In the 2014 Senate race, U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democrat, gets 43 percent, while U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker, the Republican, gets 40 percent.
Braley tops other possible Republican contenders:
44 - 38 percent over State Sen. Joni Ernst;
46 - 37 percent over businessman Mark Jacobs;
44 - 36 percent over former U.S. Senate aide David Young;
45 - 34 percent over radio commentator Sam Clovis;
46 - 40 percent over political activist Bob Vander Plaats.
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President Barack Obama gets a negative 38 - 59 percent job approval rating among Iowa voters, according to a poll released today, his lowest score in the state and one of his lowest in any state or national survey conducted by Quinnipiac University.
This compares to a negative 41 - 55 percent approval rating in a July 22 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.
President Obama gets negative scores of 30 - 67 percent among men, 45 - 51 percent among women, 7 - 93 percent among Republicans and 31 - 62 percent among independent voters. Democrats approve 82 - 15 percent.
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From December 10 - 15, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,617 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/iowa/release-detail?ReleaseID=1990
