Iowa Down Ballot: Debates, forecast shifts and dueling polls
Oct 11, 2026 | 12:55 pm ET
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek debates his Republican opponent Ashley Hinson on Oct. 7, 2026, at Iowa PBS in Johnston. (Pool photo by Cody Scanlan/The Des Moines Register)
The podcast crew is short-handed but not short on news to discuss. Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich discuss debates in the races for governor, U.S. Senate and Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, plus shifting political forecasts and polls that don’t line up.
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Des Moines, IA
