Former Secretaries of State Hit Iowa Senate Race
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Alex Wong / Scott Olsen / Getty(WASHINGTON) — The Iowa Senate race on Wednesday isn’t just a contest between State Sen. Joni Ernst and Rep. Bruce Braley — it’s also turning into an endorsement battle between two former secretaries of state.
As Braley, D-Iowa, prepares to campaign with Hillary Clinton at an early voting rally taking place later in the day, his Republican opponent released news of an endorsement from Condoleeza Rice.
In a statement, Rice, who served under President George W. Bush, touted Ernst’s military service and urged Iowan voters to seize the opportunity to elect the “first female combat veteran to ever serve in the U.S. Senate.”
Both Senate candidates can use the added help with just six days to go before Election Day.
A new Quinnipiac University poll out Wednesday morning shows Ernst ahead of Braley 49 to 45 percent, with 5 percent still undecided.
Among likely voters in the state, 91 percent say their mind is up, while 9 percent say they may change their mind.
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