Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s nomination to be the new ambassador to China will scramble Iowa’s 2018 political picture.First, Democrats now know they won’t have to face the man they have never been able to beat. Meanwhile, Republicans who may have been considering a run for the office in the event the governor didn’t seek a seventh term now will have to deal with the fact that Lt.
Branstad Pick Scrambles 2018 Election Picture
By Ed Tibbetts, Quad City Times, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Wed, 12/07/2016 - 11:35am
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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