by Luke Martz | Sep 10, 2026 | Campaigns, Governor, Opinion
Rob Sand wants Iowans to hire him as the outsider who’s too pure for the two-party system. Funny thing about that pitch — it only works if you don’t check his LinkedIn. His priorities page opens with “a small group of powerful insiders in Des...
by Luke Martz | Sep 9, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
He swears he’s clean of corporate PAC cash. Then he cashes checks from Democratic leadership PACs that take Pfizer and UnitedHealth money. Josh Turek has a favorite applause line. He said it to The Young Turks. He posted it on Facebook: “I’m not taking any corporate...
by Luke Martz | Jul 29, 2026 | Campaigns, Congress, Media, Opinion
Democrats are watching their hopes of flipping Iowa’s 3rd District evaporate as Sarah Trone Garriott’s own record keeps surfacing, so the Des Moines Register rode to the rescue with a “fact check.” One small problem: the internet remembers...
