(Lisbon, IA) — An Iowa Democrat running for federal office say President Biden’s speech last week highlighted the dangers of extremism in American politics. Mike Franken, the Democratic nominee for U-S Senate, sees the president’s speech as the first inning of the push to November’s election.
Franken told a crowd of supporters at the “county line” fundraiser in Lisbon that Biden has tried to be conciliatory and to give as many outs as possible to the segment of the Republican Party “which has gone adrift.” Franken is running against longtime Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley.
Fellow Democrats Christina Bohannan and Liz Mathis echoed Franken’s support of Biden’s speech during the weekend fundraiser.
