People leave our state for a few different reasons. They leave to go to a big city, or they leave for outdoor opportunities. We are never going to offer them mountains, but some of them, if they’ve got clean water, and more publicly and will want to stick…
Meantly / Midterms 2026 / IA Governor / Rob Sand
Midterms 2026 · IA Governor
Rob Sand
Across 31 statements tracked since 12 Sept 2026, Rob Sand's most frequent rhetorical moves are absolutes and threat & fear.
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Most used moves, last 90 days
Audience impact, last 30 days
+1.2 leans reassuring
This week against their usual
Hostility this week 0.6 / 10, 0.7 below their usual 1.3.
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Walter was a beloved son, brother, father, and friend to many. His commitment to giving back and making our community a better place will continue to live on through the countless people he touched with Harvest Academy and Character Counts. Walter lived with…
We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Walter, who died last night. This is an extremely sad and devastating time for all who knew and loved him. While this is a difficult and painful time for all of us, we know he is now at peace. As we begin the difficult…
We have to see where we’re going with the state’s budget. That deficit, we’ve got to do something to address it. But, we could do that 5% increase, and if we are taking away tax deals for data centers, if we legalize cannabis, treat it like alcohol — the…
[I] want to make sure that we have professionals in the state of Iowa to do what we need done for Iowans.
If a kid from Florida or Nebraska comes into Iowa to get treatment, but it’s under an agreement that means that Iowa kids can go somewhere else in Florida or Nebraska for their form of cancer that’s treated better there. then everyone’s winning for that…
We also want to make sure that data centers are paying their full freight. They shouldn’t be getting tax breaks. I think that’s wrong. I think the tax breaks that have been given to them are wrong and they should be paying every penny.
One of the moments that gets me at most of our events is I'll ask people sometimes, 'Raise your hand if you've had a relationship with someone you cared about go sour over the last 15 years because of politics,'. And it would break your heart to watch every…
I know you've got seven kids, and they keep you awfully busy. But I think that's wonderful too. And, you know, look, I appreciate the fact that you're out there also traveling the state, working hard and willing to sign up for this. It's a lot of work. I…
We know that the state still hasn’t elected anyone but a Republican being governor in 20 years, so we’re going to have to do some work to make sure that people feel comfortable and know that we can have balance in the state of Iowa again. That we remind them…
I hear from people regularly who are so concerned about it that they wonder whether or not they want to be in Iowa.
We’ve had privatized Medicaid for a decade in Iowa, and it has failed. Access to care has gotten worse. Costs have gone up for all Iowans, and taxes have gone up for all Iowans too. Just this year, the legislature raised taxes on most people’s health…
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