As Twitchy reported, a Quinnipiac University poll released Friday showed Iowa Republican State Sen. Joni Ernst inching ahead of U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley among likely voters 49 percent to 45 percent. A Des Moines Register poll released Saturday shows a widening of that lead to 51-44, leading pollster J. Ann Selzer to announce, “This race looks like it’s decided.”
GOP’s Joni Ernst has 7-point lead with Iowa likely voters – comfortably outside margin of error. She has majority: 51%. Dem Bruce Braley 44%
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/528700758842015744
!!! RT Iowa Poll: Ernst takes 7-point lead http://t.co/jAn8qUMI95 via @DMRegister
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/528698174702374912
Republican Joni Ernst is up 7 points in the Des Moines Register poll — 51-44 — outside the margin of error.
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) November 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/bterris/status/528698437857193984
@politico Looks like Reid is screwed. Ernst is up seven points in today's poll
— Toucan Sam LV (@ToucanSamLV) November 2, 2014
Even more striking: Ernst leads among independents 51-39.
Iowa Poll confirms what Iowa's most pragmatic Dems have known: Ernst is in command of race. Her 51-39 lead among independents is crushing.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) November 2, 2014
Independents breaking 51-39 for Ernst in that final DMR poll.
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) November 2, 2014
Devastating “@katherinemiller: Independents breaking 51-39 for Ernst in that final DMR poll.”
— Dan Kunsman (@dankunsman) November 2, 2014
Crushing, devastating … do go on.
Great poll #s tonight for the GOP: Ernst up 7% in Iowa, Cotton up 8% in Ark, McConnell up 8% in KY…last minute wave building???
— Pat McMahon (@PatMcMahonDC) November 2, 2014