All eyes on Iowa

The survey comes as Reynolds enters her final year in office and is not seeking reelection.

Read more at the Iowa’s News Now and follow for updates.

“Operatives say they've reviewed polling that shows the GOP facing competitive Senate races not just in traditional battlegrounds such as Michigan, Maine and North Carolina, but also in conservative states like Alaska, IOWA, and Ohio.” #IASen

All Eyes on Iowa.

Fox: Let's talk about Iowa. There were 6 special election races in 2025. Democrats won 5. Two thirds of Iowans' health care costs are rising. An eighth of Iowa needs to go to food pantries. 200,000 Iowan families cannot afford their electricity bills. Tariffs have been a disaster in the farmland.

All Eyes on Iowa

Iowa implications tonight in #TN07: R+10 district according to @cookpolitical.com PVI. Trump won by 22.

Iowa is currently rated R+6, Trump won +13.

#IA01: R+4, Trump +8.5
#IA02: R+4, Trump +10.5
#IA03: R+2, Trump +4.5

Even a single-digit win = bad sign for Iowa Rs

Recent columns from @iowademocrats.bsky.social and Iowa GOP leadership as Senators and Members of Congress face surge in death threats and swatting:

Rita Hart: “…it’s up to all of us to cool the rhetoric”

Jeff Kaufmann: “…the left has a political violence problem”

*Taps sign*

Still no comment from Feenstra, Hinson, Miller-Meeks, or Nunn on sending 20+ billion tax dollars to China’s biggest soybean supplier to bailout Wall Street and foreign politicians.

#IAGov #IASen #IA01 #IA03

Interesting #IASen daylight between Hinson and Ernst

a group of knights are kneeling down in the grass and a man is standing in the middle of the field . ALT: a group of knights are kneeling down in the grass and a man is standing in the middle of the field .

Iowa Republicans when the state is 49th in economic growth, 2nd in rate of new cancers, falling backwards in education and tariffs are increasing the price of groceries and school supplies:

Congratulations Catelin Drey and @senatemajority.bsky.social!

That’s FOUR straight 20+ overperformances for @iowademocrats.bsky.social! Let’s go!

Iowa Senate district 1 election preview: Catelin Drey vs. Christopher Prosch Laura Belin covers the political landscape, key issues for Catelin Drey and Christopher Prosch, campaign spending, and early vote numbers.

Updated my Iowa Senate district 1 preview with early voting numbers as of this afternoon.
3,174 ballots received:
1,535 from Democrats
1,294 from Republicans
333 from no-party voters
12 other (probably Libertarians)
Polls open 7 am to 8 pm tomorrow.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/08/24/i...

Winning In Red States And Red Places - A Conversation With Rita Hart, Iowa Dem Party Chair Trump continues to escalate - Congressional Dems will return to a capital city under siege in September and must be ready to far more directly challenge our descent into authoritarianism

Enjoy my new discussion with Iowa Dem Chair Rita Hart about the importance of Dems learning how to win in more red states and red places 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/winning-in...

Don’t agree with all the individual takes, but agree with the headline.

Woof. In the inbox this evening:

A couple notes about #IA02

@cookpolitical.com: PVI: R+4
@electdemocrats.bsky.social: “District in play”
@robsand.bsky.social won it by ~5% while winning re-election in 2022

There’s still work to do, but Iowans are making it clear they’re ready for change. In special elections this year, voters have rejected Trump and Iowa Republicans’ extreme agenda.

In three Iowa special elections this year

SD 35: Trump +21 -> D+4
HD 100: Trump +27 -> R+4
HD 78: Harris +32 -> D +58

Average swing of more than 24 points to @iowademocrats.bsky.social

Survey: Economic outlook among Iowa executives declines even before tariffs implemented The latest quarterly survey of the Iowa Business Council shows executives expected slower sales, capital investment and hiring before tariffs unveiled

“…Data released on April 3 by the U.S. Federal Reserve indicates Iowa's economy was one of only two that lost ground in 2024, with its GD falling by 05%. Only North Dakota performed worse by dropping 0.7%. All other U.S. states posted GDP gains.” #IAGov #IASen

“The most important political office is that of the private citizen” - Louis Brandeis

GOP Crisis comms response to @theatlantic.com piece has one big problem: Why should we believe this is only time top NatSec officials were using @signal.org (and potentially personal devices) to discuss classified operations if they’re using it for war plans?