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Iowa Down Ballot podcast: Derek Wulf woes, new polling and a Beth bobblehead

Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/5/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Regulars Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich are back and we welcome newbie Eric Woolson on the show this week. We tackled split-ticket voting, another new poll, and more legal troubles for Derek Wulf. Read on Substack This week longtime political consultant Eric Woolson joins […]

Iowa Capital Dispatch · Kathie Obradovich · September 5, 2026

State Rep. Derek Wulf of Hudson will run as the Republican lieutenant governor candidate alongside GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn in the 2026 election. (Main photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch; inset photo courtesy of Zach Lahn’s campaign) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 9/5/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative

Regulars Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich are back and we welcome newbie Eric Woolson on the show this week. We tackled split-ticket voting, another new poll, and more legal troubles for Derek Wulf.

Read on Substack

This week longtime political consultant Eric Woolson joins the conversation, centering on a new report from the Des Moines Register about GOP lieutenant governor nominee Derek Wulf’s financial issues, new Iowa polling — and a bobblehead of Sen. Chuck Grassley and his dear departed vacuum cleaner, Beth. Listen here .

And the streak continues of talking about Libertarian candidates!

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