Original 8/9/2017 post, "Fundraising jubilation aside, this is a race that was already leaning Democrat" starts here.
Not including his 2016 election, when he ran unopposed, Dem. Curt Hanson won his 3 previous elections by an average margin of 10 percentage points. In yesterday's special election, the Democrat Phil Miller defeated Republican Travis Harris by 10 percentage points.
Source: Ballotpedia
Democrat Phil Miller wins Iowa House District 82 special election. (Des Moines Register, 8/8/2017)
Welcome to hyperbole.
Subject line: Massive DEFEAT for Trump!
And in a southeastern Iowa district that didn't field a GOP candidate last fall!!
Source: Iowa Legislative Services Agency
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