Trump’s 278,000 claim is a national story, but Iowa appears in the underlying system through two separate channels.

Iowa transferred its statewide voter file to DOJ. Separately, DIAL has used SAVE for thousands of professional-licensing checks.

What the public record still does not show is whether Iowa’s voter file was sent onward to DHS, entered SAVE, or produced any voter matches.

I reviewed the White House’s 58 released documents and reconstructed the 278,000 claim from two different searches. The Iowa-specific audit trail remains missing.

Tonight’s Big Deadline (For Real, Though)
If you want to know what it’s like to be a “bluer” district Democrat in a competitive state, Saturday showed the juggle that I’ve been trying to manage. I woke up bright and early to drive to Ankeny to march in the Ankeny SummerFest for two seats that we’re hoping to flip for my friends Molly Buck and Heather Matson along with Heather’s old seat that we’re trying to hold for Amy Tagliareni. After a few hours with the family (and a shower), it was family time here in my home district to take in an incredible Beaverdale Bluegrass Festival and visit with so many of you.

While I wish that parades and community events were all that it required to restore some commonsense at our statehouse, the reality is that it takes a lot of campaign resources as well. As I’m sure you’ve heard from another dozen emails today, there’s a major fundraising deadline tonight for all of the candidates across Iowa. When I’m asking for your donation, I want you to know why this is different.

Over the last 18 months, I've been doing in-person recruitment for candidates across Iowa nearly full time. I emphasize "in-person" because, as you know, quality candidates can only be identified in the flesh - not over a call or Zoom or just at the recommendation of local activists.

As of today, we've got 89 House candidates and the expectation for all of them is that they personally knock 10,000 doors of infrequent Democratic voters, Independents, and even centrist Republicans. Many of them are thousands of doors into that goal and telling me that they're seeing rumblings of a huge, blue wave this fall. In a huge boost, the New York Times even highlighted a few of our candidates this morning.
Bolstering all of this, of course, is an incredibly favorable climate for Democrats in Iowa. We have an exceptionally strong statewide ticket, one of the most important Senate races in the country, and candidates who will flip at least two (I'd actually bet three) Congressional seats - just like we did in 2018.  Those races are having huge down-ballot impacts. With competitive primaries for both parties last month, I was heartened to see Democratic candidates earn more votes than Republicans in 12 of these currently red statehouse districts.

In a recent campaign ad, Zach Lahn says, “Too many schools today teach kids to hate our country, our history, and our religion. When I'm governor, we will reclaim the curriculum from the Marxists who've hijacked it.”
That might be a catchy line, but it does not sound anything like the schools we know here in small-town Iowa.
Our teachers are not “hijacking” anything. They are our neighbors. They are the ones staying late to help a struggling student, buying classroom supplies out of pocket, and showing up for our kids day after day. They care about Iowa because they are raising families in it, just like the rest of us.
Throwing around big, divisive language does not fix real problems. It just drives a wedge between people who should be working together.
In towns like ours, change does not come from political talking points or from outsiders telling us what is wrong. It comes from within, from parents, teachers, and community members who are invested because their own kids sit in those classrooms every day.
If we want stronger schools, we need leaders who respect that. Leaders who listen instead of label. Leaders who work with our communities, not talk at them.
Our teachers are not the problem. They are part of the solution. And they deserve better than being turned into a campaign message.

More people need to hear and understand this.

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The comments on my Facebook post make me chuckle

Zach Wahls takes the Political Integrity Pledge and passes. See results with the video linked.