Auditor Rob Sand candidate for Iowa Governor on Democrat party image, ESAs, trans rights...
State Auditor Rob Sand is running for Iowa Governor. As the lone Democrat in Iowa public office, backed by a significantly weaker Democrat party, is he going to run as a Democrat or Independent? He discussed why he may not actually be opposed to the new ESA law, how he'll handle a GOP majority, and discusses his opposition to gender being removed from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Sand is positioning himself as an independent voice for Iowans but he has a difficult road ahead, especially as the national Democrat party faces a 30% approval rate, which is likely to lower after polls are conducted…
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