IA-SEN Primary...

[brooklynite]

46% reported.

Mike Franken: 57.6%
Abby Fineknauer: 37.3%

Interesting development. Finkenauer was much better known.

[Celerity]

1. this is good news, but it is still a long shot for retiring the dotard RWNJ Grassley, let us hope

we beat the odds!!!

Wake the hell up Iowa, do not turn into Bama with corn and soybeans.

[leftieNanner]

2. My completely made up scenario

Chuck wins in November, sworn in in January, retires soon after, and gets his grandson placed in his seat.

[Bettie]

5. That's what everyone around here figures he'll do

Pat is even less charismatic than Chuck, which is saying something.

[Peacetrain]

6. Amen to that

[rsdsharp]

3. Franken has been running ads for months on TV.

We’ve been getting 1-2 mailers a week from his campaign for the last couple of months.

[Peacetrain]

4. Mike Franken has been coming on strong for quite a while