On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.

With the annual Iowa State Fair underway, this week we’re going to talk about Josh Turek’s campaign, the latest from Libertarians, and Todd Dorman’s latest love letter to the DNC.

This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and produced by Gazette Deputy Digital Content Manager Bailey Cichon. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.

Read the articles featured in this episode:

(2:00) NATO Ambassador: Europe's military spending 'biggest foreign policy victory' of Trump's second term https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-politics/article_24af6d07-8c4e-4404-95ba-80d2c10412a2.html

(7:38) Busch Light, NASCAR and politics: Turek takes Senate campaign to Iowa Speedway

https://www.thegazette.com/news/elections/josh-turek-takes-us-senate-campaign-to-nascar-race-in-iowa/article_4d57204a-d3f3-4193-9245-08e6509320fe.html

(24:16) The Democratic National Committee is drunk with power

https://www.thegazette.com/opinion/the-democratic-national-committee-is-drunk-with-power/article_ddf5775a-d9cc-4949-8238-e25a776118fc.html

(33:09) Libertarians’ ‘Hail Mary’ ballot move likely another fumble

https://www.thegazette.com/opinion/libertarians-hail-mary-ballot-move-likely-another-fumble/article_1c228221-5f74-4cf9-bfdc-b43a8849536a.html