Angry voters in Iowa could turn the state from solid red to a swing state because they feel betrayed by President Donald Trump on issues from healthcare to agriculture.
According to an article in Newsweek, Iowa has “leaned Republicans” for nearly a decade, with Trump carrying the state “by 9 points in 2016, 8 points in 2020, and about the same in 2024.”
But that could soon change if the latest polling is accurate.
“Democrats and independents argue that key parts of Trump’s agenda — from cutting Medicaid to promoting cane sugar over corn syrup — are alienating voters in this farm-heavy state,” wrote politics reporter Jesus Mesa.
Trump recently bragged on social media that he convinced Coca-Cola to use cane sugar over corn syrup in its American product. “This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!” he wrote.
One corn and soybean farmer told Newsweek the “move was ‘a betrayal’ of Trump’s own ‘America First’ pledge.”
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Julie Stauch told Newsweek, “People on the ground here are definitely very angry about a wide variety of things Republicans are doing. They’re allowing themselves to be intimidated by a bully… but voters feel the impact of those decisions.”
Of particular issue to Iowans are “Medicaid cuts, clean water problems, and declining support for public schools,” Mesa wrote, adding that “Stauch likened the voter mood to a tsunami gathering offshore.”
“By the time we get to the election, I think we’re going to find out we have a tidal wave on our hands,” Stauch said. “People are pissed off. They’re angry.”