44% Braley
40% Ernst
Ernst is closing a wide gap - Braley led with 42 percent to Ernst's 29 percent in Quinnipiac's March 13 survey.
There's "an unusual gender gap," with more female registered voters supporting the man while more men support the woman, said Peter Brown, the assistant poll director, in a news release. Women back Braley 47 percent to 36 percent, while men back Ernst 44 percent to 40 percent.
The Quinnipiac University Poll surveyed 1,277 voters from June 12-16, using live interviewers who called land lines and cell phones. The margin of error of is plus or minus 2.7 percentage points. Quinnipiac conducts public opinion surveys in Iowa, several states, and the nation as a public service and for research.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/06/18/quinnipiac-poll-braley-ernst/10727969
