Iowa Press Debates: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary

Candidates Michael T. Franken (D - Sioux City), Kimberly Graham (D - Indianola), Theresa Greenfield (D - Des Moines) and Eddie Mauro (D - Des Moines) answer questions and discuss their platforms, concerns and future plans for Iowa and the nation. David Yepsen, host of Iowa Press, moderates the debate. Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa, joins Yepsen.

Iowa Press Debates: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary precedes the June 2, 2020 primary election in Iowa. Due to current social distancing guidelines, there is no studio audience during the debate.

[mirandac]

Kimberly was so great, we need her representing us. She will 100% fight for regular people every single day. She comes across as authentic and compassionate and presents concrete, common sense solutions to our problems. And she's not in the pocket of corporations! She's ready for this important job.

[johnathan.matthew]

Wow Kimberly Graham is VERY impressive.

[whatsyoursign]

Kimberly balanced policy and personal experiences well. Mauro seemed a bit shaky and combative. Greenfield sounded rehearsed and robotic. I also was a bit confused about her saying she doesn't take any corporate PAC money. Franken didn't leave much of an impression at all.

[johnashley]

Really love how aggressive the moderators are at getting people to actually answer the questions!

[shaejanisewski]

Kimberly was great overall
Franken''s trade answer was quite revealing when it comes to how he views the interests of people vs. corporations
Greenfield is lying about PAC money which should destroy all credibility
Mauro doesn't have a clear enough messege as someone trying to appear anti-establishment

[ashleya]

Really impressed by Kimberly Graham's responses here and by her policies overall

[jasonjookiba]

Yang really made UBI mainstream in such a short time.

[ucr]

Iowa, please vote for Kimberly Graham. Why? Because she is uncorrupted, intelligent and not an establishment politician unlike Theresa Greenfield or Joni Ernst. Yes, she raises less money than these two corporate/corrupt candidates running for office but she gets her money from regular people who are struggling to survive. She cares about representing people and not money. Bottom line, Kimberly Graham is the best choice for Iowa.

[HorribleSonofa]

Ms Graham was very fluent and consistent on her policies, and I think that she and Adm. Franken seemed most authentic and effective. In the end, I think that Admiral Franken would be the strongest candidate to match up against and beat Joni Ernst.

[HorribleSonofa]

The deadline for absentee ballot requests for this primary is May 22! Vote absentee if possible.
If you’re voting in person on June 2, be sure to check the location since there will be fewer open.

[etrain]

As an Iowan of the immigrant and Latino communities, I was disappointed by the vagueness of Theresa Greenfield's response. It was disheartening to see her not even dignify the issue of border criminalization with a clear response. Lives are at stake, but Greenfield seems to take our community for granted.

[daviduth]

Kim graham was great, the other ppl suck tbh. I’m from Oregon why am I watching this. Thanks a lot yanggang.

[JakeAdams]

Our family just voted for Kimberly! A true leader for Iowa!

[cubinghuskies]

Biden 2020, Greenfield 2020, Rita Hart 2020

[TheWilliamBWilliams]

Franken was great! He served his country well and he'll do the same for Iowans.

[SecretJanitor]

Everybody but Franken had a decent answer on UBI.

[SteinerErit]

The establishment must be working overtime to prevent Graham from getting the chance to actually represent the people.

[markkalainoff]

Franken is The best choice by far! Yes the most rural world experience, best education, and the best qualified of all the candidates!

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[AndreOutlaw]

I really didn't like the attacks that Mauro had at the start of the debate. It does seem like he read the room and backed off. I've had enough with the "these people suck" or "my opponent sucks" method of campaigning.