Iowa’s Senate Primary Will Decide Democratic National Security Leadership In The Senate
Channel: ٌRMADY
Date: 2020-05-26

A cutthroat primary battle for the U.S. Senate is underway in Iowa. Well off the national radar, Des Moines socialite Theresa Greenfield and retired Admiral Michael Franken, along with a few additional minor candidates, are squaring off to run against a weakened Republican incumbent, Joni Ernst. Dismissed as a local Iowa story, the race has disproportionate implications for both the Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy.

While Greenfield, the presumed front-runner in this lightly-polled Democratic primary, was crowned as the Democratic candidate very early in the contest, voter interest in Admiral Franken is surging. The retired Admiral has a good chance of forcing the untested Greenfield into a messy overtime challenge. All Mike Franken needs to do is to break 35% when the votes are tallied after June 2, and the race for Iowa’s Democratic Candidate for Senator will go into extra innings. 

D.C. Kingmakers Made A Bad Choice Early

A messy Iowa convention would be rough for Greenfield, who has, up to now, taken her coronation by out-of-state political “kingmakers” for granted.