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"When We Remove the R and the D from Things, We Know That Progressive Policy Wins"

An interview with Iowa State Senator-elect Catelin Drey

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Matt Kerbel
Aug 30, 2025
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Last Tuesday, Democrat Catelin Drey won the special election in the First State Senate District of Iowa by 11 points, defeating an ultra-MAGA Republican in a district Donald Trump won by the same margin last year. That’s a swing of 22 points—and the fourth special election in Iowa this year to move to Democrats by a margin of 22 points or more.

It caused…

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