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role in the battle for power in Washington in November’s midterm elections. My colleague **Lauren Gambino** has more: **Iowa** Per my colleague **Chris Stein**, with Trump’s approval ratings [deep underwater](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/donald-trump-second-term-approval-rating-drops),
historical political trends [favoring](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/midterms-democrats-house-senate) the party out of power, Democrats this year are considering a comeback in Iowa, putting the state at the center of their campaigns to win back control
role in the primary. Under California’s top-two system, under which the two candidates with the most votes advance to the general election regardless of party, some Democrats appeared to back candidates they believed