Readback: Crisscrossing the Hawkeye State

About this episode

Max and Laura discuss Iowa Democrats' optimism in the upcoming midterms and what to expect when Congress returns after recess.

Max and Laura discuss Iowa Democrats' optimism in the upcoming midterms and what to expect when Congress returns after recess. This story was featured in The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Max, Laura

Topics covered

• Iowa Democrats
• midterms
• Congress
• politics
• optimism

Keywords

• Iowa
• midterms
• Congress
• optimism
• politics

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Organizations: Iowa Democrats, Punchbowl News

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