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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Rob Sand encourages UI students to be ‘part of this movement’ and change the direction of the state
“We have one week to change the direction of the state of Iowa,” Rob Sand said at a get-out-the-vote event in Iowa City on Wednesday afternoon. “… So I’m asking you, think about what you’re doing the rest of this week, think about what you’re doing this weekend, think about what you’re doing next week.” […]
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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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Zach Lahn outraises Rob Sand in final campaign stretch, with 76% coming from two out-of-state PACs
Republican candidate for governor Zach Lahn raised more money than Democratic Rob Sand during the three months between mid-July and the middle of October, according to campaign finance reports published by the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (IECDB) this week. It’s the first time Lahn, or any candidate running for any office in Iowa this […]
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Rob Sand discusses SNAP cuts, food insecurity and improving the rural economy at Coralville food pantry
In April 2022, the Coralville Community Food Pantry (CCFP) broke ground on a new building, on a site donated by the Coralville United Methodist Church. At 5,000 square feet, the pantry’s new home next to the church was twice the size of the building it was then located in. At the groundbreaking ceremony, CCFP Executive […]
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An increasing number of Iowa farms are owned by LLCs and trusts; 55% of Iowa farmland is owned by non-farmers
As agricultural land prices have increased drastically over the past two decades and young, want-to-be farmers have an increasingly difficult time starting their operations, politicians nationally, and here in Iowa, have questioned if corporate or foreign interests are to blame. Iowa gubernatorial candidates Zach Lahn and Rob Sand both have said corporate or out-of-state ownership […]
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‘We’re vetoing all the culture war bills’: Rob Sand brings his town hall campaign back to Johnson County
“I want to start with something that I think is common sense,” Rob Sand told the more than 950 people gathered in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) on Monday night. “Most people know it, but they don’t hear a lot of people who are running for office say it. I think […]
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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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Rob Sand talks cancer research, nicotine taxes and Zach Lahn’s opposition to mRNA vaccines in Des Moines
Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he would support increasing pediatric cancer research funding, raising taxes on tobacco and nicotine products and ensuring access to cancer-preventing vaccines — but warned advocates Tuesday these actions will require GOP support. Sand, a Democrat who currently serves as Iowa state auditor, met with organizers and volunteers with the American […]
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With another record-breaking haul, Rob Sand widens fundraising lead; one GOP PAC donated 78% of Zach Lahn’s campaign fund
Democrat Rob Sand broke fundraising records again, as his campaign for governor took in $9,385,646 between May 27 and July 14, according to newly published campaign finance reports from the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. Republican candidate Zach Lahn raised $6,372,831, although 78 percent of Lahn’s total amount raised this period came from one […]
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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 […]
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‘Anti-establishment’ candidate Zach Lahn celebrates (familiar) Trump endorsement, pledges to continue Gov. Reynolds’ work
“I will tell you, something very special happened today to me,” Zach Lahn told the audience of Republicans gathered at the downtown Hilton in Des Moines on Friday night. “A boy who grew up north of Sioux City in a small town of less than 300 people. I was endorsed for this campaign by President […]
