Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 6/6/26
Two big results: Zach Lahn edged out Randy Feenstra in the Republican gubernatorial primary — a surprise upset fueled by a dominant Polk County performance and a late push from conservative commentator Steve Deace. On the Democratic side, Josh Turek won the U.S. Senate primary more comfortably than…
A Baseball Writer Who Was Born for the Beat
Our guest on Monday knew at a very young age that he wanted baseball to be part of his life. As fate would have it, that wasn’t going to happen as a player.
Some people seem born for their names. Judges judge. Farmers farm. Bakers bake. And then there’s Jared Diamond.
A diamond, of course, is the …
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 6/20/26
Kathie got caught up on Derek Wulf as Lahn’s pick for Lieutenant Governor, this time noting his Ag Committee chairmanship could ease some rural skepticism toward Lahn. Then Laura dropped the real news: court filings show close to a million dollars in foreclosure and judgment cases tied to Wulf’s fa…
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 thro…
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/9/26
We welcome first-time guest Shane Vander Hart this week. He writes at shanevanderhart.com. Please give him a follow while you’re there.
We dug into school choice first. Rob Sand wants to bring back the ESA income cap and add audits, while Zach Lahn talks expansion without much detail. Shane and Lau…
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/15/26
We split up this week: Laura hit the Wing Ding in Clear Lake, Dave went to the Field of Dreams game. Both nights ran long.
Wing Ding drew its best crowd since 2019, about 750 people, with Mark Kelly headlining and fueling more 2028 speculation. Over in Newton, RNC Chair Jeff Kaufmann made the case …
Is Iowa the most intriguing state in the 2026 election?
We discussed that and more with Kathie Obradovich, Editor of the Iowa Capital Dispatch.In addition to an in depth discussion of the politics of the Hawkeye State, Tim, Wendy, and David began the show with the shocking interview where Donald Trump discussed measures he could take to halt the 2026 el…
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/29/26
We welcomed Ed Failor Jr. to the show for the first time — longtime Iowa Republican operative, former head of Iowans for Tax Relief — and put him through the paces alongside Kathie Obradovich and Laura Belin.
We dug into the new Suffolk poll. Ashley Hinson is up 45-41 on Josh Turek, Rob Sand is up …
Lahn Pops, Feenstra Drops, but Can They Pound Sand? Kathie Obradovich of The Iowa Capital Dispatch explains
Marked by unprecedented vacancies in its top offices, Iowa is seeing a wild election cycle. Kathie Obradovich, editor-in-chief of the IowaCapital Dispatch, breaks down the bizarre election cycle, how the GOP Gubernatorial primary may have flipped, what's happening in the Senate and Congressional ra…
Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/19/26
Chuck Grassley turns 93, soon becoming the second longest-serving senator in U.S. history — though Eric argues the milestone doesn’t sidestep the harder question of age and capacity. Laura notes he still won’t rule out running again in 2028, when he’d be 95.
The panel also digs into November’s ball…
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