Recent polls reveal a `` reverse gender gap '' as the male candidate Braley leads the female Ernst among women but trails further behind among men . Democratic rhetoric aimed at women is n't resonating as well as it did in 2012 . Democrats are repeating the mistakes they made with women in 2012 . The GOP is putting up strong female candidates in states like Iowa and Wisconsin .
Democratic rhetoric aimed at women is n't resonating as well as it did in 2012 . Democrats are repeating the mistakes they made with women in 2012 . The GOP is putting up strong female candidates in states like Iowa and Wisconsin .