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Winners, Losers, and Delusions from Iowa’s Primary Night
Primary nights are fun because everybody spends six months telling us what’s going to happen, and then voters show up and ruin half the narratives.
Last night’s Republican gubernatorial primary was no exception. Here are the winners and losers.
The Elitist Double Standard: Christina Bohannan Rails Against Billionaires While Cashing Their Checks
This same double standard shows up in her stance on education. She has consistently fought against school choice options for everyday Iowan families, yet had no problem cutting massive tuition checks to send her own kid to an exclusive private school. That massive gap between what she preaches on the campaign trail and how she actually lives her life is drawing heavy fire as the general election gets underway.
Thirty Days for Deadbeat David Pautsch: A Perennial Non-Factor’s Very Real Court Record
While Pautsch’s campaign amounts to little more than a vanity project destined for a swift defeat at the polls, the absolute shamelessness of his bid is worth noting. The voters of Iowa’s First District deserve to know exactly who is cluttering their primary ballot, even if his candidacy doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.
Feenstra Leads Bipartisan Push to Protect Rural Maternity Wards From Federal Penalty
In an effort to halt the alarming decline in rural labor and delivery units across the country, Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra introduced the Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support (MOMS) Act of 2026. The bipartisan legislation aims to remove regulatory hurdles that currently force small, rural hospitals to choose between maintaining maternity care or keeping their vital federal funding status.
