Could Iowa be the surprise pick up for Biden?

[Bleacher Creature]

I know the competition is fierce, but Iowa seems to have mismanaged the COVID-19 crisis as bad as any state, such that it now has more cases than all of South Korea. And on top of that, Trump's insistence on blaming China has the potential for aggravating an already tense trading relationship that has an outsized impact on farmers.

I realize that Iowa is trending in the wrong direction for Democrats in the long term, but it would be interesting to see if it can go blue one last time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Let's hope so!

[elleng]

2. SHOULD be!

[badseedboy]

3. I think so. If Reynolds is being considered as VP nominee, then her treatment

of us in Iowa will be exposed, as well as the scams behind it, I would hope.

[bullwinkle428]

4. SWEET MOTHER OF GOD - is she really being considered as a Pence replacement? She is

an absolute fucking train-wreck. Makes Sarah Palin look like a candidate for the Algonquin Round-Table, quite honestly, and I can say that as an Iowa resident.

[stuffmatters]

6. LOL. Never expected to see Palin & Algonquin Round Table in same sentence!

[still_one]

5. Many years ago Iowa was a blue state

[rurallib]

7. not all that long ago

Pretty sure we went for Obama twice, used to have Tom Harkin as a senator and currently have 3 of 4 congressional seats.
I think we have a good chance of turning blue this fall. We already do a lot of voting by mail.

Also IIRC Dems have an actual advantage in registrations over both independents and Repugs.

[Peacetrain]

8. If I have an ounce of breath left in me.. Iowa will go blue.. I will knock

on doors and talk to people..