Joni Ernst

Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst debates U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, at the Galvin Fine Arts Center on October 11, 2014 on the campus of St. Ambrose University in Davenport. The Republican's performance was less than stellar, according to the Washington Examiner's Byron York. (Photo by David Greedy/Getty images)

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Iowa senate race shifts in favor of Republican candidate

Becket Adams · October 13, 2014 5:08 pm

State Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley discuss political ads in Iowa at the U.S. Senate candidate forum at St. Ambrose University, Galvin Fine Arts Center, in Rock Island, Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Quad-City Times, Louis Brems)

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Lackluster night for Joni Ernst in Iowa Senate showdown

Byron York · October 12, 2014 5:14 am

Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst leads her Democratic opponent Bruce Braley by one percentage point, according to a new poll. (AP Photos)

New Iowa Poll: Ernst 47, Braley 46

Justin Green · October 11, 2014 10:45 pm

Braley: Young Entrepreneurs Are ‘Sitting Around,’ ‘Drinking Beer’

Michael Warren · October 11, 2014 12:11 pm

Ernst’s campaign loses ad challenge

Rebecca Berg · October 6, 2014 10:24 pm

This week, Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to attend fundraisers for Senate candidate Bruce Braley. (AP Photo/Scott Morgan)

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Joe Biden, Michelle Obama to campaign for Bruce Braley

Ashe Schow · October 6, 2014 6:26 pm

First lady Michelle Obama will head to Iowa for Bruce Braley this week. (AP Photo)

Michelle Obama to campaign for Braley

Kelly Cohen · October 6, 2014 4:10 pm

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said he would turn his focus to 2016 after the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Rob Portman to decide on 2016 bid after midterms

Kelly Cohen · October 5, 2014 3:21 pm

Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Braley has denied threatening to sue his neighbor over some of her chickens crossing into his yard. But as a plaintiffs' lawyer and former head of the Iowa Association for Justice (previously known as the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association), he has lots of experience bringing personal injury and other tort claims to court. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Braley’s legal career included this slip-and-fall lawsuit

Ashe Schow · October 2, 2014 7:00 pm

Democrats hit Ernst on personhood in new ad

Democrats hit Ernst on personhood in new ad

Rebecca Berg · October 2, 2014 5:03 pm

La. U.S. Senate race still tight; Ernst has six-point lead in one Iowa poll

La. U.S. Senate race still tight; Ernst has six-point lead in one Iowa poll

David Yates · September 29, 2014 9:25 pm

VIDEO: Weekend recap — Good news for GOP in Iowa

VIDEO: Weekend recap — Good news for GOP in Iowa

Steve Doty · September 29, 2014 3:45 pm