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Iowa Down Ballot podcast: GOP pivots, Trump’s poll lawsuit and upcoming debates

Sep 27, 2026 | 1:16 pm ET
By Kathie Obradovich
Iowa Down Ballot podcast: GOP pivots, Trump’s poll lawsuit and upcoming debates
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Republican Ashley Hinson pledged to be President Donald Trump's ally during her U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Cedar Rapids Sep. 14, 2025. Now some GOP candidates are distancing themselves from Trump on the Iran war and other issues. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/26/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative

Laura, Kathie, and Ed are back this weekend to discuss GOP pivots, the Trump/Selzer lawsuit dismissal, and candidate debates scheduled for October.

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Ed Failor, Jr., joins host Dave Price, Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich this week. Topics include whether some GOP candidates are pivoting away from President Donald Trump, the dismissal of the Trump lawsuit over a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, and a look ahead at candidate debates. Listen or watch here.