IA-Sen: Grassley Embarrasses Majority of Iowans; Less Than Half Would Re-Elect

IA-Sen: Grassley Embarrasses Majority of Iowans; Less Than Half Would Re-Elect

by Senate Guru, Tue Apr 06, 2010 at 05:39:43 PM EDT


New polling by Research 2000 finds that Republican Chuck Grassley is far more vulnerable than the conventional wisdom gives him (dis)credit for.

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:



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.

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http://mydd.com/2010/4/6/ia-sen-grassley-embarrasses-majority-of-iowans-less-than-half-would-re-elect