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** FILE ** This March 15, 2014, file photo shows former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaking in Burlingame, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Inside the Beltway: A fancier ‘Meet the Press’ still in third

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, and Iowa Republican senatorial candidate Joni Ernst speak to a packed cafe about veterans and voter turn out during a campaign stop, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014, at Ivy Bake Shoppe & Cafe in West Burlington, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Hawk Eye, Michael Noble Jr.)

CHARLES HURT: Mainstream media dismiss midterm election as Democrats stumble

By Charles Hurt

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, campaigns with Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, who is running for the U.S. Senate during a stop at the RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday October 29, 2014. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times,Jeff Cook)

Hillary Clinton takes on women’s issues for Bruce Braley

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, and Iowa Republican senatorial candidate Joni Ernst speak to a packed cafe about veterans and voter turn out during a campaign stop, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014, at Ivy Bake Shoppe & Cafe in West Burlington, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Hawk Eye, Michael Noble Jr.)

Joni Ernst’s campaign bus hits deer in Iowa

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest was among those who joined in the diplomatic uproar over an anonymous "chicken[***] remark about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The chicken**** heard around the world

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 3, 2014 file photo Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Republicans in competitive races are treading gingerly around climate change this campaign season. Many say they are not in a good position to make a judgment about the issue, then voice concern for the environment, the economy or both. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Joni Ernst inches ahead of Bruce Braley in Iowa home stretch

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley speaks during a rally at the University of Iowa, Oct. 21, 2014, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Hillary Clinton to campaign Wednesday with Bruce Braley

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks as he leaves a news conference at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Perry announced a North Texas Ebola treatment and infectious disease bio containment facility to be hosted at the Methodist Campus for Continuing Care in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Rick Perry to Iowa for Joni Ernst

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Todd Akin (Associated Press)

Abortion gaffes of Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock resurface in campaign ads

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2014 file photo Iowa Republican senate candidate Joni Ernst takes questions after debating her Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley in Indianola, Iowa. As time runs short in the competitive Iowa Senate race, Democrats are trying to tarnish the centerpiece of Republican Ernst&#8217;s successful Senate campaign _ her appealing image as a down-to-earth farm girl. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth, File)

New ad links Iowa’s Ernst to Akin, Mourdock

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigns for Joni Ernst at Iowa Farm Bureau Headquarters in West Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Ernst is in a close race with Bruce Braley for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Tom Harkin. (AP Photo/The Register, Mary Willie)

Joni Ernst up 1 point in Iowa Senate race: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican senatorial candidate State Sen. Joni Ernst, makes a statement to the media after her debate with Democratic senatorial candidates Rep. Bruce Braley, at Simpson College Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, in Indianola, Iowa. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Sierra Club launches $1M push against Joni Ernst in Iowa Senate race

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst (right), republican candidate for U.S. Senate, sparred with democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley on Sunday, over immigration and the definition of "amnesty." The Des Moines Register released a poll over the weekend that showed Mrs. Ernst had opened up a 6-percentage-point lead over Mr. Braley. (Associated Press)

Joni Ernst, Bruce Braley spar over immigration in first debate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Joni Ernst (Associated Press)

Koch brothers ties used to attack Republican in Iowa Senate race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration on the hypocracy of wealthy environmentalists by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JOHNSON: Stop taking environmentalist hypocrites seriously

By Drew Johnson - The Washington Times

Guns prominently featured in campaign ads ahead of midterm elections

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Joni Ernst delivers her remarks at a victory celebration during a primary election night party on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at the Des Moines Social Club in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Charlie Litchfield) ** FILE **

Republican Joni Ernst up 6 points in Iowa Senate race: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

This June 3, 2014, file photo shows Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst speaking in Des Moines, Iowa. The first midterm elections since both parties embraced a historic change in campaign finance, and with it a sea of campaign cash, will mean for most voters an avalanche of television ads trying to reach the few able to be swayed and willing to vote. In the nation's closest races for U.S. Senate, that translates into "price per vote" that could easily double what was spent in the 2012 presidential election. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DEACE: Are Republicans trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet again?

By Steve Deace

This June 3, 2014, file photo shows Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst speaking in Des Moines, Iowa. The first midterm elections since both parties embraced a historic change in campaign finance, and with it a sea of campaign cash, will mean for most voters an avalanche of television ads trying to reach the few able to be swayed and willing to vote. In the nation's closest races for U.S. Senate, that translates into "price per vote" that could easily double what was spent in the 2012 presidential election. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Braley, Ernst deadlocked in Iowa Senate race: poll

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Bruce Braley, Iowa Democratic Senate candidate, is seen here on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2014. (Associated Press)

American Crossroads attacks Bruce Braley in Iowa Senate race ad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times