Chuck Grassley (R), the retiring Senator, is a political institution there, and he could consistently pull down 65% of the vote.
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Sen. Grassley has been very quiet with regard to the Senate Race for Harkin’s seat. He could be a tremendous help to Joni Ernst’s campaign this fall. What are the chances that he would campaign for her in the General Election?
Harkin is retiring.
Not Grassley.
Can you believe BOTH those guys were in the Senate when I lived in Iowa, 25 years ago!
Re: Grassley supporting Ernst
I'm sure he will, but, the question is, how much will that help?
I just looked at two polls, and Ernst and Harkin each won once by small margins.
I am not optimistic about Republican chances to take the Senate in November.
It will come down to turn out for the Democrats.
In 2010, Democrats fell asleep after the exuberance of Obama’s 2008 victory.
Democrats will not be asleep in 2014.
Yesterday, I saw a poll for the 12 US Senate Battleground states.
Republicans are up just 3%.
Since Obama and the Democrats have had nothing but bad news for several months, a 3% GOP lead is downright depressing.