Rob Sand warns independent run is a losing strategy in Iowa
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand joins co-anchor Bill Hemmer to discuss the challenges of independent candidacies and third-party voting dynamics. Sand warns that running as an independent under the current two-party system inevitably splits the vote and leads to defeat. He also clarifies his moderate policy stances, rejecting Democratic socialism and explaining his strategic decision to run as a Democrat.
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Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand flatly stated that he would not want to have former President Joe Biden or former Vice President Kamala Harris campaign for him.
When Politico’s Jonathan Martin asked Sand if he would want Biden to campaign for him, the candidate said, “No. Can he even do that right now? I’m sorry.”
“No thanks,” Sand said after Martin asked about Harris. “Let’s move on. We need some new leadership.”
TRUMP-ENDORSED FEENSTRA CONCEDES TO MAHA-BACKED LAHN IN GOP GOVERNOR PRIMARY UPSET
Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand speaks to voters during a campaign visit to the Carroll County Conservation Classroom on Aug. 20, 2026 in Carroll, Iowa. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
“You don’t think Harris should run in 2028?” Martin asked.
“Nope,” he replied.
When Al Sharpton asked Harris in April if she will run again in 2028, she said “I might” and noted that she was “thinking about it.”
OBAMA ENDORSES DEMOCRATIC IOWA STATE REP RUNNING FOR US SENATE AGAINST TRUMP-BACKED HOUSE REPUBLICAN
Biden, who was already the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, dropped his re-election bid in 2024 in the wake of a widely-panned debate performance and endorsed Harris, who went on to lose the general election to then-former President Donald Trump.
Sand, the Iowa auditor of state, is running against Trump-backed Republican Zach Lahn in the state’s 2026 gubernatorial race.
President Donald Trump declared in a part of a Truth Social post last month, “It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Zach Lahn, a tremendous Candidate running to be the next Governor of the Wonderful State of Iowa, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!”
IOWA GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFUL ZACH LAHN TELLS ‘RUTHLESS’ DEMOCRATS ARE HIDING THEIR BAD POLICIES
Iowa Republican nominee for Governor Zach Lahn speaks to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 14, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Current Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, announced last year that she would not seek re-election.