IA: Selzer & Co.: Ernst up, outside MoE

[Maxwell]

Jailer Joni is getting ready to stop Badmouth-Grassley Braley from getting a seat in the Senate. (Bad knockoff of Checkpoint Charlie, I know....)

Anyways, I think that Democrats have been surprisingly soft on Ernst.  The attacks on Ernst basically are the "Generic R" attacks (privatize social security, bad for seniors, etc.), not as harsh as those on Cory Gardner.  I think Ernst's gender has been a big asset to her.  If she had said some of the same stuff as a male Republican, she would have been more like a Ken Buck.

It's not just that. Joni Ernst has launched the charm offensive in Iowa. To her credit, that's a great strategy, especially when that is such a stark contrast with the image Braley has painted of himself, a wealthy elitist who will do anything to get elected. And the guy just can't stop saying stuff that gets him in trouble. He's the Democrats Mitt Romney!

[Maxwell]

Is it just me, or are there many undecideds?

There are a lot more undecideds than I expected from a gold standard poll, actually, yes. But still, gold standard polling institute shall not be ignored.

[Maxwell]

Braley should have nuked Ernst in July, August, September for being an insane lady, like Reid did with Angle. Dumb midwestern cow-loving coward f[inks]ed this up.

lol. The funny thing about it, Braley's faults are because he wasn't ENOUGH of a Midwestern, cow-loving dummy. Attacking Joni Ernst on the policy is a decent strategy, but people resonate more with personalities, and Braley has proven to be a toxic personality.