A Huge Upset Could Be Brewing In Iowa As Democrats Might Beat Sen. Chuck Grassley

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Chuck Grassley has been a senator and looked invincible in Iowa for more than 40 years, but Democrat Mike Franklin trails Grassley by just 3 points.

The Des Moines Register reported on their latest poll:

A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Grassley leads with 46% of the vote to Franken’s 43% among likely voters. Another 4% would vote for someone else, 4% would not vote, and 3% are not sure.

Franken’s improvement in the head-to-head contest is aided by an advantage among political independents, who back him over Grassley by 11 percentage points, 46% to 35%.

In July, independents were nearly evenly split, with 38% backing Franken and 37% backing Grassley.

Sen. Grassley’s closest previous election was a 24-point victory, so for the Iowa Senator to be leading by 3 points, which is within the margin of error, is shocking.

Grassley is pushing 90 years old, and nearly two-thirds of voters have concerns about his age. More voters now disapprove of Grassley (48%) than approve (44%). - PoliticusUSA

[Coventina]

1. DON'T TEASE ME WITH HOPE!!!

[calimary]

27. Yeah. I totally get that.

[lindysalsagal]

2. I'll drink to that.

[ShazzieB]

3. Me, too!

[a kennedy]

4. Ya think there should be a, and dare I say it, AGE LIMIT IN CONGRESS???

Yes, he’s so FAWKING old.......please Iowa, get rid for of him.

[leftieNanner]

7. As long as we can keep

Nancy Pelosi!

[a kennedy]

10. Right, right, and so sorry........shouldn't have even brought it up.

[Mr.Bill]

13. Sure, as long as it's

older than Nancy Pelosi.

[Tommymac]

16. No. Ageism is just as hurtful as racist and misogynistic stereotypes.

Being a fairly new member of the over 60 'Gray' set now, I am seeing that Age Discrimination is a reality, and a not uncommon one at that.

I am not so physically strong as I was when I was 30, but damn if my brain isn't better then ever. Experience is a real thing.

Now if you were talking about making scientific standards like minimum IQ requirements or Mental Fitness tests requirements for holding Federal office, and base the decision whether one is mentally competent, I would have no issue.

(But not the simplistic 'Person Camera Movie Idiot Traitor' test TFG took)

I wanna 'Go Go Go Like Joe'.

[markodochartaigh]

41. IQ requirements

Maybe it's because I'm not the fastest boson in the supercollider myself, but I think that rather than iq requirements we would be better off with an empathy requirement.

[Pinback]

46. Good one!

“Not the fastest boson in the supercollider.”

[leftieNanner]

5. He should be retired

And let's not forget his remarks that he didn't expect Pence to preside over the J6 electoral count. That he himself would do it.

Were you in on the coup too, Chuck?

[Cha]

35. First thing I thought of!

Hoping Karma gets his fascist ass!

[Volaris]

6. What's the margin of error for the most conservative of polls?

If it's within 5% plus gerrymandering, I'll get my hopes up. Otherwise, Ole Chuck is gonna die in that office...

[leftieNanner]

9. My expectations?

If he wins, he will step down after a time and get the Governor to appoint his grandson to take his place. Keep it in the family.

[Volaris]

11. See, THAT feels about the LEAST democratic way possible...

If I were Governor, id drive into downtown council bluffs on a random Tuesday, and appoint the first homeless person I found.

Because FUCK that fossil and his expectations for his kin they don't deserve.

[Genki Hikari]

12. Gerrymandring doesn't apply to statewide races

like the Senate.

And if you'd follow the link, you'd see that the MOE is 3.9%

[certainot]

21. as with the vast majority of GOP politicians he wouldn't have a chance if democrats would merely

stop ignoring the rw radio monopoly, the only unique advantage they have

iowa dems could start it by demanding these universities stopped supporting racist misogynist climate-denying radio stations that all support republicans

from fakenewsradio.org IOWA 5 Iowa 4, Iowa St. 1

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Yeah, but would Grassley know it? /nt

[Delphinus]

14. Be still my heart!

Sending energies to Iowa that they vote him out!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. The typical response from Repugs to falling behind is to throw expensive dirt at this point

What if the DNC actually exposed this tactic in its own ads. When the right has no popular platform, they make up for it with dirty money with which they blanket the airwaves.

It is obvious to us, but not those easily persuaded by trash talk.

[Mz Pip]

17. Please make it so.

I still cant figure out why Grassley is still a thing.

[StClone]

18. I will not abandon hope, but if it takes someone as bad as Grassley...

...to open the door for a new Iowa senator (or other elected Dems) I fear there is still a big, big, up-hill fight in the state.

[BWdem4life]

19. Why does it say both "Franklin" and "Franken"?

...

[trof]

20. Oh Please! PUHLEEZE!!!

The SOB is about as thick as two planks.
Totally clueless about what's happening to our country.

[kentuck]

22. Chuck is a traitor.

He knows a lot he is not saying.

[Botany]

26. Yup!

Link to tweet

[calimary]

30. Oh you don't, Chuck?

Something you weren’t telling us about that?

I’ve learned to suspect the worst of Republicans, at every turn. They usually - um - live up to expectations.

[Stargleamer]

23. Forget it, Jake, it's Iowa

I do hope I am wrong, i will be most happy 2 b wrong

[mahina]

39. Cough:Georgia

We used to think that about Georgia and look now

I know, white folks…still

[Stargleamer]

45. Georgia though had a Stacey Abrams

Who accomplished a miracle there. I haven’t given up hope completely in Georgia—I think Rev. Warnock has a good chance of winning. There is as you know voter suppression there; the POS Kemp disenfranchised a lot of people by removing them from the voter rolls

[StClone]

49. Georgia thing can happen in Iowa but the two states are pretty different.

[rurallib]

24. We hear the dark money truck has been unloaded to help Chuckles

buckle down Iowa the ride will be bumpy and full of smears.

An aid to another Iowa politician told me Grassley is the dirtiest campaigner ever.

[Turbineguy]

25. Yeah, they could elect a socialist retired Navy Admiral.

You know how flaming lefty those Admirals can be.

On the other hand, they could stick with a Putin asset.

[rso]

28. Iowa

Although I don’t know much about Iowa, I hope Anti-semitism is not a factor working against Franken.

[AllyCat]

29. Oh please, oh please, oh please!!

I would love to see Dems solidify their lead in the senate to something Manchema-proof. But THIS would be pure gold.

[calimary]

32. Or Manchenema-proof.

I must say I do like the “enema” add-on!

Seems fitting.

[AllyCat]

34. lol!!

[Sogo]

31. A friend of mine posted on FB that she had a GREAT DAY

of canvassing today here in Iowa, because she found that Dem voters are really FIRED UP!!

[Wednesdays]

33. MAKE IT HAPPEN!

GOTV! GOTV! GOTV!

[Kablooie]

36. Nice to hear but political news is all over the place

I’ve given up on expectations because polling seems to be getting schizophrenic.

[JudyM]

42. ... reflecting the electorate.

So many are poorly informed, to put it nicely.

[DallasNE]

37. Grassley Gets Easily Confused

And is no longer mentally sharp, in my view.. Because of that, I have been wondering about this race. Has the Few Moines Register endorsed in this race yet?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

38. Go Franken! Let Grassley retire to his pidgins.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/20/1979115/-What-the-hell-is-Chuck-Grassley-tweeting-about

[Omaha Steve]

40. .

[JudyM]

43. Good message! Do we have a DU donation link for Franken?

[Omaha Steve]

44. Yes we have a donation link

We raised over $3,000 for Franken yesterday.

Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/osforadmiralfranken

OS

[liberalla]

47. OMG! Be Still My Heart!

[Grins]

48. Going to 'both sides' this one...

Take a group photo of the leadership of both Parties, House, Senate, and sometimes the president and the courts.

Take a look at it and tell me it doesn’t remind you of photos of the old Soviet Politboro.

Having your elected representatives FORTY to FIFTY YEARS older than the average American, distant by TWO generations, IS (not might) a danger to the nation. Two thirds of the nation’s citizens do not have a voice in their government.

AOC and Tim Ryan are trying to tell you something!

[themaguffin]

50. This would be an amazing surprise

[LetMyPeopleVote]

51. here's Chuck Grassley kissing Trump's ass

Link to tweet