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Steve King Still Has Backing in Iowa, but Even Supporters Say 'He's Done'
Source: New York Times
Steve King Still Has Backing in Iowa, but Even Supporters Say ‘He’s Done’
By Trip Gabriel
Jan. 17, 2019
FORT DODGE, Iowa — The coffee crew at Zakeer’s still likes Steve King. They voted for him over and over and don’t believe he is a bigot. They say he’s getting a raw deal from the news media and Republicans in Washington.
But here’s the thing: These rock-solid supporters of Mr. King, whose comments seeming to endorse white supremacy brought stinging rebukes from his own party leaders, are also convinced that his 16-year career in Congress representing northwest Iowa is effectively over.
“I think he’s dead in the water,” said Pat Reed, a retired history teacher in a purple University of Northern Iowa sweatshirt, reacting to the news that House Republicans this week had stripped Mr. King of his positions on the Agriculture and Judiciary Committees.
“I think he’s done,” echoed Ross Nemitz, the owner of Ross’s Appliance Center in Fort Dodge, a small blue-collar city in the heart of Mr. King’s district full of agribusinesses.
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By Trip Gabriel
Jan. 17, 2019
FORT DODGE, Iowa — The coffee crew at Zakeer’s still likes Steve King. They voted for him over and over and don’t believe he is a bigot. They say he’s getting a raw deal from the news media and Republicans in Washington.
But here’s the thing: These rock-solid supporters of Mr. King, whose comments seeming to endorse white supremacy brought stinging rebukes from his own party leaders, are also convinced that his 16-year career in Congress representing northwest Iowa is effectively over.
“I think he’s dead in the water,” said Pat Reed, a retired history teacher in a purple University of Northern Iowa sweatshirt, reacting to the news that House Republicans this week had stripped Mr. King of his positions on the Agriculture and Judiciary Committees.
“I think he’s done,” echoed Ross Nemitz, the owner of Ross’s Appliance Center in Fort Dodge, a small blue-collar city in the heart of Mr. King’s district full of agribusinesses.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/politics/steve-king-iowa-supporters-white-supremacy.html