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crazyhorse1946 78M
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10/29/2014 1:57 pm
Joni Ernst Edges Ahead in Iowa Senate Race, Leafie seen crying in his beer


The U.S. Senate landscape is improving for Republican candidate Joni Ernst in Iowa, where a new Quinnipiac poll finds her widening a lead over Democrat Bruce Braley, Talking Points Memo reports.

The poll found Ernst earning 49 percent to Braley's 45 percent with 5 percent of Iowa voters undecided, TPM noted, a reversal of two earlier polls, one from CBS and the other from Loras College, that had the two tied.


"It's something of a cliché in politics, but I think this year's Senate race may simply come down to turnout efforts," he said. "Given President Obama's low approval ratings in Iowa, Republicans expect to have more motivated voters and an Election Day turnout advantage.