Controversial Rep. Steve King loses Iowa GOP primary battle - and Republican leadership is happy
Rep. Steve King, the controversial nine-term Republican congressman from Iowa, lost a heavily contested primary race on Tuesday night to well-funded state Sen. Randy Feenstra.
Rep. Steve King, the controversial nine-term Republican congressman from Iowa, lost a heavily contested primary race on Tuesday night to well-funded state Sen. Randy Feenstra.
King’s loss in Iowa’s Republican primary appeared to mark the beginning of the end for the provocative lawmaker who for years had been a conservative lightning rod in Washington for his hardline views on issues ranging from immigration to abortion.
In recent years, King had become a pariah in his own party as more mainstream GOP lawmakers distanced themselves from his more extreme views and statements.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted early Wednesday that King's "white supremacist rhetoric is totally inconsistent with the Republican Party, and I'm glad Iowa Republicans rejected him at the ballot." Click here for more.
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