Braley (D) leading Ernst (R) in Iowa Senate race so far

[TroyD]

With 20% of the vote in.

Hopefully this lead will hold.

http://www.cnn.com/election/2014/results/state/IA/senate

[still_one]

1. I think Iowa will pull it through with Braley

[Mz Pip]

2. I hope so.

That woman is a loon.

[ingac70]

3. i hope it holds

[pstokely]

4. Do the red or blue ares come in first?

nt

[CoffeeCat]

6. Polk county, the must populous county,

...with the biggest city (600,000 including Des Moines and the suburbs) comes in very quickly. 80 percent of POLK County precincts have reported and braley is up by 8,000 votes. Not enough of an edge to make up for right-wing, rural red areas that will go strongly for Ernst.

Iowa has 3 million people living here.

Returns still coming in...

[CoffeeCat]

5. I hope I'm wrong...

...but it doesn't look good for Braley. He's leading by only 8,000 votes in Polk County--which is a county with huge numbers if Democrats. He needs gig numbers here into offset Ernt's expected high numbers in the rural areas.

Returns are still coming in, but this 8,000 lead in POLK County dies not bode well for Braley.

I'm not giving up hope though.

I'm in Iowa. Will update as info comes in.

[TroyD]

8. Braley ahead by 6 points with 32% in

The only place where Democrats are doing better than expected so far is in the IOWA SENATE race where (so far) Braley is beating Ernst.

Senate: Iowa (32% in)

Braley (D) 51%

Ernst (R) 45%

http://www.cnn.com/election/2014/results/state/IA/senate

[CoffeeCat]

9. I do hope that lead is enough...

To push braley through. Unfortunately the tea nut job rural votes are always last to come in.

Let's just hope braley can hold on!!!

Iowa has a very strong and active progressive contingent. We were the first state to legalize gay marriage, and Obama won the Iowa caucus, when Hillary was the supposed shoe-in candidate.

I'm hoping that Iowa progressives got out and voted against Ernst. I'm counting in that! Iowa progressives take politics very seriously.

[Lil Missy]

7. kick

[CoffeeCat]

10. Braley is leading by one percent now...

It's Braley 48, Ernst 47. Now the rural areas start coming in more heavily.

Does not look good for Braley.

The chatter among the local Iowa talking heads is that Ernst will win. Barley camp is saying that they won't concede until the AP calls it.

[mgcgulfcoast]

11. WTF??

she is up by 18000 now. im calling fraud!!

[4dsc]

12. Losing now. Not looking good.

EOM

[TroyD]

13. Yes, unfortunately it looks like Ernst is moving ahead now

Enrst is leading by about 49% to 46%.

[Travelman]

14. Local TV channel caling it for Ernst, unfortunately

http://whotv.com/2014/11/04/joni-ernst-wins-election-first-woman-to-represent-iowa-in-us-senate/


So far, I haven't seen any network calling it.

[Lil Missy]

15. SHIT!

[CityDem]

16. You have to be kidding me

Joni Earnst is going to be a US Senator. What has this country become.

[Travelman]

17. MSNBC now calling Iowa for Ernst as well

That's that.


Matthews just called it a "wave."




Hmph.

[beaglelover]

18. This election was a TIDAL wave. Shit. nt

[BlueDemKev]

19. More like a tsumani

This is worse than 2010.

[CBHagman]

20. And Ernst is a major extremist.

Our work has just begun. This woman's going to wish she'd never come to D.C.