Republicans are promoting a disputed internal poll in Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, while national Democrats quietly back a competing candidate, underscoring outside influence and deepening divisions in the race.
This week on the podcast we discuss Funnel Week in the Iowa Legislature plus a few tales from the campaign trail in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary.
Sage, who withdrew from the election Sunday, said he trusts Turek and appreciates his authenticity while saying he feels Wahls is ‘artificial’ and a ‘career politician’
Sage’s exit leaves 2 Democrats — state legislators Zach Wahls and Josh Turek — vying for the party’s nomination in Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate election
Democrat Brent Oleson will seek a second term this fall.
Iowa House Democrats will now look to hold their one seat in Northwest Iowa in this November’s general election
Iowa’s all-Republican congressional delegation voted against a House effort to roll back President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, setting off sharp criticism from Democrats who say the policy is hurting farmers and raising costs for families.
Steen, a former state agency director, told members of a suburban Des Moines conservative group that he is “a business guy” with “a faith foundation”
Rather than focus on immigration crackdowns and tariffs, some Democratic candidates see health care costs as the issue that will help their party regain control of Congress in November.
The president and CEO of the Christian conservative Family Leader announced he is throwing his support behind Steen over U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra and others
Current Siouxland Chamber of Commerce President and Republican candidate for Iowa's 4th Congressional District Chris McGowan added another endorsement to his list, as high profile an endorsement as there could be. The endorsement of President Donald Trump.
Hubbell was Iowa Democrats’ candidate for governor in 2018, when he spent $7 million of his own money on the campaign
Republican grassroots activists across Iowa used Monday night’s precinct caucuses to send an early signal of dissatisfaction with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, the presumed front-runner in the open race for the GOP nomination for governor.
Norwood, who ran for state ag secretary in 2022, seeks to challenge Republican incumbent Roby Smith.
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