Extremely embarrasing. Democratic voters will need to turn out in droves on election day:
Iowa voters statewide say they prefer Republican candidates to Democrats in races for the U.S. House of Representatives, including in three of the state's four congressional districts, a new Iowa Poll finds.
A majority of likely Iowa voters, 51%, say they want a Republican candidate to represent them in the U.S. House; 41% say they want a Democrat.
The exception is the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Polk and Dallas counties and areas to the south and west, where voters prefer a Democrat to a Republican by a slim margin. In that race, two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, a West Des Moines Democrat, is squared off against Republican state Sen. Zach Nunn of Bondurant in a race that national analysts have pegged as one of the most competitive in the country.
The poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., asked likely voters whether they would favor the Democratic or Republican candidate for the U.S. House. The poll did not identify House candidates by name.
Forty-seven percent of likely voters in the 3rd District favor a Democratic candidate, and 44% prefer a Republican. That 3 percentage-point difference is within the district-level margin of error of 8.3 percentage points.
The poll measured the opinions of 597 likely voters July 10-13.
Meanwhile, in the 1st, 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts, likely voters prefer Republicans over Democrats by at least a 10 percentage-point advantage. Those three seats are held by first-term Republicans, all of whom are running for reelection.
Iowa voters statewide say they prefer Republican candidates to Democrats in races for the U.S. House of Representatives, including in three of the state's four congressional districts, a new Iowa Poll finds.
A majority of likely Iowa voters, 51%, say they want a Republican candidate to represent them in the U.S. House; 41% say they want a Democrat.
The exception is the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Polk and Dallas counties and areas to the south and west, where voters prefer a Democrat to a Republican by a slim margin. In that race, two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, a West Des Moines Democrat, is squared off against Republican state Sen. Zach Nunn of Bondurant in a race that national analysts have pegged as one of the most competitive in the country.
The poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., asked likely voters whether they would favor the Democratic or Republican candidate for the U.S. House. The poll did not identify House candidates by name.
Forty-seven percent of likely voters in the 3rd District favor a Democratic candidate, and 44% prefer a Republican. That 3 percentage-point difference is within the district-level margin of error of 8.3 percentage points.
The poll measured the opinions of 597 likely voters July 10-13.
Meanwhile, in the 1st, 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts, likely voters prefer Republicans over Democrats by at least a 10 percentage-point advantage. Those three seats are held by first-term Republicans, all of whom are running for reelection.
Iowa Poll: Voters prefer Republicans in 3 of 4 US House races — except in 3rd District
The Iowa Poll questioned likely voters about their preference for a Republican or Democrat for the U.S. House, but didn't name the candidates.
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