Iowa Senate Race Heats Up as GOP Fears Midterm Headwinds, Iran War Splits Party

Republicans are growing increasingly anxious about the November 3 midterm elections, with polls favoring Democrats, President Donald Trump's approval ratings stuck at low levels, and a growing number of party candidates in competitive races, including Iowa, now calling for an end to the war with Iran.

The anxiety comes despite a massive fundraising advantage for Republicans, who have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into key races. Party leaders insist they will hold and even expand their House majority, but forecasters have shifted ratings in battleground races almost uniformly in the Democrats' favor.

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For Iowans, the stakes are particularly high. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has publicly urged President Trump to do more for farmers, whose businesses have been hit hard by the economic effects of the conflict with Iran. Rising gasoline and diesel prices are adding to the strain on rural communities across the state.

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, who is running for the Senate in Iowa, has weighed in on the Iran war directly. She wrote on social media that the war must be brought to a