Statewide, Iowa — The latest Des Moines Register “Iowa Poll” shows Republican US Senator Chuck Grassley may be facing his closest election since 1980. Grassley says he’s not concerned.
The poll shows fellow Republican and Governor Kim Reynolds has a 17-point lead over her Democratic opponent, while the same respondents gave Grassley an eight-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Mike Franken.
A politician once said there are only two ways to run for reelection, unopposed or scared. Grassley disagrees.
The Iowa Poll was conducted July 10-13 and shows Grassley leads Franken, a retired Navy admiral originally from Sioux County, by 47 to 39 percent.
