Welcome to Monday’s Washington Secrets. A lot has changed in the Senate races during the past week. What was supposed to be an easy hold for Republicans now looks like a proper contest. Today, we have exclusive focus group research from Iowa, detailing the issues that matter to independent voters there and how they will make their decision. It is not good news for Republican hopes of holding the seat vacated by Joni Ernst.

The road to the Senate runs through Iowa.

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