Voter mood shifts as negative ads rise in Iowa races
Iowa voters react to a surge in negative political ads with mixed strategies. Firefighters and retirees discuss abstaining or casting absentee ballots while small business owners worry about minimum wage impacts and health care costs. Local residents cite economy and campaign tactics as key concerns.
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Jason Jordan
Iowa City
Coral Ridge Mall
Coralville
Nancy Holmes
Nancy
Shannon Teeling
Mechanicsville
Lisbon
FOX
CNN
Shannon
Iowa
Chet Culver
Jim Nussle
Leigh Ann Baxa
Leigh Ann
Bob Selk
Alburnett
Springville
Coleman Boley
University of Iowa Food Service
Marion
John Huntington
Huntington’s
John
United Fire & Casualty Co
Cedar Rapids
John Anderson
Connie Snyder
Balot
Iowa House Prospects Shift After Nussle Exit
Iowa faces an uncertain House with a Democratic majority unlikely to preserve Rep. Jim Nussle’s Ways and Means seat. Bruce Braley or Mike Whalen may seek Ways and Means but openings favor senior members on other panels. Boswell could gain on Agriculture or Select Intelligence, while Harkin remains influential on farm policy and appropriations as a senior member. Grassley and Baucus may coordinate on Finance and Appropriations paths. Tom Latham would hold an important Appropriations slot if re elected.
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Jim Nussle
Nussle
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Mike Whalen
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Leonard Boswell
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congress
White House
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Grassley
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Tom Latham
Dennis Hastert
Illinois
Hastert
John Boehner
Ohio
Latham
Boehner
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