President Obama drops in on a Beaverdale backyard today. New polls conducted by the Des Moines Register show Terry Branstad leads Chet Culver by nineteen points in the race for governor, and incumbent Senator Chuck Grassley has a commanding lead over challenger Roxanne Conlin. This hour we talk about the latest political news, inlcuding efforts to vote on retaining Iowa Supreme Court justices. Host Ben Kieffer discusses these issues with guests Dennis Goldford and Rachel Caufield of Drake University and Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College.
