Blum seen as vulnerable in 2018
Not only was he listed as the fourth most vulnerable
RollCall.com, which covers
Despite Democratic efforts to tie him to then-candidate
A Public Policy Polling poll now shows Blum losing to two
The survey of likely general election voters found that
"Traveling across this district, it's clear that people are ready for real leadership that puts working families ahead of billionaires and big corporations," Heckroth said. "
But Blum noted the poll indicates his circumstances have improved.
"Nothing has changed other than Roll Call moved
"
"He's been there four years and what's changed?" Heckroth spokesman
Although Blum had voted to repeal Obamacare before the 2016 election, Roecker said Blum's continued votes to repeal along with his recent votes on tax reform "to benefit corporations and billionaires has created a snowball effect. Voters are asking 'what has he done for me lately?'"
Finkenauer said the poll results show that "when
She was not surprised by the RollCall.com rating because "when we told him that we wanted to fix health care and keep what worked, he voted to make it more expensive for older Iowans and jeopardized coverage for 1.2 million Iowans with pre-existing conditions."
The poll found 33 percent approval of the job Blum is doing, with 52 percent disapproving. Trump gets a 42 percent approval rating to 52 percent disapproval.
Heckroth and Finkenauer are largely unknown to voters, according to the poll of 737 likely general election voters -- 38 percent
Seventy percent don't know enough about Heckroth, who lives in
RollCall.com's inclusion of Blum on the "most vulnerable" list follows a trend by election handicappers. The
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