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Cairycat

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 07:51 AM Sep 2025

Former Congressman Rod Blum seeks return to Iowa's 2nd District

https://www.kwwl.com/news/top-stories/former-congressman-rod-blum-seeks-return-to-iowas-2nd-district/article_80e335e7-7658-4066-96a4-d35c25e60544.html

Since Ashley Hinson is running for Senate, like a bad penny, Rod Blum is back, aiming to misrepresent this part of Iowa. Typical Repub - rich over working class, antagonistic towards the press, Trump ass-kisser. One hopes the IDP can dig up some good dirt on him.

Here's a clip from 2017 showing him storming out of an interview with a KCRG reporter:
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(two minutes, comments pinpoint some interesting (!) moments)

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Former Congressman Rod Blum seeks return to Iowa's 2nd District (Original Post) Cairycat Sep 2025 OP
Thanks for the reminder of what an egotistical asshole rurallib Sep 2025 #1
What an ass. progressoid Sep 2025 #2

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