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Conlin to file to run against Grassley

By Aaron Blake - 11/06/09 02:28 PM ET

Democrats have landed an opponent for Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), in former gubernatorial nominee Roxanne Conlin.

Conlin will reportedly file her paperwork for the race next week. 

Grassley's seat is one Democrats have targeted a little bit since the health care debate began. His maneuvers on the Senate Finance Committee have rubbed many Democrats the wrong way, and with few other targets left, a swing state like Iowa was a logical next step for recruiting.

Though he has consistently been popular, Grassley's numbers have come down in recent polling. He is still at 57 percent approval though.

Either way, Conlin will have an uphill battle. The 1982 gubernatorial nominee (she lost 53-47 to Republican Gov. Terry Branstad) said she hopes to raise $10 million for the race.

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Comments (4)

Crap…a candidate who last ran statewide 28 years ago (and lost) now wants to run for Senate against a long-time incumbent? Iowa Dems, please come up with someone better than this person. I recall Ms. Conlin's race for Gov way back when and she ran a good campaign with good ideas, but I don't think she has what it will take to knock off Grassley.BY TaylorB1 on 11/07/2009 at 15:05
Somebody needs to run against him..He does not know what he stands for…He changed his mind on 2 issues in the same Town hall meeting.BY janeycat on 11/07/2009 at 16:29
28 years ago the Des Moines Register ran a months-long smear campaign against Conlin over her husband's tax shelter business. Since then Conlin has defeated Microsoft in a major court battle, and continues to be well known among Iowa voters.Can she beat Grassley? I think a better question would be, will Grassley continue to disappoint Iowans?BY Mark Gisleson on 11/09/2009 at 11:08
Please tell me she will not be another Art Small! We need a strong candidate against Grassley.BY Iowan on 11/09/2009 at 13:38

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