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  "path": "/post/211293/trump-primary-election-winning-streak-ends-iowa",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T13:04:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://newrepublic.com",
  "tags": [
    "Breaking News",
    "Politics",
    "Donald Trump",
    "United States",
    "Republicans",
    "Republican Party",
    "maga",
    "MAHA",
    "Iowa",
    "Election 2026",
    "lost",
    "Truth Social",
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    "in 2020",
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  "textContent": "President Trump’s streak of winning primary endorsements came to an end Tuesday night in Iowa.\n\nThe president’s pick for governor for the state, Representative Randy Feenstra, narrowly lost to businessman Zach Lahn. Feenstra had been criticized by activists in Iowa for poor campaigning and failing to show up to a single debate, while Lahn had support from the “Make America Healthy Again” movement and picked up a key endorsement from Turning Point Action.\n\nJust two days ago, Trump was bragging on Truth Social about having a “38-0” record, crowing about taking “out many bad Political ‘Leaders’ and Pundits including Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lightweight ‘Congressman’ Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brad Raffensperger of Georgia, REALLY DUMB Stephen Colbert of CBS, and others.”\n\nLahn, a farmer, drew a lot of support in the agriculture-heavy state, and showed the growing power of MAHA among conservatives. He also had the endorsement of former Representative Steve King, a disgraced white nationalist who lost his seat to Feenstra in 2020. Democrats in Iowa, however, feel like the governorship is within reach this year, considering how badly Republicans are polling nationally.\n\nThe Democratic nominee for governor, Iowa state auditor Rob Sand, sailed through his primary unopposed, and early polling for November’s general election shows he may have a slight edge, although those polls assumed Feenstra would be the nominee. In any case, Tuesday night’s results in Iowa show that Trump’s endorsement power is limited.",
  "title": "Trump’s Primary Winning Streak Finally Comes to an End"
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