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Iowa Politics: Defeat is an Orphan (Nov. 9, 2026)

Iowa Politics: Defeat is an Orphan (Nov. 9, 2026)

Mon Nov 9, 2026

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Defeat is an Orphan

As the saying goes, “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” After the heavy losses sustained by Republicans in last week’s election, defeat may be an orphan…but there are plenty of folks pointing out who the fathers of the orphan defeat are, and claiming they knew this would happen all along.

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