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Iowa’s love affair with President Obama is over
Washington Post ^ | 9/5/2014 | Sean Sullivan

Posted on 09/05/2014 11:46:42 AM PDT by iowamark

Iowa is where it all started for President Obama. It's where he won twice in a general election. But he's no longer Mr. Popular there.

Obama's average approval rating in Iowa was 38 percent during the first half of the year, according to new data from Gallup, five percentage points below his national average. Since notching a second straight win there in 2012, Obama's numbers have gone steadily downhill, as the following Gallup chart shows...

What's also notable is that throughout his first term, Obama's numbers in Iowa were mostly stronger than they were nationwide. That hasn't been the case in his second term...

So, what does this all mean in 2014? It's bad news for Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Iowa. Braley is in a close race against Republican Joni Ernst. The contest is shaping up as a key piece in the battle for the Senate majority.

While the president's approval rating is hardly the only determining factor in a statewide contest, it can be a significant one. And in Iowa, Obama has gone from Democratic asset to albatross.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2014midterms; bhojobapproval; ia2014
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1 posted on 09/05/2014 11:46:42 AM PDT by iowamark
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I bet the silo-headed iowa LIBs will vote for their next lefty savior...be it hitlery klintoon or fauz pocahantas.


2 posted on 09/05/2014 11:51:14 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: iowamark

stupid people ..... they greatly assisted the rest of the dullards in this nation in foisting this man upon us all , for 2 terms . I advise they stand before a mirror and slap themselves silly . If not , let someone else do it for them .


3 posted on 09/05/2014 11:51:32 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

Why should it matter what morons in Iowa think?


4 posted on 09/05/2014 11:52:43 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (Barry is but a symptom of the disease that killed this republic. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: iowamark

The poor guy will never get elected again.


5 posted on 09/05/2014 11:53:44 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: iowamark
Iowa, you slut, I could have told you in 2008 (and even in 2007) that Obama was a no-Goodnik. But you still threw yourself at him.

Of course, your sister, California, is still standing by the godless Sodomite, even while he bankrupts the house and invites trespassers to crash in the living room, so I give you some credit for learning. A slow learner, yes, but at least you learned something.

6 posted on 09/05/2014 11:54:53 AM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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7 posted on 09/05/2014 11:57:17 AM PDT by februus
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To: iowamark

Ethanol scam is not going so well, eh?


8 posted on 09/05/2014 11:59:23 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: iowamark

The bloom is off the rose. The narcissist has been exposed. The only one who doesn’t see it is him. Even liberals see it, they just won’t admit it.


9 posted on 09/05/2014 12:01:05 PM PDT by ImNotLying
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To: hal ogen

Yup.

First black president. Check.
First woman president. Check.

Well not yet but you can count on lefties voting for Hillary, not because she is capable but because she is a woman.


10 posted on 09/05/2014 12:05:35 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: februus

Cool. So that is how they remove an appendix. :)


11 posted on 09/05/2014 12:06:25 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: iowamark

Polls, love affairs and the rest of that crap doesn’t mean anything to Barry anymore. They are a waste of time. Barry and his family are set for life to live off of the taxpayer’s buck. Barry doesn’t wear that big smirk for nothing.


12 posted on 09/05/2014 12:09:55 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp or woman's shelter for illegals! It's my home! !)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Unfortunately, we are stuck with it. And we will be stuck with until the end.

Once something is made into law, it is never rescinded even if it doesn't even come close to fulfilling the promises made when it was being proposed, voted on and passed.

Example: gun laws. That is why we should never give an inch.

13 posted on 09/05/2014 12:10:09 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: iowamark

Iowa- the state of ‘plum dumb’!!!


14 posted on 09/05/2014 12:11:28 PM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Not certain if he doesn’t give a damn or doesn’t have a clue. When he give a speech these days, he looks lost and ambivalent at the same time.

As if he is just riding his time out.


15 posted on 09/05/2014 12:14:46 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

Far as I can tell that is what wins elections in Iowa.
Ludicrous agricultural subsidy schemes.


16 posted on 09/05/2014 12:16:50 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: iowamark

His “approval rating” may be 38, but that’s about the IQ of those who voted for him and would vote for him again.


17 posted on 09/05/2014 12:20:33 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: El Cid
Iowa, you slut..

Iowans have learned nothing. They will nominate Hillary! or Fauxcahontas on the next Democrat go around. They will nominate Romney or some other RINO on the other side.

Gotta keep those socialist farm subsidies rollin' in, don't ya' know..

18 posted on 09/05/2014 12:23:48 PM PDT by Thommas (The snout of the camel is in the tent..)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Oh ya!

The whole state is agricultural and I am betting that a large percentage of it is for corn. Not as food but for ethanol.

And many farmers proudly post signs stating that their corn will be used to produce ethanol. I have driven through the state a few times.


19 posted on 09/05/2014 12:27:04 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: iowamark

Racist crackers!


20 posted on 09/05/2014 12:28:10 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Islamopobia:The Irrational Fear Of Being Beheaded)
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