Good polling news out of Iowa for the GOP. Is this the start of a ‘wave’?

http://twitter.com/#!/Tark31/status/516021094537371649

The latest poll out of Iowa has Republican Joni Ernst leading Democrat Bruce Braley 44%-38%:

Democrat Bruce Braley down 6 points in US Senate race, Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows. http://t.co/tJnqUluRwv

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 28, 2014

. . .with talk of this being the start of a GOP wave:

If a GOP wave is going to happen this year, it might have started to build in Iowa http://t.co/E0L2KsXmV3

— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) September 28, 2014

And here’s why Ernst is up:

Bruce Braley missed most of his veterans affairs committee meetings in the U.S. House, and that’s a problem for 66% of likely voters.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 28, 2014

Obama's approval rating in Iowa has been 4-5pt lower than his national approval rating… Probably plays a factor.

— Harry Enten (@ForecasterEnten) September 28, 2014

Bruce Braley's comments on farmers was a big fumble that has defined this race http://t.co/E0L2KsXmV3

— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) September 28, 2014

Why Bruce Braley trails in IA SEN, summed up neatly by one Dem voter: "He thinks he knows better than us." http://t.co/l5pWeHiPIM

— Reid Wilson (@PostReid) September 28, 2014

More commentary:

Alaska, Iowa and Colorado have all shown similar movement to GOP. NC hasn’t moved at all. http://t.co/6EfMTzRuPz pic.twitter.com/PL623rrvZS

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) September 28, 2014

Increasingly becoming evident we can lose KS, fail to win NC and CO, and still gain control of the Senate, but that is not ideal.

— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) September 28, 2014

They're farmers, what do they know? MT @adrian_gray: Iowa: Braley getting 12% of rural voters. Obama got 46% in '12 http://t.co/QMa8nfef6c

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 28, 2014

Good news all around.