Democrats flipped Iowa Senate seat and broke Republican super contributions | Iowa

Democratic candidate beats extremist Republicans in state Senate Elections in Iowaclaiming voters are “waking up” to realize that Donald Trump’s party “sells a list of working-class goods.”

Catelin Drey In a special election Tuesday, he defeated Iowa Senate District 1 and defeated Christopher Prosch to fill the seat of late Senator Rocky de Witt.

Proch is already in line with Trump’s magazine campaign Floating conspiracy theory The presidential election and the climate crisis in circa 2020. He also compared the chances of abortion for the Holocaust.

But Drey, 37, the marketing director, won 44% of Prosch’s vote with 55%, the title Trump’s more than 20 points in the region’s performance last year, which covers much of the Sioux.

Drey said Wednesday: “We have a message that resonates with voters. Now, people are frustrated by how things are going. Iowa’s economy is the last economy in the country.

Asked if the results had a verdict on Trump’s Maga agenda, Dray said: “Winning the necessary level of authenticity and transparency in this environment. People want to connect with candidates and they want to believe that this person will seek their best interests.”

Founder of grassroots organizations Iowa mom “People are awakening the fact that Republicans in Iowa and Republicans across the country have sold lists of working-class goods and are ready to develop policies that actually work for them,” added.

Despite the Democrats Struggling in WashingtonThis is their second Iowa Senate area this year after winning over 20 percentage points in the Trump-area victory, they have closed down this year.

Democrats have been underperforming in special legislative elections across the country, including winning another seat against Trump in the state Senate March in Pennsylvania.

This trend could cause trouble for Trump ahead of next year’s U.S. House and Senate midterm elections. Economist/Yougov Last week’s poll found These 40% of Americans agree with Trump’s presidency, while 56% disagree. Republicans are also facing Noisy town hall in their congressional district.

Heather Williams, chairman of the Democratic Legislative Movement Committee, explain: “When Trump and Republicans use tempting plans to undermine the economy and erode democracy, the Democratic special election victory should send a flashing warning to the Republicans: Voters reject the failed Magma agenda and leave Republican candidates in the dust.”

Drey raised $165,385 and spent $75,066 on the August 21 campaign, Des Moines newspaper reportsalthough Prosch raised $20,020 and spent $18,425 as of the same date. Both candidates received substantial support from their state parties in kind.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) also deployed 30,000 volunteers to “vote” efforts and hosted text and telephone banks with the Iowa Democrats to conduct Dray’s campaign.

DNC Chairman Ken Martin, explain: “Iowa is seeing Republicans as: selfish scammers who will throw voters under the bus to the rubber map – Spard Donald Trump’s disastrous agenda – they are ready to change.

“They are investing Republicans When notifying and showing Crystal, any Republican pushes Trump’s unpopular extreme agenda represents Iowa’s family rule. ”

Republicans feel contemptuous of state intervention Democrats As a sign of despair.

“National Democrats are so eager to win that they activate it,” said Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. 30,000 volunteers and a large number of state funds won the special election in the state Senate with hundreds of votes.

“If Democrats think things suddenly become so great in Iowa, they’ll bring back the pre-select.”

Drey’s victory broke the Republican super contribution of the Iowa Senate for the first time since the 2022 election. The new chamber of commerce margin is 33 Republicans of 17 Democrats. This allows Democrats to stop Gov. Kim ReynoldsSelect state agencies, boards and committees.

Matt McDermott, Democratic pollster and strategist on X social media platform Posted: “If you want to know why the Republicans are asking for maps, that’s what they’re afraid of.”