Iowa Down Ballot: Debates, forecast shifts and dueling polls

Iowa Down Ballot: Debates, forecast shifts and dueling polls
Iowa Down Ballot: Debates, forecast shifts and dueling polls 1

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek debates his Republican opponent Ashley Hinson on Oct. 7, 2026, at Iowa PBS in Johnston. (Pool photo by Cody Scanlan/The Des Moines Register)

Iowa Down Ballot 10/10/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative

Kathie Obradovich and Laura Belin are here to discuss three major debates, three forecast shifts, and polls that don’t agree.

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The podcast crew is short-handed but not short on news to discuss. Laura Belin and Kathie Obradovich discuss debates in the races for governor, U.S. Senate and Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, plus shifting political forecasts and polls that don’t line up.

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