The Democrat Republicans Fear in Red-State America
The Democrat Republicans Fear in Red-State America
August 18, 2025 at 9:02 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 88 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/08/18/the-democrat-republicans-fear-in-red-state-america/
“Rob Sand could almost pass for a Republican: He frequently quotes the Bible, owns two SIG Sauer handguns, goes deer hunting each fall and asks audiences to sing a few verses of “America the Beautiful” at the start of campaign events,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The only Democrat elected to statewide office in Iowa, Sand is trying to jump to the governor’s mansion from his current state auditor post. In the process, he is offering a potential template for others in his party on how to compete in red-state America.”
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A personal friend of mine knows him, and now I do as well. Rob called me when he had decided to run for Governor, and happily told him I would support his candidacy.
Which I am doing.
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