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A win for Democrat Catelin Drey over far-right Christopher Prosch would hamstring the state’s Republican governor

He has compared abortion access to the Holocaust and pushed conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 2020 presidential election and climate crisis. Christopher Prosch is betting that Maga still rules in the US heartland.

On Tuesday, the far-right Republican will take on Democrat Catelin Drey in a special general election for Iowa state senate district 1 after the previous incumbent, Republican Rocky De Witt, died in June.

A victory for Drey would break Republicans’ supermajority in the state senate and deny governor Kim Reynolds the ability to stack agencies and courts with Maga loyalists. It would also give Democrats fresh hope that a blue wave is forming before next year’s midterm elections.

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Oh cripes...

Just no. One word, Tuberville.

A single win in a special election in a Red state means nothing and we've been shown this time and time again. It's great that she won, enjoy the win but there is no blue wave coming, not with this crappy party.