Rob Sand

And that has an impact, too, in Aberdeen, Washington has hundreds of jobs in their port. That's where most of American agriculture, corn and soybeans from Iowa flows through or pork as it's on its way to China right now. And so that ramification isn't just going to be confined to Iowa. It's going to be nationwide.

And that has an impact, too, in Aberdeen, Washington has hundreds of jobs in their port. That's where most of American agriculture, corn and soybeans from Iowa flows through or pork as it's on its way to China right now. And so that ramification isn't just going to be confined to Iowa. It's going to be nationwide.

There's a couple things there. Number one, you know, Iowans are pretty welcoming people. They don't really care much about At the end of the day, they're not particularly concerned with who you are as long as you treat people, I think, decently and you're trying to be productive, try to give something to society. But our state laws lately have not been welcoming to people.

There's a couple things there. Number one, you know, Iowans are pretty welcoming people. They don't really care much about At the end of the day, they're not particularly concerned with who you are as long as you treat people, I think, decently and you're trying to be productive, try to give something to society. But our state laws lately have not been welcoming to people.

It's been the opposite of that. It's hard to grow a state when you tell a good chunk of people, like, you aren't welcome here. Because it's not just those people that you're making feel unwelcome. It's also people who – like if you're concerned about how the gay community is treated in the state of Iowa.

It's been the opposite of that. It's hard to grow a state when you tell a good chunk of people, like, you aren't welcome here. Because it's not just those people that you're making feel unwelcome. It's also people who – like if you're concerned about how the gay community is treated in the state of Iowa.

Well, if you're someone who wants to have kids someday and you don't care about who they love as long as they treat people decently and they're trying to be a productive member of society – You might think twice about being here. I think that's crazy. We need people in the state of Iowa. And I think most Iowans agree. We need people in the state of Iowa.

Well, if you're someone who wants to have kids someday and you don't care about who they love as long as they treat people decently and they're trying to be a productive member of society – You might think twice about being here. I think that's crazy. We need people in the state of Iowa. And I think most Iowans agree. We need people in the state of Iowa.

And I don't think that they like the way state government sort of picks and chooses there. So I think that's a tremendous piece of it. I think the other piece is that we aren't doing a good job of of really building the state. State government is not doing a good job of making the state attractive. We are 49th for public land. We are 49th for the economy.

And I don't think that they like the way state government sort of picks and chooses there. So I think that's a tremendous piece of it. I think the other piece is that we aren't doing a good job of of really building the state. State government is not doing a good job of making the state attractive. We are 49th for public land. We are 49th for the economy.

It's hard to get excited about a place where the economy is not doing great. And hey, to boot, if you're not doing great economically, it's also hard to go out there and enjoy the outdoors. Yeah, absolutely.

It's hard to get excited about a place where the economy is not doing great. And hey, to boot, if you're not doing great economically, it's also hard to go out there and enjoy the outdoors. Yeah, absolutely.

You know, I don't know. I am not well connected to the DNC. I've never been to a convention before. I would sure hope that they would do that. I think that would be smart. I think by removing Iowa, they said to a great number of people outside of the state of Iowa that we're less interested in your opinions.

You know, I don't know. I am not well connected to the DNC. I've never been to a convention before. I would sure hope that they would do that. I think that would be smart. I think by removing Iowa, they said to a great number of people outside of the state of Iowa that we're less interested in your opinions.

It was so weird because they were like, oh, well, we want states that are more competitive and more diverse, but South Carolina is less competitive and New Hampshire is less diverse. So what is it really? I don't know the answer to that question, but I know that in Iowa, we're going to follow state law and I think it would be smart for the DNC to put Iowa back in charge on that.

It was so weird because they were like, oh, well, we want states that are more competitive and more diverse, but South Carolina is less competitive and New Hampshire is less diverse. So what is it really? I don't know the answer to that question, but I know that in Iowa, we're going to follow state law and I think it would be smart for the DNC to put Iowa back in charge on that.

Sorry. Sorry for – you know, honestly, I should have told you that this was it because then you would have known like I'm just not going to open Twitter today, right? Yeah.

Sorry. Sorry for – you know, honestly, I should have told you that this was it because then you would have known like I'm just not going to open Twitter today, right? Yeah.

Let me give that some thought and get back to you on that. I can't make any promises today. I'd want to think through the legal ramifications. I also wouldn't want to promise you something that for some reason the Iowa Constitution says we can't do. I think you'd have to be lieutenant governor first.

Let me give that some thought and get back to you on that. I can't make any promises today. I'd want to think through the legal ramifications. I also wouldn't want to promise you something that for some reason the Iowa Constitution says we can't do. I think you'd have to be lieutenant governor first.