IA-SEN 2020: Ernst megathread

[Blair]

https://twitter.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1270350160829218816

Not vouching for the polling as I have no idea if it's good- but backs up the politico article showing dems are starting to get interested.

[Blair]

I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion here, but I think we can say objectively here at this point that Theresa Greenfield has turned out to be a very good candidate for Iowa.

I think the lesson of this cycle & 2018 is that candidates who haven't held office before are actually a lot harder to attack & define than someone whose been in congress or state politics for decades.

[Blair]

Not sure if this matters at all- but Des Moines Register endorses Greenfield.

https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2020/10/17/republicans-do-not-deserve-seats-iowa-legislature-congress-editorial/3641153001/

[Blair]

I think lots of people (including myself) should have looked at how effective the repeal of the ACA was in getting rid of Blum and Young in the two congressional race & then assumed that healthcare would be a drag on Ernst- the fact that she voted in favour of the democrats senate motion on the ACA lawsuit shows that she's very aware of it...