Opinion: Mismatched candidates, surprise result in Iowa Senate special election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The way some state and national Democrats put it, Zimmer's election was a stunning departure from the sentiment that saw Donald Trump take the same district by 21 points not three months ago and boosted Reynolds to huge policy wins over the last several years.
34% : " It's not that I want to burst the bubble of Iowa Democrats immediately after they've received their first piece of good news since that one poll showing Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa just before Election Day.
29% : Are Trump, Reynolds and the Republican agenda truly to blame for the surprise Democrat victory?
23% : "Trump has wasted no time showing Americans exactly who he is -- a liar who will put billionaires above working families -- and Americans have responded in kind by turning their backs on the MAGA GOP in the months since the presidential election," said Democratic National Committee Executive Director Sam Cornale in a statement about the election.

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