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ProudMNDemocrat

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33. Iowa is predominantly RURAL..

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:23 AM

Jul 2025

The bigger cities are Des Moines, the Quad Cities, but mostly farms and smaller towns that will not be well served by Ernst and Grassley. No wonder they feel betrayed and Democrats hopeful.

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