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1/8 👋 A quick introduction to Iowa First Check. We’re an independent citizen-journalism project tracking Iowa’s 2026 governor’s race between Rob Sand and Zach Lahn. Our goal is simple: keep facts, records and context in the discussion. iowafirstcheck.com
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Trump supporter: “We don’t need socialism in this country”

Jason Selvig: “And what is socialism?” TS: “Look what the Democrats are doing. They’ll raise your taxes. They don’t give a shit about the American people” JS: “And what is socialism?” TS: “Look what they’re doing to America. You have all these environmentalist people, they stopped drilling oil wells” JS: “And what is socialism?”
 TS: “Well look what the Democrats are doing, it’s plain and simple” JS: “But what is the definition of socialism?” TS: “I don’t need to go into big words or whatever. I’m just telling you, we don’t need it in America”
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Thanks for proving you can’t read.
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Shocker. Serial sexual abuser linked to pedophilia sex ring supports someone who attacks a sexual assault victim by platforming the one person in the world who should have stopped the assaulting.
Trump on what he told Vivek Ramaswamy about his vile ad: "I told him, Leave it up! And look upstairs and say, Thank you God very much, I appreciate it!"
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This man and those who still support him are an absolute disgrace. He is anti-American and not even a Republican.
Trump on the Iowa Senate race: "I don't even understand why they are having the election, to be honest with you"
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RAGBRAI (The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) is one of the most celebrated bike rides in the world.
Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."
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Aka instead of solving cancer Im gonna pass more trans bills.
🚨 WATCH: Zach Lahn joins President Trump on stage in his hometown of Sioux City: "This President has been fighting to preserve the culture of the United States... And my promise to you is I am going to defend the culture of this state."
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Sand, a lifelong hunter, isn’t interested in taking guns away (plus, constitutional issues). He also has taken heat from the left over his trans stances. Governors don’t control borders. The tax rise is just not true. President ShitsHisSelf here is why gas and prices are high.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "You need to defeat radical Dumocrat Rob Sand, who wants to raise your taxes by $7,500, he wants to take away your guns and Second Amendment, he's in favor of transgender mutilation, and your borders will be wide open for criminals to pour into... You need to go vote for a businessman who will cut your property taxes, lower your gas prices, support our police, and keep criminals behind bars. Your next Governor: ZACH LAHN!"
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FACT CHECK: President Fucktits doesn’t have the right to run again. Also he was in charge when “they” supposedly cheated and “they” only rigged the Presidency and not Congressional elections.
Trump: I think I have the right to run for president again because they cheated.
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More than 1 in 20 Iowans have faced a cancer diagnosis. Zach Nunn has mentioned cancer on his campaign Twitter six times. About 1 in 1,092 students in Iowa identify as trans female. Nunn's campaign Twitter has mentioned the girls' sports issue ten times this year.
When Iowa parents asked Sarah Trone Garriott to keep boys out of their girls’ sports and locker rooms, she voted no. The best way to make sure Sarah can't do the same thing in Congress is to bank your vote early. Find your location, make a plan, and make your voice heard. ⬇️ Go to sos.iowa.gov to find your polling location.
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Replying to @IowaGOP
I suspect someone is going to vote in Belle Plaine who doesn't maintain full-time residency in Iowa.
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.@millermeeks things voting for the Epstein file release (once it polled well) but not doing anything to ensure the files are actually released — AND EVEN BETTER PEDOPHILES BROUGHT TO JUSTICE NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY ARE WORTH — is enough, apparently.
Clearly this bill was not sufficient as no additional charges have been filed. What are you planning to do to actually bring justice to these victims abused by rich and powerful men?
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Zach Lahn is cosplaying as a poor, normal dude again.
🔥 WATCH: Zach Lahn calls out CNN for repeating billionaire Rob Sand's lies about his family: "What you're reporting on is $15 million in attack ads spent by a Democrat candidate... Yesterday, some of his more deranged supporters were actually tracking my plane, which only had my minor children on it— something that, in many cases, would warrant a restraining order, but in this case, it's actually warranting a question from CNN."
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Definitely not a bot, just an Iowan who hasn't lost their fucking common sense.
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Clearly this bill was not sufficient as no additional charges have been filed. What are you planning to do to actually bring justice to these victims abused by rich and powerful men?
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Also this context
This award was for the fy22-23. Iowa city started fudging books/taking out unauthorized loans, etc the following fiscal years. Dept of Education is frontline oversight of schools using private auditors/& compliance.
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Yeah because people are tired of Israel having more power in politics than Americans. Unfortunately they will just start operating in the dark.
"AIPAC announced on Wednesday that, after three cycles of direct political involvement through its political action committee AIPAC PAC, it will no longer issue endorsements or directly earmark contributions to candidates, but said it will remain involved in political organizing and fundraising in other ways, including with its influential super PAC."
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Casey’s pizza is bipartisan.
In Iowa, Casey’s is where you fill up and grab breakfast pizza on the way to work.  I got a behind-the-scenes look at how everything that goes into those breakfast pizzas makes it from the warehouse in Ankeny to your hometown store. Thanks to the team at Casey's for having us! 🍕
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We also know the state auditor doesn’t automatically audit every school district. The @IowaGOP could change this if they don’t want schools picking their auditor. 🤷‍♂️ iowafirstcheck.com/fact-chec… @ZachLahn could just talk about Rob’s policies and argue why your’s are better.
📸 PICTURED: Rob Sand in 2023 presenting his "PIE Award" for fiscal efficiency to Iowa City Public Schools. Since then, we've learned that they violated state law by moving $38M without required board approval. They also overspent their capital projects fund by $45M over the last four fiscal years. They've now had to take out an $8M loan just to meet their cash-flow needs in the current school year. Our state's third largest school district has spent years wasting our money and the 'Auditor' gave them an award for it.
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3/ Some county standouts for ballots received versus the same point in 2022: Pottawattamie: +106% Story: +70% Warren: +67% Johnson: +45% It crosses party lines: Republican returns more than doubled in Pottawattamie; no-party returns more than doubled in Story and Warren.
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