New poll shows Grassley's lead now just 3 percentage points, in toughest reelection bid in 40 years https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/...m_campaign=twjs The 89-year-old Grassley is the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. By Joseph Weber Updated: October 17, 2022 - 7:42am
Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley now leads his Democratic challenger in his 2022 reelection bid by just three percentage points, according to a new poll.
A Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll release Saturday shows the seven-term senator leading his Democrat challenger Mike Franken 46% to 43%, with Election Day now roughly just three weeks away.
The margin indicates Grassley's toughest reelection fight since taking office in 1980, according to several news outlets.
The 89-year-old Grassley is the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. -- excerpt, rest at link above --
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