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· collected 2026-08-27 · by Alex Nitzberg
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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*Rob Sand*, the Iowa Democratic candidate for governor, stated that he would not want *Joe Biden* or *Kamala Harris* to campaign on his behalf. When asked about *Biden*'s potential involvement, Sand replied "*No. Can he even do that right now? I'm sorry.*" He also expressed hesitation when questioned about *Harris*, saying "*Let's move on. We need some new leadership.*". This is notable because both *Biden* and *Harris* have been mentioned as possible candidates for the 2028 presidential election, with *Harris* stating she might run in April of this year.
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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.
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Biden → state → him
When Politico's Jonathan Martin asked Sand if he would want Biden to campaign for him, the candidate said, "No.
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candidate → ask → him
Can he even do that right now?
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he → do → that
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"No thanks," Sand said after Martin asked about Harris.
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Martin → say → Harris
"Let's move on.
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's → let → ?
We need some new leadership.
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We → need → leadership
"You don't think Harris should run in 2028?" Martin asked.
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Martin → think → 2028
"Nope," he replied.
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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.
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Sand → ask → race
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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I → declare → 2016
Current Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, announced last year that she would not seek re-election.
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she → announce → election
