It became obvious almost as soon as the polls closed in the midterm election on Tuesday night that voters were electing Democrats and rejecting Republicans in numbers unseen in American politics since 1974. That year, voters rejected Republicans after the Watergate scandal, fed up with their support of a crooked president — the recently resigned […]
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Trump’s Dubuque rally, canceled on Thursday, is back on; Ashley Hinson tries to sell herself to voters as ‘bipartisan’ to win Iowa’s tight Senate race
On Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that President Trump’s rally scheduled for Sunday in Dubuque was canceled, and so was a rally he was supposed to hold in Kansas on Saturday. Less than 24 hours later, the White House canceled those cancellations. “Rallies are BACK ON! President Trump loves his supporters, and in […]
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The Daily Weekly (Oct. 26-30): New Trump/Epstein revelations, Czech history, RFK Jr.’s racism
Want to see these stories sooner? Subscribe to LV Daily and get news, events and amusing facts sent straight to your inbox, Monday through Friday. No AI or spam, ever! Monday, Oct. 26 As the Josh Turek campaign unveils another ad highlighting the Democrat’s support for trans sports bans and federal restrictions on gender-affirming care […]
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Trump meanders through boasts, racist smears and praise for Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad in Iowa, joined by Hinson, Lahn, Bird, Mitchell and McGowan
“Can you believe I’m doing about 34 of these things?” President Donald Trump asked the people gathered in a hangar at the Sioux Gateway Airport for his rally on Thursday night. “Now, I don’t mind, I don’t mind. I don’t mind because I truly like the people here.” The Sioux City rally is part of […]
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Grassley tells Iowa Republicans to ‘get people cranked up’ on social media for midterms and ‘get over’ grievances against GOP
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley stumped for Iowa Republican candidates in Iowa Wednesday morning and urged members of the party to amplify their voices on social media to encourage the state’s dominant registered base to vote in November. Grassley, speaking at the Westside Conservative Club, said if there are Republicans who feel Iowa’s current all-conservative delegation […]
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‘This is the corruption we have to address’: Turek, Hinson discuss attack ads, voting records and Iran war in first Senate debate
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and Iowa Rep. Josh Turek spoke about their track records as lawmakers as they met for their first U.S. Senate debate Wednesday, discussing their previous votes — and planned actions if elected — to address rising costs for Iowans. Hinson, a Republican representing Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, and Turek, a Democrat […]
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‘These people are certifiable’: Ted Cruz complains of ‘communists and Islamists’ taking over at Hinson event in Clive
With hay bales lining the back of the stage, country music on the speakers and food from Jethro’s BBQ being served, Ashley Hinson welcomed donors to the Iowa Events Center in Clive on Saturday night for her big annual fundraiser, Ashley’s BBQ Bash. The three-term Republican congressmember is currently running for the U.S. Senate to […]
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Polls show Sand beating Lahn, Turek closing in on Hinson; Cook Political Report shifts their forecast in favor of Democrats
Republicans should be in an excellent position to win both the open seat for governor of Iowa and the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Donald Trump carried the state easily in each of the last three presidential elections. In 2024, he won Iowa by 13.2 percentage points, the biggest margin of victory in a presidential election […]
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Elon Musk plans to spend millions to put Ashley Hinson in the Senate
Efforts to elect Ashley Hinson to the U.S. Senate and keep the seat held by the retiring Joni Ernst in Republican hands will get a major boost from billionaire and prominent racist Elon Musk. Axios broke the news that Musk has directed his super PAC to spend heavily to boost the chances of Republican Senate […]
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Obama endorses Josh Turek for Senate
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Josh Turek on Wednesday. The endorsement came in a Turek campaign video, featuring Obama and the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat playing basketball in a gym. The former president is famously a basketball enthusiast and plays recreationally. Turek, who represents Council Bluffs in the Iowa House, was […]
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Democratic candidates attend farmers’ forum: ‘We can’t be saying we feed the world when we can’t feed Polk County’
Nearly 100 Iowa Farmers Union members from across the state came out Saturday to learn how several Iowa Democratic nominees plan on leading change — especially for the ag industry and the struggling farm economy. The event at Big Oak Barn in Elkhart kicked off with Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat who is running for […]
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‘Iowa is acting different’: Cook Political Report founder weighs Democrats’ chances of midterm success in Iowa
Political expert Charlie Cook, the founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said Monday he thinks Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand will win Iowa’s gubernatorial election, but the U.S. Senate race between State Rep. Josh Turek and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson may not be as competitive as Democrats might think. Cook said Iowa is no […]
