Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will visit Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday night as part of a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) rally to drum up support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn and House candidate Joe Mitchell in the final days before the November 3 midterm elections.
The governor’s seat is open this year, with Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand, the state auditor, competing to replace Republican Kim Reynolds, who is not running for reelection. Sand has maintained a lead over Lahn since the primaries, even among Republican pollsters, which is notable considering Iowa voters haven’t elected a Democratic governor since Chet Culver in 2006. The rally comes as healthcare is among the top issues for Iowa voters as Democrats argue that Medicaid cuts, rising costs, rural care shortages and Iowa’s cancer crisis have left many residents struggling.
U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson, a Republican, is noticeably absent from the rally’s lineup, and it’s unclear whether or not she was invited to the event…