Rob Sand

in 16 and 20 and in 24 nominated the opposite of that, whether or not you think that was a good thing or a bad thing, the nominees of the democratic party for the last three presidential elections have been people who are insiders for lack of a better word. There's a good chunk of Iowans. And this is actually, this is the rural area that I come from in Northeast Iowa.

in 16 and 20 and in 24 nominated the opposite of that, whether or not you think that was a good thing or a bad thing, the nominees of the democratic party for the last three presidential elections have been people who are insiders for lack of a better word. There's a good chunk of Iowans. And this is actually, this is the rural area that I come from in Northeast Iowa.

It's the driftless area of Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, Southwest Wisconsin. It is the biggest hub of Obama Trump swim counties in the United States of America by far. And Iowa had twice as many of those counties as any other state. Second place was Wisconsin. We had like 30. They had, I think about 20, 15 or 20. So I just think that

It's the driftless area of Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, Southwest Wisconsin. It is the biggest hub of Obama Trump swim counties in the United States of America by far. And Iowa had twice as many of those counties as any other state. Second place was Wisconsin. We had like 30. They had, I think about 20, 15 or 20. So I just think that

And this is the bottom line on so much of this and so much of why I do this. There are a lot of people out there, and I cut myself in them, who don't want to be forced to be a Democrat or a Republican. They look at this country, they look at what we learned about

And this is the bottom line on so much of this and so much of why I do this. There are a lot of people out there, and I cut myself in them, who don't want to be forced to be a Democrat or a Republican. They look at this country, they look at what we learned about

in public school growing up, and they look at the contrast with our politics right now, and they're like, wait a minute, I thought this was supposed to be about grand compromises and moving the people forward and solving problems, not just tug of war. And what it feels like so often to so many people right now is it's just tug of war. That's the heart of the idea in my announcement video.

in public school growing up, and they look at the contrast with our politics right now, and they're like, wait a minute, I thought this was supposed to be about grand compromises and moving the people forward and solving problems, not just tug of war. And what it feels like so often to so many people right now is it's just tug of war. That's the heart of the idea in my announcement video.

I say, I don't want Iowa to be bluer or redder. I want it to be truer and better. Like, what are we doing here? Why does this have to be a fight about what color hat you wear? It should be about what's the right thing to do and can we do the right thing?

I say, I don't want Iowa to be bluer or redder. I want it to be truer and better. Like, what are we doing here? Why does this have to be a fight about what color hat you wear? It should be about what's the right thing to do and can we do the right thing?

Yeah, they were literally like, oh, all of you hate him? Thanks, that's all I need to know, you know? Why would I spend more time paying attention to politics? It's awful. I'd like to go hang out with my kids. All of you who have never done anything for me hate this guy. Perfect, I'm all set.

Yeah, they were literally like, oh, all of you hate him? Thanks, that's all I need to know, you know? Why would I spend more time paying attention to politics? It's awful. I'd like to go hang out with my kids. All of you who have never done anything for me hate this guy. Perfect, I'm all set.

Brutal. I'm with Chuck Grassley. He is the only member of Congress that has had the guts to say it from Iowa out of the two senators and the four that we have. He said, hey, if this works, I'll be saying amen, hallelujah. I don't think it's going to work. The United States exports agriculture. That is a huge piece of it.

Brutal. I'm with Chuck Grassley. He is the only member of Congress that has had the guts to say it from Iowa out of the two senators and the four that we have. He said, hey, if this works, I'll be saying amen, hallelujah. I don't think it's going to work. The United States exports agriculture. That is a huge piece of it.

You really can't answer in a trade war without putting tariffs on agriculture. And China understands this. We've had a special relationship. Iowa Agriculture, we, has had a special relationship with them for a long time. But in the first Trump administration, they realized the volatility here and they built what is now the single largest new port in the world in Peru.

You really can't answer in a trade war without putting tariffs on agriculture. And China understands this. We've had a special relationship. Iowa Agriculture, we, has had a special relationship with them for a long time. But in the first Trump administration, they realized the volatility here and they built what is now the single largest new port in the world in Peru.

to ship Brazilian agriculture products as a substitute for American agriculture products. They literally built it from scratch. And so in the first administration, they basically built this spigot. Now all they got to do is turn it on.

to ship Brazilian agriculture products as a substitute for American agriculture products. They literally built it from scratch. And so in the first administration, they basically built this spigot. Now all they got to do is turn it on.

And so the threat to Iowa agriculture here is a much larger threat, I think, than it was in the first Trump administration, where it was kind of like, well, what are you really going to do? Take the Brazilian exports all the way down around Tierra del Fuego and then up? Like, no. Like, we feel good about where we are. It's a different question now.

And so the threat to Iowa agriculture here is a much larger threat, I think, than it was in the first Trump administration, where it was kind of like, well, what are you really going to do? Take the Brazilian exports all the way down around Tierra del Fuego and then up? Like, no. Like, we feel good about where we are. It's a different question now.