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Nov 4, 2026
Rod CabralHOST
Iowa State Representative Derek Wolf, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, is being sued by his own parents for $275,000 in unpaid farmland rent.
Rod CabralHOST
They filed suit to protect their assets as a bank pursues a foreclosure case against their son, for other debts, said the Des Moines Register.
Rod CabralHOST
The couple also disputed their son's claim of outright ownership of some cows, calves, and farm equipment listed among his assets.
Rod CabralHOST
Since 2023, eight parties have sued Wolf and his company for owed payments.
Kaj O'MaraHOST
So we're on the losing side of things.
Kaj O'MaraHOST
And I want to share with you a note that was actually published in the Des Moines Register years ago.
Kaj O'MaraHOST
It has no identity to it.
Kaj O'MaraHOST
Thank the Lord.
Lisa BootheHOST
I hope everyone has gone out to vote because, look, this could be a tough election cycle for Republicans, but we don't know how tough, right? There's been a lot of doom and gloom in the media, but we've seen a lot of polling misses, particularly in states like Iowa.
Lisa BootheHOST
You go back to 2024, the Des Moines Register, which is supposed to be the gold standard of polls, got the presidential election wrong by 16 points.
Lisa BootheHOST
You can go back to 2020. when there was a tough Senate race in Iowa.
Lisa BootheHOST
Joni Ernst in the polls, it looked like the race was in the margin of error.
10 MINS LATER
Lisa BootheHOST
And it's interesting, too, because, you know, and it's also trying to figure out if the polling is accurate.
Lisa BootheHOST
Because you look at Iowa, for instance, and we've had some big misses there.
Lisa BootheHOST
You know, obviously, 2024 with the Des Moines Register poll got the race rung by 16 points.
Lisa BootheHOST
Or even going back to 2020, there was a really competitive Senate race when Joni Arntz won.
Jeff SteinGUEST
Many Republicans are not trusting the polls.
Jeff SteinGUEST
There's no longer the Des Moines Register Iowa poll, the one that President Trump criticized so roundly in the last election that pollster retired was not replaced.
Jeff SteinGUEST
And so basically, you don't have a lot of independent polling.
Jeff SteinGUEST
But everything seems to come down to a coin flip.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You have seen Ann Seltzer basically as a living bullseye.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And that's why lots of people had strong reactions when the Des Moines Register Ann Seltzer Iowa poll was posted last night.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is that poll, and it is a shock result.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It shows Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump by three points in Iowa.
Matt KittleHOST
Iowa has been a pretty entrenched Republican state.
Matt KittleHOST
And Iowa, of course, in 2024, was the subject of one of the worst polls that was produced by Ann Seltzer of the Des Moines Register.
Matt KittleHOST
You know, and we learned or relearned just how horrible the polls are.
Matt KittleHOST
But what I'm getting from from you and what I'm hearing from some others is.
Lisa BootheHOST
I hope everyone has gone out to vote because, look, this could be a tough election cycle for Republicans, but we don't know how tough, right? There's been a lot of doom and gloom in the media, but we've seen a lot of polling misses, particularly in states like Iowa.
Lisa BootheHOST
You go back to 2024, the Des Moines Register, which is supposed to be the gold standard of polls, got the presidential election wrong by 16 points.
Lisa BootheHOST
You can go back to 2020. when there was a tough Senate race in Iowa.
Lisa BootheHOST
Joni Ernst in the polls, it looked like the race was in the margin of error.
11 MINS LATER
Lisa BootheHOST
Yeah.
Lisa BootheHOST
And it's interesting, too, because, you know, and it's also trying to figure out if the polling is accurate because you look at Iowa, for instance, and we've had some big misses there.
Lisa BootheHOST
You know, obviously, 2024 with the Des Moines Register poll got the race rung by 16 points or even going back to 2020, there was a really competitive Senate race when Joni Arntz won on heading in to Election Day.
Lisa BootheHOST
That race was, you know, within the margin of error in polling.
Matt KittleHOST
That's concerning, because Iowa is a Trump state, Iowa has been a pretty entrenched Republican state.
Matt KittleHOST
And Iowa, of course, in 2024 was the subject of one of the worst polls that was ever produced by Ann Seltzer of the Des Moines Register.
Matt KittleHOST
You know, and we learned or relearned just how horrible the polls are.
Matt KittleHOST
But what I'm getting from from you and what I'm hearing from some others is.
Sarah EggeHOST
This was written by Corey Kramer, the CEO of Center Forward, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that says it advocates bipartisanship.
Sarah EggeHOST
She happened to write this for the Des Moines Register.
Sarah EggeHOST
Political strategists are preparing their explanations for what the results of the midterm elections will mean.
Sarah EggeHOST
Depending on who wins, we'll hear that voters have embraced one party's agenda, rejected the other's ideology, or delivered a mandate for a new direction.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You have seen Ann Seltzer basically as a living bullseye.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And that's why lots of people had strong reactions when the Des Moines Register and Seltzer Iowa poll was posted last night.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is that poll, and it is a shock result.
Rachel MaddowSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It shows Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump by three points in Iowa.
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