Afghanistan and Iraq War vet Jim Mowrer
Could it be happening? Could Iowans be tiring of the antics of
official House ranter-against-the-immigrants Steve King?
And if the election was held today for U.S. House, for whom would you vote, Jim Mowrer the Democrat or Steve King the Republican? (very likely/certain to vote; N=375, MoE +5.1%pts)
Jim Mowrer ...................................................................................... 43%
Steve King ........................................................................................ 46
(VOL) Unsure ................................................................................... 11
So Steve King has only a three point lead over Daily Kos endorsed Democratic challenger Jim Mowrer, within the margin of error—and this is a district Romney won by eight points in 2012. There's no way any non-crackpot Republican should be struggling this much.
[H]ere's something else to consider: Republican Joni Ernst is leading Democrat Bruce Braley 48-38 in the 4th. With statewide polls showing the Senate race a tossup, this result is pretty plausible, given Romney's performance. That in turn makes the House numbers more believable, too, particularly because the only other poll of the race, from Loras College, had King at a similar 47 percent. Mowrer was further back at 36, but the key point is that King is a few points under 50, despite holding down a district that should be a gimme for any normal Republican.
To add insult to that injury Mowrer, who has deep roots in the district himself,
has even outraised King.
The catch is going to be getting those anti-King voters into the voting booths come election day, given the historically dismal performance of our voters compared to the sort of hard-righties that still think Steve King is doing a fine and upstanding job. But the poll above is of self-described "very likely" voters, so it's possible. It's especially possible if Steve King continues his pattern of being Steve King between now and November. (Mowrer has risen seven points from the previous district poll to this one, so it's clear his campaign is getting his own message out.)
Be still my heart, there is actually a chance that one of the meanest anti-immigrant, anti-everything-else voices in Congress could get shown the door. That would be worth, at minimum, a celebratory cake.
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