The Senate would be a far bigger battle than he has ever attempted, and the primary field is no longer empty. I don't know Iowa on the ground at all, never even set foot in the State. But I have known Rob for quite a few years now, know that he takes every job he has ever had completely seriously, has a real conscience, and is a smart Democrat who could have a good thirty or more years of public service ahead of him if the chips fall favorably.
As a non-Iowan who lives in Europe, he respects my views on things European, but I never made any pretense of knowing his home turf. I barely know that Des Moines isn't Dubuque. The decision to set his sights higher needs to be made by him and the local people he listens to. If there is a germ of a movement to encourage him to try for higher office, if it gets started by a disjointed grassroots number of notes and social media posts encouraging him, well, people DO listen to that kind of thing these days. Just in case you know anybody in Iowa, you understand............
Edit history
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
= new reply since forum marked as read