Nov. 1, 2014 –
The Des Moines Register released its latest Iowa Poll results, with Joni Ernst taking a late and potentially insurmountable 7-point lead over Democrat Bruce Braley, buoying the GOP’s hope that an Iowa victory will be the tipping point to a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate.
Not surprisingly, the Register’s political analysts specifically point to Ernst, a state senator and military leader, touting her Iowa Values. She currently enjoys 51 percent support among likely voters. That’s a majority, and it’s her biggest lead in the three Iowa Polls conducted this fall. Braley, a congressman and trial lawyer, gets 44 percent, according to Register’s final Iowa Poll before Tuesday’s election.
“This race looks like it’s decided,” said J. Ann Selzer, who conducted the poll for the Register. “That said, there are enormous resources being applied to change all that.”
