Hatch's numbers improving over Branstad?

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2014 Iowa Governor - Branstad 45%, Hatch 43% (Vox Populi Polling 4/22-4/24)

2014 Iowa Governor: Branstad vs. Hatch
Asked of 600 likely voters

Terry Branstad (R) 45%
Jack Hatch (D) 43%
Undecided 12%

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/polls/vox-populi-r-daily-caller-19328

Digging deeper into the poll of 500 Iowans self-identified as “likely 2014 voters,” Hatch spokesman John Hedgecoth said the numbers show “the governor is in trouble. That’s trouble with a capital T for Terry.

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The poll showed a 10 percentage point margin between those who said they would “likely” vote for Branstad and those who would “likely” vote for Hatch. That narrowed to 47 to 43 percent when voters were asked if they were “definite.”

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hatch-branstad-campaigns-see-bright-spots-in-latest-polling-data/article_20b6f22f-31af-5368-b9ed-e01dfa830d0b.html

From three weeks ago

NEW POLL: Branstad Approval Rating Plummets After Scandals

Survey of 677 Iowa voters on April 19 and 20, 2014

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Terry Branstad's job performance?

Approve 43%
Disapprove 45%
Not sure 12%

Q2 If the candidates for Governor this fall were Republican Terry Branstad and Democrat Jack Hatch, who would you vote for?

Terry Branstad 43%
Jack Hatch 38%
Not sure 19%

http://progressiowa.org/sections/blog/5355545ed86413d91a0000e1

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1. the ongoing circus about bribes to get Democrats out of jobs

He cannot get himself out of that quicksand.. I think Branstad thinks he walks on water.. (like the 15.00 fine his son got for killing those two old people while drinking and driving his last time in office)

But even here in the northwest corner.. Steve King country..people are up to their eyebrows with his shenanigans..hard as that is to believe

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2. That's a good sign.

I'd be shocked if any of them would actually vote for a Democrat but they are angry they may not vote at all. And if Hatch can woo the undecideds and independents, we could finally be rid of Governor Double Dipper.

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3. Absolutely!!

I agree they will never vote Democratic.. but they just might stay home .. and that would be just as good

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4. It would actually be better if they stayed home.

That way, they wouldn't be voting for other wackos running for office and we may finally be rid of Steve King!!

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5. You have to admit.. Steve King is a unique kind of radical right

I have no idea what people are voting for when they keep re-electing him.. He has done NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING for the district.. other than say some of the wackiest things I have ever heard come out of a politicians mouth..

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6. "calves the size of cantaloupes" would be in my top 5 Steve Kingisms.

"For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that--they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert,"

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7. A Steve King classic

for sure.. and that is a mild one..