Is Iowa returning to pre farm crises days of being a strongly Republican state

[OSR stands with Israel]

While Iowa since 1988 has been considered an elastic swing state and one could argue from 1988-2012 it was an elastic democratic leaning state , before 1988 it was one of the most Republican states in the country . For example in 1980 CBS pre-election coverage they call Iowa as expected one of the historically Republican plain states .

Also from 1856-1984 Iowa only voted Democratic 5 times , while for comparison Kansas from 1864-1984 voted Democratic 6 times

[jamestroll]

yes.. how many more iowa threads do we need?

Could Democrats be re-elected to the down ballot offices they hold in 2022? I guess they could. Could they win a fluke governor or senate race within the next 20 years.. maybe.. sure. Just like any other state.

but yes it is a strongly GOP state.

[Mr.Phips]

It’s really time for Dems to come out for abolishing farm subsidies.  This could be one area where Dems could join together with Ted Cruz on.  There are literally no farm state Democrats left in the House or Senate.  This would also expose Pat Roberts and Chuck Grassley like Republicans for their hypocrisy on big government.

[Hope For A New Era]

We will not know until after Trump is gone. The rural areas are still less R than those of other states, even with Trump on the ballot, and the urban areas are very D and growing.

2018 gave us some indication that, while the "soft" D rurals are gone, the historically strong D rural areas bounced back when Trump was not on the ballot. Wapello, Muscatine, and so on.

So, it really remains to be seen. It's clear that Iowa has moved to the right since 2012 - the question is how much. I think it will still be competitive and elastic, but R-leaning. No reason why Dems shouldn't remain strong at the state level.

[SenatorCouzens]

It’s really time for Dems to come out for abolishing farm subsidies.  This could be one area where Dems could join together with Ted Cruz on.  There are literally no farm state Democrats left in the House or Senate.  This would also expose Pat Roberts and Chuck Grassley like Republicans for their hypocrisy on big government.

Doesn't the pandemic's interruption of international supply chains and the possible interruption of supply chains due to an unforeseen future event illustrate the need for this country to be food self-sufficient? Many countries aren't.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Yes, Greenfield was the best shot D's had in taking IA back, she lost in part of Pelosi holding onto stimulus too long. The Congress has a 35% approval rating. Reynolds will be easily Reelected Gov

There was talk of a JD Scholten Gov run in 2022, but that's not happening

[darklordoftech]

It’s really time for Dems to come out for abolishing farm subsidies.  This could be one area where Dems could join together with Ted Cruz on.  There are literally no farm state Democrats left in the House or Senate.  This would also expose Pat Roberts and Chuck Grassley like Republicans for their hypocrisy on big government.

Doesn't the pandemic's interruption of international supply chains and the possible interruption of supply chains due to an unforeseen future event illustrate the need for this country to be food self-sufficient? Many countries aren't.

Farm subsidies decrease the food supply.

[Skill and Chance]

Yes, it's pretty gone.  The state had no cultural reasons to stay with Dems long term once the memory of the Farm Crisis faded.  Trump basically forcing the GOP to drop their opposition to farm subsidies and then actively pushing a bailout sealed the deal.