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Past the point of no return ? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading
THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press
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1of6Elesha Gayman, Democratic chairwoman in Scott County, Iowa, stands outside her office, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. Iowa s 2nd Congressional District race last year might have ignited a rally from Democrats whose six-vote loss was the narrowest for any U.S. House seat in almost 40 years.Charlie Neibergall/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Elesha Gayman, Democratic chairwoman in Scott County, Iowa, stands outside her office, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. Iowa s 2nd Congressional District race last year might have ignited a rally from Democrats whose six-vote loss was the narrowest for any U.S. House seat in almost 40 years.Charlie Neibergall/APShow MoreShow Less
For more than a decade, Democrats have watched their ranks in Iowa s farm communities dwindle. At the same time, shrinking union power and population loss undermined their strength in factory towns.