Grassley will likely be re-elected with 60+% of the vote. He has a lifetime ACU rating of 83, which I believe is 10 points lower than it once was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Iowa,_2010#Announced
The Republican and Democratic primaries will be held on June 8, 2010.
Republican
Announced
* Incumbent Senator Chuck Grassley of New Hartford
Potential
* Hog farmer Bill Salier of Nora Springs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2010#Chuck_Grassley_of_Iowa
Five-term Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley was reelected with 70% of the vote in 2004.
Grassley will run for reelection. Conservative Republicans suggest Grassley may face a primary challenge due to his lack of support for their issues. Among those is conservative activist Bill Salier, who said “Grassley was the dominant force and had an enormous amount of loyalty. That has so eroded out from underneath him” during an interview on WHO-AM radio.
If someone is going to challenge Grassley in the GOP primary, I’m pretty sure they only have a couple of weeks to file their petitions.
Primary Election Candidate Information
FILING PERIODS
The filing periods for the June 8, 2010, Primary Election are:
* State and Federal Offices: March 1 – March 19, 2010 (5:00 p.m.)
* County Offices: March 8 – March 31, 2010 (5:00 p.m.)
Grassley remains a steadfast and vocal opponent of the Obama agenda.
On the other hand, who can forget Harkin beaming as Kerry shakes the hand of Daniel Ortega, Communist dictator and daughter raper.
This is where Goldie says, "It wasn't rape rape."