The senate race in Iowa that could signal a blue wave for the 2026 midterms
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZHRA)
A win for Democrat Catelin Drey over far-right Christopher Prosch would hamstring the state's Republican governor
He has compared abortion access to the Holocaust and pushed conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 2020 presidential election and climate crisis. Christopher Prosch is betting that Maga still rules in the US heartland.
On Tuesday, the far-right Republican will take on Democrat Catelin Drey in a special general election for Iowa state senate district 1 after the previous incumbent, Republican Rocky De Witt, died in June.
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