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RandySF

(58,919 posts) Tue Jun 5, 2018, 10:54 PM Jun 2018

IA-03: Cindy Axne prevails over party favorite Mauro and Our Revolution candidate D'Aleesandro

Democratic women are doing incredibly well tonight.

https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/iowa/

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IA-03: Cindy Axne prevails over party favorite Mauro and Our Revolution candidate D'Aleesandro (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2018 OP

Yes ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #1

It appears that the Representative and Governor races exboyfil Jun 2018 #2

Don't know where the idea that Mauro was the "party" favorite came from SharonClark Jun 2018 #3

ismnotwasm

(41,991 posts)

1. Yes

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 10:54 PM

Jun 2018

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

2. It appears that the Representative and Governor races

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:02 PM

Jun 2018

all had over 50% for the winning candidate so no run off. My candidate in IA-1 did not win (Rowe), but I could have lived with any of the four over the God awful Blum.

On to the general election.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)

3. Don't know where the idea that Mauro was the "party" favorite came from

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:11 PM

Jun 2018

He had less support from party regulars/influencers than the other two.

Axne is an impressive campaigner and has the best chance of beating that cipher Don Young.

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