Here's a big HAHAHAHAHA on the Republicans that we can all celebrate this New Year's Eve: After the right-wing-ish news site The Hill breathlessly speculated that the Iowa GOP could regain its supermajority in the state senate, Democrat Renee Hardman crushed yesterday's special election with a record-breaking win.
We have a couple of excellent morals of this story. First, wishcasting is a bad idea if you're purporting to be journalists. (We cats are not reporters ourselves, but we refrain from rosy spinning nevertheless. It makes you look so silly.) The second moral is that after nearly a year of Benedict Donald 2.0, voters could not be more pissed (or motivated). Even in a Harris-supporting district, this race is another jaw-dropping Democratic overperformance, less than a week after Christmas.
The Hill grudgingly provided some context in their coverage. "With Hardman’s win, Iowa Democrats are closing out the year strong," they wrote. "Back in January, Democrat Mike Zimmer flipped an Iowa state senate district that had overwhelmingly voted for Trump in 2024. And in August, Democrat Catelin Drey flipped another open state senate seat, breaking the GOP supermajority."
It's reasonable to assume that Iowa will remain the red state it's become over the last 10 years. But you never know, especially these days. Happy New Year! We cats PURR.
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