We are in district 3 which includes metro DM, unfortunately. I don’t understand Iowa. I really don’t.
CD 3 is not hard to understand. Des Moines is a huge Dem lock, the rural counties are a GOP lock, and the Des Moines suburbs and Council Bluffs area lean RINO butt are open to ‘reasonable’ Dems.
I’d bet a close look will show middle class divorced women put Axne over the top.
I grew up in Iowa, while the Des Moines school system has a good scholastic reputation, it is liberal as the day is long