Truthfully, neither of them sound particularly promising to me. Would love to be proven wrong, of course, but neither comes across as a strong or compelling candidate. Fair or not, voters tend to give a penalty to candidates that lost office. I fear we'll need better in Iowa, even if we do see it move a bit back towards us in 2026.
Truthfully, neither of them sound particularly promising to me. Would love to be proven wrong, of course, but neither comes across as a strong or compelling candidate. Fair or not, voters tend to give a penalty to candidates that lost office. I fear we'll need better in Iowa, even if we do see it move a bit back towards us in 2026.
Surely there's a promising state senator or mayor or someone out there for us?
Truthfully, neither of them sound particularly promising to me. Would love to be proven wrong, of course, but neither comes across as a strong or compelling candidate. Fair or not, voters tend to give a penalty to candidates that lost office. I fear we'll need better in Iowa, even if we do see it move a bit back towards us in 2026.
Surely there's a promising state senator or mayor or someone out there for us?
Are Tyler Olson or Zach Wahls still in the mix?