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18:39Now PlayingJames Carville and Albert Hunt sit down with Sarah Trone Garriott, the Iowa state senator and Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa's 3rd District against Rep. Zach Nunn. She pushes back on the "Democrats are turning far left" narrative, explains how Republicans have attacked her faith with false claims (including that she presided over a "satanic wedding"), and lays out the real-world fallout of Nunn's vote for the "big beautiful bill" — closed rural clinics, lost primary care, and a state that's already number two in the nation for new cancer diagnoses. The conversation ranges from the state of Iowa agriculture under tariffs and war-driven fertilizer costs, to immigration's role in farming and meat processing, to her position on congressional oversight of the Iran war. She also talks about running as a minister in a legislature with almost none, her proposals to clean up Washington (term limits, a real stock trading ban), and why she's optimistic about a unified, energized Iowa Democratic ticket heading into 2026.
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Pushing back on the "Democrats turning far left" narrative
Her platform: restoring Medicaid cuts, expanding (not replacing) the ACA, a pathway to citizenship after border security
How Republicans attack her faith — "fake minister," "satanic wedding" claims debunked by the Des Moines Register
Rep. Zach Nunn's vote for the "big beautiful bill" and its impact: closed clinics, lost primary care, rural hospital strain
Iowa's ranking as #2 in the nation for new cancer diagnoses
Faith and Democratic politics — "love your neighbor" as the throughline of her public service
The state of Iowa agriculture: tariffs, destroyed soybean markets, and war-driven fertilizer price spikes
Farm foreclosures and the case for a new farm bill
Immigration's role in commodity farming and meat processing labor
Whether left-wing messaging ("defund the police," "no borders") creates blowback for her in Iowa
Her position on the Iran war and the case for congressional oversight
How Trump's approval looks in her district today
Proposals to fix Washington's "ethical cesspool": term limits, a real stock trading ban
What it's like serving as one of the few ministers in elected office
The strength and unity of Iowa's 2026 Democratic ticket
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