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Angry Trump voters are giving the GOP a headache in deep red Iowa: CNN

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CNN reporter John King says angry Republicans and emerging blue suburbs in Iowa may be gearing up to give Republicans a hard midterm in one of the reddest states in the nation. Just 82 days away from the midterms Democrats appear hopeful that Iowa's third congressional district will add to the belt notches giving them back the House. President Donald Trump won Iowa by 13 points in 2024 and carried every single county but one, but now new occupants of the Hawkeye State, coupled with growing Republican anger, appears to be giving Dems a rare opportunity. Loyal Republican and three-time Trump voter Kris Mudd said his Republican friends are having a difficult time siding with the Republican Party as the pain of the Trump economy hangs over the state. “Housing is expensive. The interest rates are expensive and gas is expensive. People are upset. They're frustrated with the way things have gone on. You know, I can't tell you that I'm 100% excited about everything that's happened. But I belie