It's always better to be ahead than behind, but I do not like the look of those crosstabs.
For who? They objectively look way worse for Ernst in nearly every department.
Greenfield. Ernst's voters are more rock-steady. Plus, Greenfield's only at 45%.
Huh? 87% to 83% isn't that big of a difference. 4% more is literally basically the MoE here. You're saying Greenfield, the challenger, being at 45% is more of a precarious situation than Ernst, the incumbent, being at 42%, lower than where she was in June?
If you look at the crosstabs, they look awfully bad for Ernst. If 56% of people don't think you're doing enough for Iowa and you're favorability drops a net 5% since June while still losing to your challenger.... I fail to see how this is good for Ernst? You're not making sense.
He is a troll. Stop feeding him.