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Iowa Down Ballot podcast: New governor/US Senate poll, Medicaid fraud

Aug 09, 2026 | 1:47 pm ET
By Kathie Obradovich
Iowa Down Ballot podcast: New governor/US Senate poll, Medicaid fraud
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The Iowa State Capitol as seen April 8, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 8/9/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative

Regulars Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich are back this week and we have Shane Vander Hart as well to catch us back up with a busy couple weeks in Iowa politics.

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We’re back after a week away, and conservative blogger Shane Vander Hart joins the conversation. We look at the horse race with a new poll in the Iowa governor and U.S. Senate races, plus new discussion about the Medicaid Fraud Task Force chaired by Attorney General Brenna Bird. Listen here.