There's gifts I've ever received has to be a bike when I was younger, a pedal bike.

It was a sort of slick little road bike and I remember it was all like it was so it was all wrapped up

it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing shaped like a bike and I had a little ribbon on it and I was so

I guess for that was a life changer and I'm still sort of big on cycling around my area now so for that one change real low.

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Riddle me this. How does a Democrat beat an incumbent Republican for statewide office in Iowa since former US Senator Tom Harkin did it in 1984?

And how does a Democrat engage in political discourse with those who see him as the enemy?

And how exactly again does a Democrat win in rural America?

Well, my guest today on the Michael steel podcast is I was current state auditor Rob Sand who can give us some insight into those riddles.

And why more importantly public service ultimately matters way more than politics not only is he shown success through his services auditor.

And he's shown success in his style of politics, which is actually warmed up a few Republicans for him.

Oh, and by the way, we'll get into how Rob won that ultimate lottery ticket.

We got Rob saying coming up with a Michael steel podcast right after this.

What a cavalo. But you're joking. I'm a rabbiatissimo. But look at this thing. But you're joking.

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Well folks, look, I was always like new breed leaders, guys and guys who come out of nowhere who shake up the system, get people thinking and looking at not just politics, but a whole lot of other things very differently policy.

The country's direction and things like that. And we got that brother with us today, Rob saying, man, it's so good to have you on board.

I'm glad you're here.

I'm excited to be here. Thanks for having me Michael. I appreciate it.

Well, I just wanted this out of the gate because I think people, I think people will be curious to know a little bit more about you.

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