Found via Political Wire.
Wenzel Strategies has polled likely primary voters in Iowa, and the leading candidate for the GOP nomination for Senate in 2014 is ... Steve King.
The Wenzel Strategies survey of likely Republican Primary Election voters statewide in Iowa shows that Rep. Steve King is well-regarded by GOP primary voters and leads a field of many candidates by a wide margin. In a prospective 8-person contest for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate, King wins 34% support, compared to 19% for Rep. Tom Latham, who comes in second place. Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds comes in a distant third place, winning 10% support. Another 20% of respondents were undecided in the race.
The survey shows that King is seen favorably by 67% of respondents, including 50% who said they hold a very favorable opinion of him. Another 16% said they have an unfavorable opinion of him, and 17% said they don’t know him well enough to have formed an opinion about him.
Steve King is exactly who Establishment Republicans don't want to be nominated. A greatest hits list of Steve King quotes may be found below the Orange Squiggle of Power. Let's just say that among those who self-identified as Tea Party conservatives, only 2% have an unfavorable view of Rep. King. Per Wenzel Strategies, the Iowa Republican primary voters are 42% Tea Brained, 42% Traditional Conservatives, and 16% Moderates.
King's greatest hits (some of them):