"Republicans Worry Candidates' Primary Tactics Could Haunt The Party"

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Republicans Worry Candidates' Primary Tactics Could Haunt The Party

By THOMAS BEAUMONT at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/25/joni-ernst-senate_n_5389043.html

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So, it's become a delicate balance for candidates: Convince the party faithful they have the conservative chops to distinguish themselves from the Senate's longtime liberal lion, then turn around and face one of the nation's most politically balanced statewide electorates in a general election that could determine which party controls the powerful chamber.

"Braley has had the luxury of messaging directly to general election voters, where our candidates are messaging to a narrow segment," former Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn said.

Each candidate's position is being closely noted by Braley's campaign, and top advisers said those will be used against the eventual Republican nominee.

In an appeal to GOP-leaning gun owners and noting her backing by the National Rifle Association. Ernst is airing an ad where she fires six shots from a handgun on a shooting range. "Give me a shot," she says at the end.



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