An outsider Democrat taking on both parties in Iowa On the Road

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Aug 26, 202634:31News & Politics

In a new episode of the On the Road, Jonathan Martin sits down with Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand at the Iowa State Fair to talk politics over a pork tenderloin and a deep-fried Twinkie. Sand, a Democrat running...

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