When Bruce Braley, a little-known Iowa Democrat, dismissed Senator Charles Grassley as "a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school" (a description that fits a lot of Iowa voters), he may not have expected his remarks to be posted online. He should have. America Rising, a firm that conducts "opposition research" on behalf of Republicans, was delighted to disseminate his gaffe, since Mr Braley is running in Iowa for an open us Senate seat. The recording, made as Mr Braley was soliciting donations from trial lawyers, has hobbled his campaign.
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