Greenfield, Ernst campaigns trade shots as campaign's final week begins

The candidates in Iowa’s crucial and competitive U.S. Senate race were on the move Tuesday as they kicked off the final-week sprint to the Nov. 3 election.

Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield embarked upon a statewide bus tour that will continue to Election Day, and Republican incumbent Joni Ernst was on her way to Omaha, Neb. — just across the river from western Iowa — where she was scheduled to appear at a campaign event with President Donald Trump.

Ernst and Greenfield are locked in a close race, according to polling data. The most recent polls on the race have showed a virtual toss-up.

Greenfield spoke with reporters Tuesday morning in Des Moines before hopping on her campaign bus; she was scheduled to make stops Tuesday in Marshalltown, Clear Lake, Ames, and Rippey. The tour will continue up to Election Day, her campaign said.

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(Quad City Times)