Did Avoiding the "Big Lie" Help the Iowa GOP Win Big?

Jan 12, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -98% Extremely Liberal

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

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  • Politician Portrayal

    58% Negative

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"Republican operatives in the state, like Kush Desai, Iowa GOP communications director, attribute the success to what they see as transformational work by Governor Reynolds and unified messaging from Iowa Republicans."
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16% Conservative
"In just the first two weeks of the 118th Congress, Trump's continued influence has made itself clear."
Positive
8% Conservative
"While the reasons for the Republican pickups in each of these states vary to a degree -- congressional gerrymandering organized by Governor Ron DeSantis was a strong contributor to Republicans' success in Florida, whereas in New York, some media outlets attribute Republican success to the party's capitalization on fears of crime -- the combination of both victories is arguably responsible for the GOP majority in the House."
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4% Conservative
"Yet Pappas -- like many House Democrats across the country -- exceeded expectations and won by a more than seven-point margin."
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2% Conservative
"Unlike today's national GOP, where 15 votes and a near-brawl proved necessary to bring together a majority in the House to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, Iowa Republicans campaigned on messages marketable to Republicans and independents as well -- which meant a shared distancing from election denialism, according to Steffen Schmidt, professor emeritus of political science at Iowa State University."
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0% Conservative
"The debacle over the House speakership and McCarthy's eventual concessions highlight the hold that the far right still has over the party."
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-4% Liberal
"Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, who won reelection with a nearly 15-point margin, had campaigned with Trump in November."
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-6% Liberal
"Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, who won reelection with a nearly 15-point margin, had campaigned with Trump in November."
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-6% Liberal
"But merely supporting Trump, or receiving his endorsement, does not have the same effect as denying the results of the last presidential election, said Hanson."
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-10% Liberal
"In New Hampshire for example, the race between Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas and pro-Trump challenger Karolina Leavitt in the state's First Congressional District was rated a toss-up by The Cook Political Report."
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-12% Liberal
"As President Biden wrote in a December 2 address to the Democratic National Committee, Too often over the past 50 years, candidates have dropped out or had their candidacies marginalized by the press and pundits because of poor performances in small states early in the process before voters of color cast a vote."
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-16% Liberal
"In general, the trend held across the country; a New York Times analysis found that in competitive congressional districts, Trump-aligned Republicans lost half a point from the Republican vote margin in the 2020 election, compared to a gain of over six points for other Republicans."
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-22% Liberal
"But with Trump ruing for president in 2024, pulling entirely away from the shadow of the Big Lie seems increasingly difficult."
Negative
-24% Liberal

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