Des Moines Register candidate Bruce Braley skips out on meeting with Des Moines Register . The paper 's publisher called the move `` rare , '' but said it wo n't affect the paper 's endorsement . Bruce Braley is in a neck-and-neck race with her opponent , Republican Rep. Bruce Braley . The Des Moines Register campaign pounced on Ernst 's cancellation in a conference call Thursday afternoon .
Iowa Senate candidate Jodi Ernst skips out on meeting with Des Moines Register . The paper 's publisher called the move `` rare , '' but said it wo n't affect the paper 's endorsement . Ernst is in a neck-and-neck race with her opponent , Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley . The Braley campaign pounced on Ernst 's cancellation in a conference call Thursday afternoon .