2026 United States Senate election in Iowa

Event in Politics

2026 United States Senate election in Iowa has come up in 5 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including Pod Save America. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Zach WahlsIowa state senator and Turek's rival for the Democratic Senate nomination

Wahls dismissed a VoteVets poll showing Turek up 20 points as a thinly detailed internal poll from a group that had spent heavily.
“it's an internal poll, very little detail provided about it. But look, they've spent $5.5 million”
Pod Save America: Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms? (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:27
Wahls recounted that Ashley Hinson, as a state representative, killed his bipartisan mobile-home lot rent bill as a favor to a lobbyist.
“I watched as Ashley Hinson killed my bipartisan bill as a favor to that lobbyist”
Pod Save America: Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms? (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:10
Wahls said he would not support Chuck Schumer continuing as Senate Democratic leader.
“I would not support Senator Schumer to remain as the leader”
Pod Save America: Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms? (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:16
Wahls argued that Obama's change message and Trump's MAGA message sounded similar to voters Democrats lost in Iowa.
“to a lot of the voters that our party has lost, they sound very similar”
Pod Save America: Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms? (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:17

All 5 quotes from Zach Wahls →

Ron BrownsteinVeteran political journalist and analyst, columnist for CNN and Bloomberg

Brownstein argues Iowa is harder for Democrats than Ohio, so Josh Turek is unlikely to win unless Sherrod Brown also wins.
“by every measure, I can't see Turek winning before Brown wins”
Pod Save America: Cage Match Inside the White House (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:32:12

What Ron Brownstein has said about 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa →

Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview

Vietor reports that many Iowa political operatives see Turek as more electable due to his wins in conservative areas.
“A lot of people I know who work in Iowa politics think he is more electable because he's won in more conservative parts of the state”
Pod Save America: Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is Lame (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 24:59

What Tommy Vietor has said about 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa →

Predictions

Prediction · due Nov 2026Zach Wahls
Wahls predicted he would defeat Ashley Hinson in November and become the youngest U.S. senator.
“when we defeat Ashley Henson in November, I will be the youngest member of the U.S. Senate”
Pod Save America: Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms? (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:14 · 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa

Coverage over time

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Episodes discussing it, by month of release.

Podcasts

Pod Save America · 5 episodes

Episodes

Trump’s 4th Threesome
Pod Save America · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer discuss Trump's America 250 celebrations and corruption, the birthright citizenship backlash, Colorado's progressive primary wins, and new Senate polls.
Cage Match Inside the White House
Pod Save America · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Jon Favreau and Alex Wagner discuss Trump's Iran deal claims, inflation remarks, White House infighting and the Epstein saga, then Ron Brownstein analyzes the 2026 midterm map.
Trump's Versailles on the Potomac
Pod Save America · Jun 5, 2026 · 1 h 20 min
Jon Favreau and Alex Wagner discuss Trump's building projects, the J6 slush fund, ICE detention, Blanche and Pulte nominations, California primaries, Graham Platner, 60 Minutes, and Favreau's mistaken UFC invite.
Trump and Pod Save America Agree: JD Is Lame
Pod Save America · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 36 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump's abandoned slush fund, Iran talks, California, Iowa and Maine primaries, and JD Vance; Senator Andy Kim describes Delaney Hall.
Did Trump's Supreme Court Rig the Midterms?
Pod Save America · May 1, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Dan Pfeiffer and Alex Wagner discuss the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling, Trump's grudges and Hegseth's testimony; Tommy Vietor interviews Iowa Senate candidate Zach Wahls.