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Zach Lahn invokes Charlie Kirk, attacks political establishment at Iowa City rally
The Gazette ^ | September 11, 2026 | Tom Barton

Posted on 09/12/2026 10:27:12 AM PDT by T Ruth

IOWA CITY — Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn pledged Friday to buck lobbyists and special interests and reject the trappings of a political career if elected governor, casting his campaign as a grassroots fight to preserve Iowa’s culture and give voters a greater voice in state government.

Lahn addressed supporters during an “Iowa First Tailgate Event” at the Field House Bar & Grill in Iowa City alongside conservative political commentator and podcaster Benny Johnson, a native of Cedar Rapids. The event came one day after the first anniversary of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Lahn said Kirk, a longtime friend, understood politics as a fight to preserve American culture rather than one to enact legislation or lower taxes.

“He was fighting to preserve and protect the culture of the United States of America,” Lahn said.

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Johnson told the crowd Kirk would have called for unity among conservatives following his death and against what Johnson described as the “communist, Marxist left.” He also opened with an attack on Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rob Sand, calling him “communist Rob Sand, who needs to be deported out of Iowa, back where he belongs in communist China.”

Lahn and Sand are competing in the Nov. 3 election to succeed Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is not seeking another term.

Johnson ... told supporters he recently asked Vice President JD Vance which race he considered the nation’s most important.

“He said Zach Lahn of Iowa is the most important race in the country,” Johnson said.

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This seems to be an important race nobody has heard of. Another Freeper suggested it is important to win governor’s races in states where there is a U.S. Senator of advance age who may need to be replaced due to health issues or death. Iowa is one of those states. Apparently the Democrat has a money advantage.
1 posted on 09/12/2026 10:27:12 AM PDT by T Ruth
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To: T Ruth

He’s behind.


2 posted on 09/12/2026 10:33:39 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Is he really behind, or is he behind in propaganda polls published for the purpose of influencing the race. This is a Republican majority state.


3 posted on 09/12/2026 11:08:45 AM PDT by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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