Iowa’s shift red meets complex electorate in Hinson-Turek Senate showdown

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The campaign to replace outgoing Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) suggests winning in Iowa is more complicated than simply running as a Republican or Democrat, despite the state’s rightward trend over the past decade.

Six weeks before Election Day, Iowa Republican Senate nominee Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) wants Iowa to know she can work with Democrats while holding an endorsement from President Donald Trump as she takes on Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek.

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