According to a research 2000 poll http://act.boldprogressives.org/... well past his time Senator Chuck Grassley is no longer the darling of Iowans.
A story on the bleedingheartland blog (http://www.bleedingheartland.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=4030741C6ACFF27AD7D73582B5FCEE22?diaryId=3
851) Chuck Grassley is showing some huge weakness:
"When asked if Grassley should be re-elected, only 42% said re-elect, while 31% said it was time for someone new, and 27% were not sure. (Remember, being unsure about an incumbent of twenty-nine years bodes poorly for the incumbent.) Among independents, only 39% said re-elect. Not too hot.
The money question of the poll was:
When Senator Chuck Grassley says President Obama and Democrats would QUOTE "pull the plug on grandma" UNQUOTE do you think that does Iowa proud in Congress or embarrasses Iowa?
By more than a 2-to-1 margin (53% to 26%), Iowans responded that Grassley's comments embarrassed them rather than made them proud. Among independents, the embarrass-proud ratio was an overwhelming 61-21. Research 2000 broke down the responses by Congressional district. Outside of right-wing radical Steve King's 5th Congressional district (which saw a 30-51 embarrass-proud ratio), every other district was overwhelmingly embarrassed by Grassley's remarks. The other four Congressional districts ranged from 53-64% embarrassed while only 19-24% proud."
Stay tuned. Maybe this old Iowa boy will see his dream come true and we will no longer Grassley to embarrass us!