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Iowa Libertarians not backing down from Republicans' ballot challenge

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Libertarian candidates defended their right to appear on state congressional ballots during speeches at the Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.

On this Politics Day edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by professors of political science Karen Kedrowski of Iowa State University and Sara Mitchell of the University of Iowa. Ben and his guests discuss how the Harris-Walz ticket may impact congressional races in Iowa.

Mitchell delivers an update on political polls since Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race. Later in the hour, the latest comments from the vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance. And, a look to next week’s Democratic convention in Chicago.

Guests:

  • Karen Kedrowski, professor of political science, director, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, Iowa State University
  • Sara Mitchell, professor and collegiate fellow, University of Iowa
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.