U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she aims to “triple” her margin of victory in this fall’s election, hoping to expand on her six-vote victory in what was the closest election in the U.S. in 2020.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Iowa’s more prominent Republican politicians gathered to support the incumbent in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District on Saturday at Streb Construction on the outskirts of Iowa City at Miller-Meeks’ annual tailgate fundraiser. Johnson County was buzzing with excitement just before the “Cy-Hawk” football game featuring the hometown University of Iowa Hawkeyes playing the Iowa State Cyclones just across town.
The crowd of about 100 Republican politicians, their families and supporters were largely unified on where they stood for the Nov. 8 general election. But the tailgaters were split evenly in support of the in-state football teams with…
