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progressoid

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8. Agreed.

Reply to sagesnow (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:09 PM

Nov 2018

It's pretty frustrating that Axne and Finkenhauer won but not Hubbell. But I think they both ran a much better campaign than he did. There seemed to be a lack of enthusiasm from the start as well as a few missed opportunities. Hope we learn something from this.

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Hubbell won eleven of ninety-nine counties [View all] Cairycat Nov 2018 OP

I'm sad about DeJear. roody Nov 2018 #1

Me also. But Iowans today seem satisfied with a third rate party hack like Pate. rurallib Nov 2018 #3

Haven't really tried to digest what happened at the state level yet rurallib Nov 2018 #2

IMHO IA started to go crazy when the Religious Right took over the GOP in IA in late 80s bobbieinok Nov 2018 #6

Upside is Kim Reynolds exboyfil Nov 2018 #4

Cindy Axne was in my small red county innumerable times, Hubbell sagesnow Nov 2018 #5

Agreed. progressoid Nov 2018 #8

I think you're right about Hubbell not having the right disposition for politics. minstrel76 Nov 2018 #7

His lack of connection to the rural counties was my concern from the day he won the primary. progressoid Nov 2018 #9

Steady stream of poison from conservative rural local radio stations. IADEMO2004 Nov 2018 #10

I see someone gets rural Iowa Iowa420 Nov 2018 #11

Welcome Iowa420. Face to face door to door for Democrats. IADEMO2004 Nov 2018 #12