Iowa
Mathis, Bohannan rally supporters during Labor Day fall campaign kickoff
Iowa state Sen. Liz Mathis (left), D-Hiawatha, and state Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa Metropolis name out raffle winners’ names throughout a marketing campaign occasion Saturday at Sutliff Farm & Cider Home in Lisbon. Mathis is operating for Congress towards Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, and Bohannan is operating towards Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Iowa state Sen. Liz Mathis (left), D-Hiawatha, and state Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa Metropolis, name out raffle winners names throughout a Democratic marketing campaign occasion Saturday at Sutliff Farm & Cider Home in Lisbon. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
LISBON — If Democrats have any hope of flipping Republican-held U.S. Home and Senate seats in Iowa, it’s going to be received on the margins and centered on mobilizing voters round abortion rights, opposition to former President Donald Trump and placing Republicans on the defensive over voting towards the federal infrastructure regulation and Democrats’ local weather, well being care and tax invoice, mentioned former U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa.
“That is going to be received on the margins — whether or not it’s on abortion, whether or not it’s on any variety of different points the place there is probably not an enormous impact simply at that difficulty — however there’s going to be sufficient that anybody who goes after plenty of these points can put this collectively, I believe, and have a profitable marketing campaign, particularly on the Home and Senate ranges,” mentioned Loebsack, echoing nationwide Democratic voices expressing rising optimism about salvaging their majority within the midterm elections.
With Labor Day serving because the unofficial kickoff to the autumn marketing campaign season, Loebsack joined Iowa Democratic candidates operating for state and federal workplace gathered at Sutliff Farm & Cider Home in Lisbon on Saturday for a marketing campaign rally to assist elect Liz Mathis and Christina Bohannan. About 350 individuals attended, in response to Mathis’ marketing campaign.
Mathis, a Democratic state senator from Hiawatha, is operating to unseat Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion in Iowa’s newly reconfigured 2nd Congressional District.
Bohannan, a College of Iowa regulation professor and Democratic state consultant from Iowa Metropolis, is operating towards Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa in Iowa’s new 1st Congressional District.
Democratic former Iowa state Sen. Rita Hart, who misplaced to Miller-Meeks by six votes in 2020 after a recount — the narrowest margin of victory in a U.S. Home race since 1984 — emceed the occasion alongside Loebsack, who retired from Congress on the finish of 2020 after 14 years representing southeast Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.
Mathis and Bohannan criticized Hinson and Miller-Meeks for voting towards the federal infrastructure invoice signed into regulation whereas praising tasks supported by their funding.
The pair additionally known as out the Republican incumbents for voting towards a Home invoice that might have expanded well being care advantages to veterans uncovered to poisonous burn pits and different hazardous substances throughout their army service.
Whereas Hinson and Miller-Meeks did vote towards the invoice that originated within the U.S. Home of Representatives, H.R. 3967, each voted for the U.S. Senate model of the invoice, S. 3373, which handed and have become regulation.
The Democratic congressional candidates additionally criticized the Home GOP incumbents for voting towards the Inflation Discount Act.
The laws, signed into regulation final month by President Joe Biden, makes an attempt to deal with inflation by decreasing the federal deficit and growing taxes on high-income companies. It boosts clear vitality tax credit, permits Medicare to barter decrease drug costs for seniors, caps insulin prices at $35 monthly for Medicare sufferers and extends non permanent subsidies for thousands and thousands of households receiving assist paying for medical insurance premiums by way of the general public market.
The federal laws was authorised on straight party-line votes, with all Democrats approving and all Republicans opposing.
Republicans, together with Hinson and Miller-Meeks, have argued the laws represents extra federal authorities taxing and spending and mentioned it won’t constrain inflation.
State Rep. Christina Bohannan of Iowa Metropolis, a candidate for Congress, speaks throughout a Democratic marketing campaign occasion Saturday at Sutliff Farm & Cider Home in Lisbon. She is operating towards U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
“She will’t inform the reality about her document, as a result of what she has accomplished is vote towards every thing that might make odd Iowans lives higher, after which tried to take credit score for the great issues anyone else has accomplished,” Bohannan mentioned of Miller-Meeks. “And it’s time for Democrats, independents and Republicans — sure, Republicans — to come back collectively and finish this type of political division and extremism that plagues our nation.”
She and Mathis known as Jap Iowa “floor zero” for Democrats within the midterms.
The pair had been named to the Democratic Congressional Marketing campaign Committee’s “Purple to Blue” program that helps top-tier candidates operating in swing districts Democrats see as key to retaining or rising their slim five-seat majority within the Home. Democrats misplaced each Iowa Home seats within the 2020 election.
“When all this started, like nearly all Democrats, I used to be significantly involved about what our probabilities had been going to be” within the midterms elections in Iowa and throughout the nation, Loebsack instructed The Gazette earlier than the occasion.
“However, I do assume that we’re trending in the proper course proper now,” he mentioned. “There’s no approach I’m going to foretell that we’re going to have success and one way or the other maintain the Home and the Senate and all that. However, I believe we now have considerably higher probabilities.”
Loebsack pointed to latest rankings shifts and inside marketing campaign polling displaying the Jap Iowa races getting tighter as proof that momentum is transferring towards Democrats within the battle for the Home.
Each Roll Name and Inside Elections modified their forecasts for each Iowa’s 1st and 2nd congressional district campaigns within the Democratic candidates’ favor, from “possible Republican” to “lean Republican.”
Iowa state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha, a Democratic candidate for Congress, addresses a crowd throughout a Democratic marketing campaign occasion Saturday 2022, at Sutliff Farm & Cider Home in Lisbon. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
“We will take what we discovered on this purple district that I’m in as an Iowa state senator and scale it up,” Mathis mentioned. “And meaning speaking and messaging to individuals in regards to the issues they wish to hear options for, just like the economic system and inflation, proper? Like reproductive rights. And Medicare and Social Safety don’t contact.”
Republicans reply
Nationwide Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Berg, in an announcement, mentioned if elected Mathis and Bohannan “will rubber-stamp Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi’s dangerous insurance policies in Congress.”
“Iowans who need lowered inflation, safe borders and secure communities will vote for Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in November,” Berg mentioned.
Hinson marketing campaign supervisor Sophie Crowell echoed Berg in an announcement, stating Mathis helps “Biden and Pelosi’s tax hikes, forcing Iowans to repay others’ pupil loans.”
“A vote for liberal Liz is a vote for an additional two years of Nancy Pelosi as speaker, extra reckless spending and better gasoline costs,” Crowell mentioned. “Whereas Ashley Hinson will at all times rise up for Iowa households, Liz has confirmed she’s going to aspect with Pelosi over Iowans each single time.”
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.
Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.
The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.
Nebraska’s offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.
The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.
Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.
Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.
Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.
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Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz made his view of the quarterback position pretty clear after Saturday’s 35-7 loss at Ohio State.
No, the Hawkeyes are not headed for a change at quarterback, Ferentz said.
“We’re not ready, I think, to have a controversy at that position,” the longtime head coach said.
The loss to Ohio State again illustrated the gap between Iowa and national powerhouses. The Hawkeyes haven’t beaten one of the three giants of the Big Ten — Penn State, Michigan or Ohio State — since a 2021 win over the Nittany Lions. Against ranked opponents last season, Iowa was beaten a combined 92-0.
Perhaps you could point to the fact that Iowa at least scored on Saturday as progress. But in reality, Saturday’s margin was similar to those three games last season.
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The quarterback position wasn’t good enough on Saturday. Cade McNamara finished the game 14-of-20 passing for 98 yards and three turnovers — two fumbles and one interception. Just like the game itself, the quarterback play fit an old, tired narrative.
When, if ever, will Iowa’s quarterback woes finally be solved?
To be clear, quarterback production was not the only deficient area on Saturday. The Hawkeyes were beaten in the trenches — on both sides of the ball — and outgained 203-116 on the ground. Iowa’s defense also gave up four touchdowns through the air.
After Iowa trailed just 7-0 at the break, it got ugly in the second half. Ohio State is a legitimate national championship threat, and the Hawkeyes didn’t do much in the third and fourth quarters to show they could compete at that level.
“The bottom line is, you’ve got to play clean football against a team like this,” Ferentz said. “We weren’t able to do that. They get some credit on that, too.”
Kirk Ferentz on Cade McNamara after loss to Ohio State: ‘Cade will be fine’
Kirk Ferentz discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
Since the 2019 departure of Nate Stanley, Iowa’s quarterback struggles have been no secret. Whether it be Spencer Petras or Alex Padilla or Deacon Hill, Iowa hasn’t gotten necessary production from that position. There was optimism that McNamara, once a prized transfer from Michigan, would be the solution.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career, McNamara has fallen short of that.
The lowest bar for McNamara to clear as Iowa’s quarterback — taking care of the ball — is something he was unable to do on Saturday.
McNamara’s turnovers came on three consecutive possessions to open the second half, all but erasing any first-half hope that Iowa had managed to build.
Because Iowa lives in such thin margins, avoiding turnovers is paramount, even more so against a team like Ohio State. The lack of ball security was a reason the quarterback position was such a disaster at Iowa last season. Hill finished the season with a ratio of eight interceptions to five passing touchdowns.
McNamara’s touchdown pass-to-interception ratio this season is now 3-to-3. He was without a turnover against Illinois State, Troy and Minnesota, but coughing up the ball proved costly against Iowa State and Ohio State. An early second-half turnover against Iowa State this season gave the Cyclones life. Three against Ohio State on Saturday shut the door on a possible upset.
“We evaluate every position week to week,” Ferentz said about quarterback. “But we’re comfortable. I think Cade’s improving. I really do. It sounds funny with the turnovers today, I think he seems more comfortable. His timing seems better. And he was getting the ball out really well in the first half. We have to improve as a collective offense.”
It might go against popular opinion but to Ferentz’s point, McNamara started Saturday’s contest well, completing 10 of his first 12 passes. There is, however, a gaping hole in that argument.
Completion efficiency is not McNamara’s biggest issue. In fact, in the last two games — against Minnesota and Ohio State — he was a combined 25-of-39, marking major improvement from a putrid 13-of-29 outing against Iowa State.
But that extremely efficient stretch against Ohio State matters less if it amounts to zero points and also means turning the ball over three times later on.
In his Iowa career, McNamara has not yet thrown a touchdown against a power conference opponent (granted, a redzone package with backup Brendan Sullivan was implemented earlier this season, making it more difficult for McNamara to do so). But more troubling than the lack of touchdowns are the fact that all three of his interceptions this season have come against power conference opponents (one was a last ditch heave against Iowa State). You can also add the two fumbles against Ohio State to that turnover tally.
Iowa didn’t get McNamara just to beat up on lower level programs. When the competition level rises, he needs to do so with it.
“We just can’t turn the ball over,” McNamara said Saturday. “We had three drives in a row with turnovers. That just can’t happen. They just came out in the second half and they played well. They’re are a good defense and they’re a good team.”
You can argue ad nauseam against Ferentz’s assertion that McNamara is improving. But bottom line is, the fact that this is even a discussion is a problem. It was reasonable to think that McNamara would’ve been better than this through five games.
Iowa doesn’t need its quarterback to be prolific. Running back Kaleb Johnson solves a lot for the offense with the way he’s been playing. Iowa just needs McNamara to take care of the ball and make defenses pay on occasion when the chance presents itself.
In critical moments, that hasn’t been the case.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson reacts to 35-7 loss at Ohio State
The Hawkeyes junior wound up rushing 15 times for 86 yards, but most of those came after the game was decided.
Through the first 10 games of his Iowa career — split between 2023 and 2024 due to injury — McNamara hasn’t done much to validate the excitement that once surrounded him. Ferentz has preached patience for someone who has been out for an extended period — on multiple occasions. That faith in him could still bear results.
But time is becoming of the essence for McNamara to change the narrative.
Said Ferentz: “Cade will be fine.”
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