Who is Doug Gross backing and who is Branstad backing?
I don’t think that Doug Gross has endorsed anyone. Terry Branstad never endorses in primaries. Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds has endorsed Ernst.
Gross has endorsed Mark Jacobs. Jacobs’ support seems to come from business types.
Brandstad hasn’t endorsed anyone, but seems pleased that his Lt. Gov. is backing Ernst. She also has the suspicious backing of open-border types like Bruce Rastetter and former chairs of the Chamber of Commerece and National Association of Manufacturers.
Whitaker’s support seems drawn from local Republican insiders.