On June 2, Zach Lahn won the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary. Campaigning as an “Iowa First” outsider focused on water quality, reducing corporate influence, and core conservative issues, the political newcomer and farmer/businessman pulled off a shocking upset, earning about 38% of the vote in a crowded five-candidate race and narrowly beating Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra.
On this episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” Deace extracts “8 lessons” the political right can learn from Lahn’s stunning victory.
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Lesson #1: Christian conservatives are changing from being profile-driven to issue-driven.
Deace explains that historically, Iowans have voted for people that look the part.
“We’re flyover country, and a lot of times the rest of the country just kind of wants to look down and sneer at us. So understanding
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