Politics & Government
Iowa Politico: Lowly Chicago Cubs Better Odds to Win World Series Then Democrat in 2014 Governors Race
Doug Gross says Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has really strong odds to win in the 2014 governors race.
How's this for confidence?
A longtime Republican insider says that the Chicago Cubs have a better chance of winning the World Series then the Democrats have of beating incumbent Governor Terry Branstad in 2014.
Iowa's longest serving governor hasn't formally announced his intentions to run again, but the Des Moines Register said signs are pointing to an announcement very soon.
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“It will be easier for the Cubs to win the World Series than for a Democrat to beat Branstad,” Gross told The Des Moines Register. “That being said, I expect him to run like he is 20 points behind.”
If you are wondering, the Cubs' odds of a World Series win are 500 to 1, which are tied for the third worst odds in Major League Baseball.
A recent Iowa Poll had Branstad with a 54 percent approval rating, the highest since he returned to the governorship in 2011.
The Register identified State Sen. Jack Hatch, longtime transportation policy advisor Bob Krause and to a lesser extent for Iowa Democratic Party chairman Tyler Olson as possible Democratic candidates.
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