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Iowa Dem gubernatorial candidate says he would not want Biden or Harris to campaign for him

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Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand has stated that he does not want former President Joe Biden or former Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign for him in his 2026 gubernatorial race against Zach Lahn. Sand specifically declined requests from Politico's Jonathan Martin, saying "no thanks" and indicating a desire for "new leadership." The comments come as both Biden and Harris have expressed interest in possibly running again in the future: Harris said she might run in 2028, while Biden did not comment on the possibility.

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Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand has stated that he does not want former President Joe Biden or former Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign for him in his 2026 gubernatorial race against Republican candidate Zach Lahn**, who is backed by Donald Trump. When asked if he would want Biden to campaign for him, Sand replied "No. Can he even do that right now?" and said "No thanks" when asked about Harris. This is notable because both Biden and Harris have been mentioned as potential candidates in future elections, with Harris saying she "might" run again in 2028. Sand's comments suggest a desire for new leadership within the Democratic party.

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Harris PERSON · 4× Sand PERSON · 3× Biden PERSON · 2× Democratic NORP · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Iowa GPE · 2× Martin PERSON · 2× Republican NORP · 2× Zach Lahn PERSON · 2× Rob Sand PERSON · 1×

Narrative

President Donald Trump declared in a part of a Truth Social post last month, "It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Zach Lahn, a tremendous Candidate running to be the next Governor of the Wonderful State of Iowa, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!"

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🔮 Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand flatly stated that he would not want to have former President Joe Biden or former Vice President Kamala Harris campaign for him.

2026-08-27 · Fox News

Iowa Dem gubernatorial candidate says he would not want Biden or Harris to campaign for him · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand flatly stated that he would not want to have former President Joe Biden or former Vice President Kamala Harris campaign for him. asserted

Biden → state → him

When Politico's Jonathan Martin asked Sand if he would want Biden to campaign for him, the candidate said, "No. asserted

candidate → ask → him

Can he even do that right now? asserted

he → do → that

" "No thanks," Sand said after Martin asked about Harris. asserted

Martin → say → Harris

"Let's move on. asserted

's → let → ?

We need some new leadership. asserted

We → need → leadership

"You don't think Harris should run in 2028?" Martin asked. asserted

Martin → think → 2028

"Nope," he replied. asserted

he → reply → ?

When Al Sharpton asked Harris in April if she will run again in 2028, she said "I might" and noted that she was "thinking about it." Biden, who was already the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, dropped his re-election bid in 2024 in the wake of a widely-panned debate performance and endorsed Harris, who went on to lose the general election to then-former President Donald Trump. Sand, the Iowa auditor of state, is running against Trump-backed Republican Zach Lahn in the state's 2026 gubernatorial race. uncertain

Sand → ask → race

I → declare → 2016

Current Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, announced last year that she would not seek re-election. asserted

she → announce → election