have to prove it by voting for the guy. Yep, I’m putting this seat in the GOP Column.
I sure hope Joni Ernst wins.
His campaign also insulted motorcyclists.
That, by itself, might doom him in Iowa.
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