Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 6/27/26
Audio has leaked of RFK Jr. calling Libertarian candidate Rick Stewart, pushing him to drop out of the 2nd District race without ever making a concrete offer. That’s part of a bigger pattern of Republicans working to push Libertarians off the ballot, both through direct calls like this one and through legal challenges. Marco Battalia got disqualified over a name issue, and the Libertarian governor and lieutenant governor candidates are now fighting their own disqualification in court.
We also revisited Governor Reynolds’ use of CARES Act money to pay 21 staffers back in 2020, a story Laura…
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