King remains on Reynolds’ campaign committee.
COMPANIES
Yesterday, AT&T, Black Hills Energy, and Smithfield Foods all pulled their support from King. AT&T cited King’s clear violation of one of their core values: “stand for equality” as the reason for withdrawing their financial support.
FORMER ALLIES
King received even more bad news from within his own party. Arizona Senator Jeff Flake went on CNN and said that he is supporting King’s opponent, J.D. Scholten. And Prominent Republican strategist Karl Rove tweeted out his agreement with an editorial from the National Review that conservatives need to kick King to the curb:
As if matters could get any worse for King, Media Matters uncovered that King has promoted a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying website multiple times on his social media platforms.
Previous Release from October 31st:
Unfortunately, Iowa Republicans still have yet to condemn King and Governor Reynolds just confirmed that he remains an integral member of her re-election campaign.
CNN: The head of House Republicans’ campaign arm sharply criticized Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King’s white nationalist rhetoric on Tuesday, just a week before King faces an unexpectedly competitive election.
The Hill: Daily Caller editor Amber Athey praised Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) for his recent condemnation of Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Wednesday, saying King’s past controversial actions are inexcusable. “This guy is an idiot, and you’ll find no defense of him from me,” Athey, media and breaking news editor at the Daily Caller, told Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton on “Rising.”
Andrea Mitchell Reports: .@carloslcurbelo on Steve King: His comments and his actions are disgusting. And look, I know nothing about his opponent Andrea, but I will tell you this, I would never cast a ballot for someone like Steve King. #AMR
WATCH:
Land O’Lakes Press Release: We take our civic responsibility seriously, want our contributions to be a positive force for good and also seek to ensure that recipients of our contributions uphold our company’s values. On that basis, we have determined that our PAC will no longer support Rep. Steve King moving forward.
Des Moines Register: By the end of the day, pet food company Purina had followed suit, saying King’s recent statements conflict with its values. That came a day after it was reported that Intel Corp. sent an internal company memo to employees that said its political committee would no longer donate to King.
And Newspapers in the District Are Featuring it All on Their Front Pages:
Cook Political Report: IA-04: King – Likely R to Lean R ←
“National Republican Leaders are abandoning ship on Congressman Steve King, but his allies here in Iowa refuse to set aside their partisan allegiance and stand up for our values as Iowans and as Americans. There has hardly been a clearer example of why it is so important for Iowans and vote this November. The soul of our state is at stake,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price.