Well here's some more good news out of Iowa courtesy of PPP:
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/...
PPP's newest Iowa poll finds Joni Ernst in the driver's seat with the Republican Senate primary right around the corner. Ernst leads the field with 34% to 18% for Mark Jacobs, 14% for Sam Clovis, and 6% for Matt Whitaker. Compared to our last poll in February Ernst has gained 21 points and Clovis has moved up 6 points, while Jacobs has actually seen his support decline by a couple points.
Ernst is doing well with every segment of the Republican electorate. She's in the 32-37% range with moderates, conservatives, men, women, and seniors alike. One thing working to her benefit is that she's the only candidate with over 50% name recognition among GOP voters. 58% are familiar with her compared to 49% for Jacobs, 41% for Clovis, and 27% for Whitaker.
Although there's been a lot of movement in the primary over the last three months, the general election picture remains pretty much unchanged. Bruce Braley led Ernst by 6 points in February at 41/35 and he continues to lead by 6 points now at 45/39, with the undecided pool shrinking some as Ernst has become better known. Braley has leads of 6-9 points against the other Republican contenders as well- it's 42/36 over Jacobs, 43/36 over Whitaker, and 43/34 over Clovis. Braley's average lead of 7 points over the Republican field is identical to what it was on our last poll. - PPP, 5/21/14
Despite the gaffe and President Obama's unpopularity in Iowa, Braley is still holding on. As for the Governors race, Terry Branstad (R. IA) leads Jack Hatch (D. IA) 48/40. Right now, 60% of Iowa voters don't know who Hatch is yet. Still this is all encouraging news but of course the Koch Brothers will continue to spend big to defeat Braley. If you would like to get involved or donate to Braley and Hatch's campaigns, you can do so here:
http://www.brucebraley.com/
http://www.jackhatch.com/