An Iowa Senate Race No One Saw Coming?

[applegrove]

An Iowa Senate Race No One Saw Coming?

February 17, 2026 at 10:17 am EST By Taegan Goddard 95 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/17/an-iowa-senate-race-no-one-saw-coming/

“Something might be happening in Iowa,” Philip Elliot writes.

“Despite its reputation as a solidly Republican state, Iowa is increasingly coming up in conversations of Senate races to watch this year. And that glimmer of optimism is playing out in the fight for the Democratic nomination, which saw a significant shift Monday evening, with one of three contenders announcing he was stepping aside and endorsing state Rep. Josh Turek, a paralympian gold medalist and state lawmaker.”

Said Turek: “We’re seeing the field consolidate around the most electable candidate because I fundamentally believe that Iowa is in play far more than what people on the coast realize. I think we are going to be the center of the political universe here in 2026. There’s no other state where you’re looking at being able to flip three of the four congressional seats, flip the Senate seat, and flip this Governor’s race.”

[leftstreet]

1. This guy has zero social media presence

That needs to change, fast

DURec

[JustAnotherGen]

2. I will keep the faith and hope

Newsweek reported a month ago that there was no information on Iowa's status as having handed over voter data to the Regime.

https://www.newsweek.com/map-states-handed-over-voter-information-trump-admin-11341530


That's good.