Iowa GOP Gov Candidates Pledge to Continue Kim Reynolds’ Failed Legacy
DES MOINES – Kim Reynolds — the most unpopular governor in the country for two years running — is bringing her legacy tour to Davenport tonight, where her years of failing Iowans will be on full display. Reynolds’ unpopularity is no surprise thanks to her so-called “legacy,” which includes tanking Iowa’s economy, blowing up the budget, passing one of the most extreme abortion bans in the country, enacting an unaccountable school voucher program that has stolen millions in tax dollars, and gutting the State Auditor’s ability to find misspent tax money.
Reynolds’ visit comes after the Iowa PBS primary debate, where the Republican gubernatorial candidates — at least those who bothered to show up — competed for the crown of Reynolds 2.0 and made clear they’re running to continue her record of failing Iowans. Here’s what they said on the debate stage:
- Adam Steen said it was “an honor to serve her for five years” as head of the Department of Administrative Services after previously stating “I support everything that Governor Reynolds is doing.”
- Steen, Brad Sherman, and Eddie Andrews applauded Reynolds’ unaccountable private school vouchers that rip taxpayer dollars away from public schools.
- Steen, Sherman, and Andrews praised Reynolds’ extreme abortion ban that restricts access to care before most women know they’re pregnant, and promised to go further — threatening medication abortion, contraception, IVF, and surrogacy.
While Randy Feenstra and Zach Lahn skipped Tuesday night’s debate, they’re just as eager to continue Reynolds’ failed record by supporting her school voucher scheme and pledging to go even further than her six-week abortion ban. Feenstra was even caught touting Reynolds’ endorsement on the campaign trail, despite the fact that Reynolds promised to remain neutral in the primary. Reynolds “did not respond to a request for comment” on Feenstra’s claim.
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