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Why Did Iowa Republicans Snub The Trump-Backed Candidate?

Why Did Iowa Republicans Snub The Trump-Backed Candidate?

Left, Right & Center vor 3 Monaten

Iowa Republicans picked Zach Lahn over his Trump-backed opponent in the gubernatorial primary. Was this a rebuke of Trump? We debate whether the president’s tough immigration policies are needed to keep the country safe. Also, Trump’s Anti-Weaponization F

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Left Right & Center is for listeners who feel like people on the other side of the political divide are on Mars.

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Iowa Republicans picked Zach Lahn over the Trump-backed Randy
Feenstra in the gubernatorial primary. Lahn’s a farmer who spoke
about the pain of high fertilizer prices and cancer caused by
pesticides, earning him support from the MAHA. Was this some
rebuke of Trump, or just voters looking for the right person to
make their lives better?

Critics say ICE detainees face horrific conditions. Trump won
over a lot of voters arguing that tough immigration policies were
needed to keep the country safe. Does what’s unfolding at these
detention centers cross a line?

Plus, the President’s short-lived Anti-Weaponization Fund seems
to be dead, and one listener asks when AI political ads cross a
line.

Producer: Leo Duran

Host: David Greene

Guests:

Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown
University's Institute of Politics and Public Service -
@MoElleithee

Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch -
@whignewtons