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Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) will not attend Vice President JD Vance’s campaign rally in Council Bluffs on Friday, citing previously scheduled events. This decision comes amid a tight race against state Rep. Josh Turek for Ernst's Senate seat. In contrast, gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn has confirmed his attendance at the event. The article highlights potential political implications for other Republican nominees involved in competitive races who might attend Vance’s rally, such as Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn, though their participation remains unclear.
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Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), a candidate in a competitive race to replace Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) in the Senate, will skip Vice President JD Vance's campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this Friday. Hinson released an ad highlighting her bipartisan efforts in Congress as the race tightens in a state Trump won three times, including by 13 points in 2024. Zach Lahn, the gubernatorial nominee, plans to attend the rally at the Mid-America Center. Spokespeople for Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn (R-IA), also facing tough races, did not respond immediately regarding their attendance. Vance's visit with the Republican National Committee could create political complications for Miller-Meeks and Nunn, who recently voted to restrict Trump’s war powers in relation to Iran.
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Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), who is locked in a competitive race to replace Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) in the Senate, will not attend Vice President JD Vance’s rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this Friday.
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who → lock → Bluffs
“Ashley has previously scheduled events and will not be in attendance,” a spokeswoman for Hinson told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday.
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spokeswoman → schedule → Wednesday
Hinson this week released an ad touting her bipartisan work in Congress, a sign of the increasingly tightening contest against state Rep. Josh Turek in the state President Donald Trump won three times, including by 13 points in 2024.
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Trump → release → 2024
There is at least one Iowa Republican nominee in a competitive contest who will be in attendance at the Mid-America Center: gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn.
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who → be → Center
“Yes, he will be there!” a spokesperson for Lahn said.
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spokesperson → say → Lahn
Spokespeople for Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn (R-IA), who, like Hinson, are in toss-up races, did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner‘s request for comment.
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who → toss → comment
Vance’s traveling to Council Bluffs this week with the Republican National Committee creates possible political complications for Miller-Meeks and Nunn, who on Tuesday both voted to restrict Trump’s war powers more than six months into the war with Iran.
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who → travel → Iran
“With the negotiating window closed, sustained combat operations now require congressional authorization,” Nunn wrote on X afterward.
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Nunn → close → X
“Having deployed multiple times and flown over 700 combat hours in the Middle East, I will not support another open-ended war.
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I → deploy → war
We can defend Americans, pressure Iran, and pursue peace while ensuring Congress fulfills its constitutional responsibility.”
Vance’s rally in Council Bluffs could simultaneously help the Republican nominee for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, Brinker Harding, since Council Bluffs is on the state’s border with the Cornhusker State and shares a media market with Omaha.
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Bluffs → defend → Omaha
Like Lahn’s race, Harding’s contest to be the next retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), however, is leaning more Democratic less than two months before the elections, according to the Cook Political Report.
uncertain
contest → retire → Report
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