A co-worker pointed this out to me in this morning's paper, so naturally I figured bloggers would have a great interest. I submitted it to PokerBlog so hopefully they will publish it and it will get some more exposure than it would in my humble blog.
A story in this morning's Des Moines Register (Iowa) has poker players and the PPA claiming their role in dethroning Jim Leach, the author of the UIGEA, from his 15 term incumbency in the Iowa legislature.
"Following the election the poker group commissioned an automated poll of 1,033 voters in the 2nd District, asking how the poker issue influenced their decisions.
Among those who knew about the law, 15 percent said it influenced them to support Loebsack. Another 10 percent said that it influenced them to support Leach.
Online poker advocates contend that was enough to doom Leach in a race lost by just 5,711 votes."
Read this article in its entirety at The Des Moines Register's website.
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