Many Republicans have long dreamed of ousting controversial, nine-term congressman Steve King — and next week's primary represents their best chance since his election in 2002
Republicans have wanted to excise Steve King from their ranks for years. Next week, they will have their best shot.
State Sen. Randy Feenstra — King’s top opponent, who is flush with cash and hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside help — is hammering his message that King is no longer able to deliver because he’s deprived of his committee slots and is a pariah in the party. But he’s also treading lightly on direct criticism of King, wary of alienating the conservative voters who have elected him to Congress every two years since 2002.
“We feel so strongly that this is the first time we’ve ever gone against a sitting member," said Sarah Chamberlain, the president of the Republican Main Street Partnership. "Some of the things he says are just not helpful."King's comments reflect poorly on the whole GOP, Chamberlain added, comparing him to Todd Akin, the former Missouri congressman whose 2012 Senate campaign collapsed after he said that “legitimate rape” rarely leads to pregnancy.
“Steve King's divisive and unacceptable rhetoric over the years prevents him from delivering results for Iowans,” Hurd said in a statement to POLITICO. “And it hurts the Republican Party at a time when we should be competing for votes in communities that Democrats like Joe Biden take for granted.”
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