Fantastic news! Any elected Democratic representative still remaining across the country whose seat also voted for Trump knows how to run a campaign to win in tough territory to win crucial crossover voters and are the best possible recruits we could hope for, that they’re actually running is a huge signal boost that Democrats think 2026 is going to be a bloodbath for the GOP.
Side note/question: Is IA-01 Democrat Christina Bohannan our best candidate for the district? She’s obviously gotten super close 2 elections in a row in years where Republicans won the House vote in what should be a relatively safe red district for the GOP. She could follow the Miller-Meeks path who did the same. With the wind at Democrats backs I think she could easily flip that seat. However, she did lose twice, so maybe there’s someone better? I’m quite torn on this one.
Or maybe she’d be better off for us using that campaigning ability to run for Senate because extrapolating her performance in IA-01 statewide would make a very close race at the top ticket. Regardless, there’s a lot of potential moving parts in Iowa this cycle.
IA-03: Lutheran pastor and Democratic Iowa State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott just announced her candidacy.
She seems like a strong recruit. She flipped a seat from red to blue in 2020, and her current state senate seat did vote for Trump in 2024.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/05/05/state-sen-sarah-trone-garriott-launches-congressional-campaign-in-iowas-3rd-district/
Fantastic news! Any elected Democratic representative still remaining across the country whose seat also voted for Trump knows how to run a campaign to win in tough territory to win crucial crossover voters and are the best possible recruits we could hope for, that they’re actually running is a huge signal boost that Democrats think 2026 is going to be a bloodbath for the GOP.
Side note/question: Is IA-01 Democrat Christina Bohannan our best candidate for the district? She’s obviously gotten super close 2 elections in a row in years where Republicans won the House vote in what should be a relatively safe red district for the GOP. She could follow the Miller-Meeks path who did the same. With the wind at Democrats backs I think she could easily flip that seat. However, she did lose twice, so maybe there’s someone better? I’m quite torn on this one.
Or maybe she’d be better off for us using that campaigning ability to run for Senate because extrapolating her performance in IA-01 statewide would make a very close race at the top ticket. Regardless, there’s a lot of potential moving parts in Iowa this cycle.
Zach Nunn is considering running for Governor and has yet to make a 2026 decision.