Democratic strategists are celebrating the outcome of an Iowa State Legislature race, hoping that it is a sign of things to come in the 2026 midterms and some key gubernatorial elections this year in Virginia and New Jersey.
In a special election for an Iowa State Senate seat held on Tuesday, August 26, Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch by roughly 10 percent.
The race’s outcome is generating a lot of discission on X, formerly Twitter.
The conservative group Republicans Against Trump tweeted, “JUST IN: Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa’s SD-01, 55% to 45%, a district Trump carried by 11.5% in 2024, breaking the GOP super-majority.”
KrassenCast journalist Brian Krassenstein wrote, “She won by 10 points. Trump won the district by 11.5 points A 20+ point swing! The tides are turning.”
Attorney Jordan Rhone commented, “WOW: Catelin Drey just flipped an Iowa Senate seat from red to blue — and ended the GOP supermajority. If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere.”
Author Scott Crass argued, “I will concede that Kim Reynolds might share some of the blame as opposed to just Trump. But that all the more drives home the point. That Iowans of all stripes are unhappy with how the GOP has governed.”
X user Deepak Kuman posted, “Big win Flipping a deep red district shows people are rejecting the Trump agenda and choosing real progress.”
Another X user, Francis Patano, tweeted, “This Iowa victory didn’t just happen. Shoutout to Catelin Drey, the incredible teams at @SenateMajority & the @iowademocrats, and thousands of Iowans being sick and tired of being sick and tired. No such thing as a permanently red state.”
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