Rep. Steve King’s political career could come to a crashing halt today when Iowa Republicans decide the fate of the congressman whose offensive and racist rhetoric has moved heavyweights in his own party to plot against him
could come to a crashing halt Tuesday when Iowa Republicans decide the fate of the congressman whose offensive and racist rhetoric has moved heavyweights in his own party to plot against him.since the coronavirus gripped the nation. Voters in the state will also choose a Democrat to take on Republican Sen.
The fate of King, an opponent of immigration and multiculturalism who has supported white nationalist candidates abroad, will be decided amid massive social protests in the wake of the killing of an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer last week. But should he fall short on Tuesday night, it will not beFeenstra, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, evangelical leaders and the Iowa political establishment, have painted King as ineffective.
A remark he made to The New York Times in 2019, questioning when white supremacy and white nationalism had become negative terms, launched a maelstrom that got him booted off congressional committees. King’s detractors have claimed he is not able to effectively advocate for northwest Iowa. As polls tightened in the final weeks between King and Feenstra, outside groups dumped money into the race in a last-ditch effort to oust the incumbent.
While Feenstra is the strongest challenger on the ballot, King could benefit from a splintered field. Former state Rep. Jeremy Taylor, Army veteran Bret Richards and businessman Steve Reeder are also running and will likely siphon away some of the anti-King vote.Democrats willto take on Ernst, the first-term senator who captured the seat six years ago running as an outsider, famous for an ad in which she said she would make Washington “squeal.
Theresa Greenfield is the frontrunner and has backing from national Democrats and local labor organizations. She has also benefited from substantial spending on her behalf by outside groups, which has rankled some of her opponents. She needs to capture 35 percent of the vote to win the race outright.
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