Brianne Pfannenstiel

So definitely part of the sort of key fundamental states in the Senate battleground.

And then in the second part, I, I s- I talk, uh, to Brianne Pfannenstiel, uh, the chief politics reporter at the Des Moines Register.

Uh, she's covered Iowa since the, the mid-2010s, um, and so she is, she is, uh, a very knowledgeable person about what's going on in the Hawkeye State.

Uh, and so I, I s- I'm gonna speak with her, uh, about what's happening in the Senate race, an open Senate seat there, uh, with Joni Ernst retiring, uh, and then also the governor's r- race where Democrats look favored.

Uh, with that, James, again, thanks so much.

Thank you.

So turning to Iowa, uh, I'm really excited to be joined by Brianne Pfannenstiel, uh, the chief politics reporter at the Des Moines Register, uh, to talk about what is going on, uh, in the Hawkeye State, uh, where there is also a, a very interesting Senate race, a very important Senate race to the overall balance of power there.

And also a, a really interesting governor's race, uh, in another place where it's been a long time since Democrats have won a gubernatorial election.

And, uh, one congressional district, uh, there, the candidates may not debate at all.

Brianne Pfannenstiel is chief politics reporter for The Des Moines Register.

I spoke with her yesterday afternoon.

Brianne, welcome back to the program.

I think the 2nd district in Iowa, the 2nd congressional district, is one that, going into this election cycle, nobody thought would be on the table and has become, um, a place that, uh, Democrats are looking to, um, to push their advantage a little bit and Republicans are, um, putting up a firewall.

All right.

Chief politics reporter for The Des Moines Register, Brianne Pfannenstiel, always good to have your views.

Thank you so much.

Joining me now from the White House is NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, NBC's Dan DeLucce, and John Allen are with me on set.

Also with me, Brianne Pfannenstiel, chief politics reporter at the Des Moines Register.

Thanks to all of you for being here.

Dan, I, I wanna start off talking to you about this reporting that you all have, that President Trump is considering relaunching a full-scale attack.

Yeah, absolutely.

Well, both races absolutely fascinating.

Brianne Pfannenstiel, thanks so much for giving us all your great reporting and analysis today.

We really appreciate it.

Hinson notably was absent from the vice president's event today, her office telling the Washington Post it was due to a scheduling conflict.

Joining me now from the White House is Senior Policy Reporter Shannon Pettypiece, also with me, NBC News Business and Economy Reporter Allie Canal, and Brianne Pfannenstiel, Chief Politics Reporter at the Des Moines Register.

Thanks to all of you for being here.

Shannon, let me start with you.