Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary warms up

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa. This week, Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary starts to warm up, a reminder that there is still a Republican U.S. Senate primary, and a national forecaster thinks Iowa’s gubernatorial election is Cooking (pause for laughs).This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman. Read the articles mentioned in this episode: 2:30 Elections forecaster shifts Iowa’s governor race to ‘toss up’ 15:22 Iowa Democrats Josh Turek, Zach Wahls clash over Schumer, outside money The plot is thickening in Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary 29:45 GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Carlin joins state candidates to campaign in Scott County This episode was produced by Gazette social video producer Bailey Cichon.

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This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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