On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk with fellow Substacker Laura Belin all about Iowa!
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Laura tells us:
Why she wasn’t shocked to hear Republican Sen. Joni Ernst might not run again—but why she still expects her to.
How Democratic strength in Iowa, once a swing state, has eroded but not vanished.
Why MAGA can sniff out phonies from a mile away.
And much more!
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There’s been a reversal of the parties’ bases. Democrats now have the highly informed, highly engaged voters that used to vote Republican. So it’s not surprising that Democrats would over-perform in special elections and off-year elections. We need to take capitalize on that advantage - Republicans were able to do so when the situation was reversed.
This is an excellent summary of why the GOP has an iron grip on Iowa, and a reason that they could overthrow them is they decide to take off their rose colored glasses. https://www.stormlake.com/stories/editorials-changing-orders,151884