What Really Brought Down Steve King
In the 24 years he’s been in politics, Steve King, the Iowa Republican who has spoken of immigrants with “calves the size of cantaloupes” and cautioned that Americans cannot “restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” has never lost an election. Tonight, as Americans across the country continue to march in the streets protesting racism and police brutality, that changed.
The 71-year-old, who faced a slew of well-qualified candidates in the state’s GOP primary, lost to state senator Randy Feenstra by more than 9 points, with almost all districts reporting. “I am truly humbled,” Feenstra wrote on Twitter Tuesday night. “Thank you to each and every person who supported us on this journey against all odds.”
The campaign may have been the fight
