Statewide Iowa — Events this past weekend have showcased the closing messages both political parties have for Iowa voters.
Governor Kim Reynolds spoke Saturday at a fundraiser hosted by fellow Republican Joni Ernst. Reynolds, who is up for reelection this year, made a pitch for all the Republicans running and started at the top of the ticket.
Senator Chuck Grassley, at the same event, emphasized the team concept, too.
A week ago, a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll suggested Grassley’s in his toughest re-election campaign since 1980. Mike Franken, Grassley’s Democratic opponent, campaigned in six cities this weekend.
On Sunday, Deidre DeJear, the Democratic candidate for governor, urged a crowd of Democrats to get out of their comfort zones and go door-to-door to reach voters.
The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House campaigned in Des Moines with DeJear and third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne. South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn says Democrats and President Biden were able to make some progress in the past two years, but the work isn’t done.
Axne urged Democrats to step up and push back against Republicans.
“We only have two weeks left folks. We need you to put it all on the line, every single bit of it,” Axne said. “This all comes down to the ballot box.” Zach Nunn, the Republican running in the third district, didn’t mention Axne by name in remarks to hundreds of Republicans on Saturday, but instead, focused on GOP priorities like tax cuts.
Early voting in Iowa started last Wednesday. Absentee ballot request forms for voting-by-mail are due in county auditor’s at the close of business today, October 24th. You may vote early in person at a county auditor’s office. Some counties have satellite voting centers operating in the lead-up to Election Day.
