爱荷华州共和党主席杰夫·考夫曼周四表示，特朗普总统将在大选日前两次在“鹰眼州”竞选。“我刚和特朗普总统通完电话。他告诉我，他将于10月22日和11月1日访爱荷华州。他迫切希望爱荷华州选民在投票前听到他的信息。敬请期待更多细节，”考夫曼在X平台的一篇帖子中写道。
宣布的行程来之际，民主党翻转爱荷华州参议院席位的前景变得越来越可能。
Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said on Thursday that President Trump will campaign in the Hawkeye State twice before Election Day. “I just got off the phone with President Trump. He told me that he will be in Iowa on October 22 and November 1. He is anxious for Iowans to hear his message before they vote. Stay tuned for further details,” Kaufmann wrote in a post on X. The announced stops come as the prospect of Democrats flipping an Iowa Senate seat becomes increasingly likely.
周四发布的一项马里斯特民调显示，民主党州众议员乔什·图雷克在爱荷华州可能选民中以48%对45%领先共和党众议员阿什莉·欣森（爱荷华州）。图雷克的领先优势在该民调正负6.6个百分点的误差范围内。
A Marist poll released on Thursday showed Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek leading Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters in the state. Turek’s lead fell within the poll’s plus or minus 6.6 percent margin of error.
然而，上周发布的一项爱默生学院民调显示，欣森在可能选民中以47%对45%领先图雷克。该领先优势也在该民调正负3.8个百分点的误差范围内。
However, an Emerson College poll released last week showed Hinson leading Turek 47 percent to 45 percent among likely voters. That lead is also within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percent.
非党派的《库克政治报》将该竞选评为“势均力敌”，但据决策台总部称，欣森被略微视为赢得该竞选的热门人选。上一次爱荷华州民主党人当选参议员是在2008年。
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as a “toss-up,” but according to Decision Desk HQ, Hinson is narrowly seen as the favorite to win the race. The last time a Democrat from Iowa was elected to the Senate was in 2008.