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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIowa newspaper breaks its tradition, endorses Steve King's Dem opponent
BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 10/27/18 02:27 PM EDT
The editorial board of an Iowa newspaper broke with tradition on Friday and endorsed the Democratic opponent to incumbent Rep. Steve King (R).
Those were not easy words for us to write, the editorial board of the Sioux City Journal wrote.
The Journal said it previously endorsed King, an eight-term congressman, because the board thought he was an honest, principled family man, who would reflect his constituents in Iowas 4th district.
In spite of the criticisms we also shared in those endorsements, we believed King's strengths were enough to make him a better choice for this district than the Democratic challengers he faced in past elections, the editorial board wrote. But Kings challenger, Democrat J.D. Scholten, has strengths of his own, the group wrote.
With a candidate of Scholten's caliber on the ballot, we decided we wouldn't overlook, again, the concerns we have shared about King in the past in making an endorsement in this race this year, the newspaper wrote.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413475-iowa-newspaper-breaks-its-tradition-endorses-steve-kings-dem-opponent-those
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Iowa newspaper breaks its tradition, endorses Steve King's Dem opponent (Original Post)
DonViejo
Oct 2018
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dalton99a
(81,515 posts)1. Good. Get rid of that useless Nazi piece of shit
RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)2. Baby steps, apparently
Have to say that about a lot of Republican-owned business leaders, but it is an indicator they see where their interests are, and it's not continuing to support Trump.
still_one
(92,219 posts)3. They previously endorsed his nazi values? WTF
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. Wow,that is a change,
this paper has always supported the Crack Pot Right Wing thugs. Something is stirring in the Colonies.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,033 posts)5. Sucks to be Rep. King
BlueWI
(1,736 posts)6. About time.
Why did it take this long, party affiliation notwithstanding?