Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn said Democratic opponent Rob Sand is pretending to be someone else during an exclusive interview on the Ruthless Podcast."[The Democrats] are realizing that their ideas don't sell," Lahn said in an interview released Friday morning."So what do they have to do? They have to pretend to be somebody they're not."Lahn drew attention to Sand’s endorsements from national progressive figures like Sen.
Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Minnesota Gov.
Tim Walz.A farmer and businessman, he noted that his campaign highlighted agricultural issues in a manner that resonates with voters on the ground.ALASKA’S DAN SULLIVAN TELLS 'RUTHLESS' HE WILL OVERCOME DEM EFFORT TO ‘STEAL’ HIS NAMERepublican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn speaks at the annual Family Leadership Summit on July 17, 2026, at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)"A lot of our campaign, even in the primary, people said, ‘you can't run a Republican primary running on the issues you're running on,’" said Lahn, who received the first endorsement from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.'s (RFK) Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) PAC."And I said, ‘We can because this is what the people actually care about.' I know because I'm with them.
I'm one of them."Lahn shocked the political world when he won a crowded primary in early June, which included knocking off favorite Rep.Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
Trump has since endorsed Lahn.Sand's campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Podcast co-host Josh Holmes commended Lahn for his unique approach to healthcare policy."You don't get a lot of Republicans nationwide that want to weigh deeply into it," Holmes said.CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE RUTHLESS PODCASTZach Lahn, a Republican candidate for Iowa governor, spoke to "Ruthless" in a...