Why IOWA Will Be 2026's Electoral Front Line | Guest: Bob Vander Plaats | 5/5/25

Steve Deace Show

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics, News Commentary

4.6 • 9.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Steve and the crew discuss the scuffling of Trump's nominee for United States attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, and why it's emblematic of the overall posture of the Republican Party. Then, Bob Vander Plaats of the Family Leader joins the program to discuss the precarious situation Iowa is in with Governor Kim Reynolds' announcement she's not running for re-election. Hour Two is Ask Deace Anything, featuring questions from Steve's audience on Facebook. TODAY'S SPONSORS: FAST GROWING TREES: https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=Steve+Deace+Show code DEACE BEAM: https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?discount=steve&variant=40436356710455&selling_plan=787415095&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=steve and use code STEVE at checkout PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And greetings, happy
0:03.0	And greetings, happy Monday.
0:22.0	Welcome to the Steve Day Show here live and on demand on Blaze TV, radio, and podcast alongside Todd Erz and Aaron McIntyre.
0:30.3	I'm Steve Days.
0:31.7	Hope you guys had a great weekend.
0:33.1	I promise you.
0:35.0	It was not as good as mine with the absolute cutest granddaughter on planet
0:39.6	earth, and I'll fight you for that. Surrounded by the beautiful tulips of America,
0:46.3	America's maybe greatest ex-erb, God's country in Pella, Iowa, where we're the moderates.
0:54.5	That was a good weekend.
0:55.6	How was you guys this weekend? Good?
0:57.2	Excellent. Some Cedar Rapids time with in-laws, so also had some family time. Yeah, excellent.
1:02.9	That's good. What about the McIntyres? Catch up on your sleep yet, Aaron?
1:05.7	Yeah, for the most part, I think. Had a lot of yard work to do, inhaled some mold or fungus spores. That's very
1:13.5	nice. And a pile of grass that I was picking up. You know, good stuff. This guy. I just love,
1:21.5	I mean, he does, man. There's always at least a little, there's always a pinch of Vanta,
1:26.2	no matter what else is happening in the world.
1:28.1	And I, I respect that. It keeps the rest of us grounded around here.
1:31.0	Agreed.
1:31.6	All right.
1:32.0	Hey, we are brought to you by our friends over at preborn.
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