Grassley uncertain on going to convention, citing hotel cost

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Charles Grassley is concerned with how much value he gets for his money — just not whose face is on the bills.

Grassley's also up for re-election in November, and though he's widely expected to win, he said campaigning at home should be a top priority.

Because of GOP divisions over front-runner Donald Trump, there's additional focus this year on which Republicans are steering clear.

At an event last week sponsored by home-state publication MinnPost, the Democrat said Republicans are in a bind, as their "best hope for stopping Donald Trump is a guy who is the love child of Joe McCarthy and Dracula."

After his bit on Cruz, Franken went on to mock House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has repeatedly said he wouldn't accept the Republican nomination should his party's Cleveland convention wind up in gridlock.