New in Iowa campaign finance filings:
The Republican Governors Association PAC reported another $500K for Zach Lahn's campaign.
They've now transferred more than $16.5 million to his campaign since the primary.
The MAHA Action PAC gave $1 million last month as well. #IAGov

Even when asked directly about what his education policy would be, Zach Lahn can't give any specifics. #IAGov #IApolitics

Zach Lahn’s extremist views and plans for public schools are a danger to Iowa’s education system. #IAGov

Zach Lahn wants to reduce government funding for schools, but he has no idea how he would do it and doesn't have an actual plan for what the aftermath would look like. #IAGov #IApolitics

Iowan farmers and cattlemen can’t trust Zach Lahn to stand up for their best interests against the president. #IAGov

While Zach Lahn stands on the debate stage, remember that his running mate is under active criminal investigation. #IAGov

"On the day Iowa Republican governor candidate Zach Lahn announced Derek Wulf as his lieutenant governor pick, a conservative Iowa political operative warned Lahn’s campaign field director that Wulf faced lawsuits from his main lender, which was seeking to foreclose on his home and farm..."
#IAGov

State Auditor and Democratic nominee @robsandia.bsky.social takes the debate stage tonight at 7:00 PM for the KTIV gubernatorial debate!

📺 Watch live on KTIV or stream at www.ktiv.com/2026/10/14/h...

#RobSandForIowa #RobSand #IAGov #IowaDebate #IowaDems #IowaPolitics🔵

On "Iowa Down Ballot," Kathie Obradovich and I covered three debates, three ratings changes for Iowa’s U.S. House races, and two polls that paint different pictures of what’s coming in November. #IAGov #IASen #IA01 #IA02 #IA03
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New post by Randy Evans: The Iowa Public Information Board's recent action raises a question: When does a lawful delay in providing public records become an unlawful one?
#iagov #transparency
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Populist theater takes center stage in Iowa as candidates trade blows over who is the 'real' Iowan. 🌐
Evidence: Grassroots authenticity, Elite backing and residency gaps, Populist branding
#Aletheia #IowaPolitics #IAGov

Zach Lahn on Trump's beef importation plan: "And I have no say over foreign policy whatsoever... He has a complicated job and I don't know all the details of it."

Lahn is running for governor in Iowa and can't even advocate for Iowa's cattlemen who are getting screwed. #IAGov

Reuters: "New Trump rules will make it harder for farmers to access US funds for energy projects"

#Iowa #iapolitics #IAGov #IASen #IA01 #IA02 #IA03 @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social @bohannaniowa.bsky.social @lindsay4iowa.bsky.social @sarahforiowa.bsky.social @iowapublicradio.org @iowacapitaldispatch.com

Recalled 2024 presidential vote for Emerson's latest Iowa poll: 51.6% Trump, 41.6% Harris

Emerson's approval numbers for Trump are better than what we've seen in some other recent Iowa polls, but he's still underwater: 42.0% approve, 50.9% disapprove of the work he's doing. #IAGov #IASen

Another poll that weighted results to Iowa's registered voter file: 39.8% of respondents GOP, 31.2% Dem, 29% independent.

Even in 2022, when Iowa Dems had no statewide GOTV, an uncompetitive #IAGov race, and poor turnout, Dems made up 34% of voters. Should be higher this year w/strong field effort.

There are only 4 Qs on this questionnaire.
www.fightcancer.org/voter-guides...
One of them includes this: "The HPV vaccine is cancer prevention. It prevents six types of cancer – including 90% of cervical cancers. Will you protect access to this cancer prevention method?" #IAGov

New Iowa poll

#IAGov

Rob Sand 51%
Zach Lahn 42%

#IASen
Ashley Hinson 45%
Josh Turek 43%
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New CNN polling in Ohio and Iowa:

#OHSen Brown up 49-43
#OHGov Acton up 50-42
#IASen Hinson up 45-43
#IAGov Sand up 51-42

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