Iowa Poll: Grassley stakes 31-point lead over Conlin in U.S. Senate race

[ccharles000]

Iowans’ opinions of Chuck Grassley have cooled in the past year and a half, and likely voters don’t think he’s as aggressive in taking on special interests as he used to be, but they’re still willing to throw support behind the 77-year-old Republican senator, a new Iowa Poll shows.

Grassley has such a commanding lead over Democrat Roxanne Conlin — 31 points — that it might be impossible for her to eke out a victory on Nov. 2, analysts said.

If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, 61 percent of voters would support Grassley, while 30 percent would pick Conlin, the poll shows. Six percent aren’t sure or named someone else, and 3 percent would select Libertarian John Heiderscheit.

“Put a fork in it,” said Jennifer Duffy, senior editor for The Cook Political Report in Washington, D.C.

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/09/27/iowa-poll-grassley-stakes-31-point-lead-over-conlin-in-u-s-senate-race/

[TheWraith]

1. And yet, Democracy for America is putting resources into this fight.

I thought they had more brains than that.

[otohara]

2. Yuck

Chuck

[Clio the Leo]

3. Is it THAT wrong to secretly hope he wins?

He's just TOO FUNNY.

Here's one of his latest hits....

"I notice evrybody in Hollywood wears sunglasses even when sun not shinin and even inside. Anybody kno why?"
http://twitter.com/ChuckGrassley/status/25057653523

[Baltoman991]

4. It just boggles

the mind that a post showing a Republican crushing a Democrat receives 4 recs!!!! Democratic Underground? Not so much anymore.

[golfguru]

5. I see nothing wrong in telling like it is

The worst thing we can do is wear rose colored glasses.

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