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Iowa primary voters deciding King's fate, Ernst's challenger
Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press
Updated 11:01 pm CDT, Monday, June 1, 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in northwest Iowa are deciding Tuesday whether they've had enough of conservative lightning rod Steve King, after tolerating the congressman's incendiary comments about immigrants and white supremacy for nearly two decades.
King, who was stripped of his committee assignments in 2018 for comments about white nationalism, faces four challengers in the GOP primary. One of them, state Sen. Randy Feenstra, has attracted support from key conservative groups as well as former King supporters.
If King loses Tuesday, establishment Republicans suggest the state's lone GOP-held U.S. House seat would likely remain in the party's hands, while a King primary victory could jeopardize the seat by setting up a rematch with the Democrat who came within 2 percentage points of beating him two years ago.
The Iowa primary also will determine a challenger for freshman Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, who has seen her approval numbers dip in recent months. Four Democrats are seeking the job.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Iowa-primary-voters-deciding-King-s-fate-Ernst-s-15309821.php
