Iowa Senate

Josh Turek Visits Iowa Farmer

What have you seen input prices do like fertilizer prices over [music] the last 5 years 10 years? >> You know I I would say that for a while we were increasing maybe by by 10 to 15% but now for this last one is probably around 30 or so or more. >> Mhm. How are the diesel prices [music] affecting somebody like you? >> I have a friend who comes in and picks my my corn and my my grain for me and hauls it. I'm sure he's going to have to increase his prices by quite a bit just for the higher >> You know I've been saying for for quite some time now it's a it's a it's a second farm crisis. It's literally like >> [music] >> heading towards a a farmageddon. >> Of our own making. >> Yeah, correct. >> We we we need a we need solutions. >> Yes, we do. >> We're we're planning to do that here November 3rd. >> Well, I would love to be able to get up there and make sure that we pass a damn farm bill [music] and not allow Congress to leave until they pass one. Have mandatory country of origin labeling, like year-round E-15, [music] a federal right to repair bill so that people can actually repair their equipment in a timely manner. These are some of the issues that I'm hearing from our [music] from our farmers. It's hurting. >> Yeah, it is. It is. And we're uh we're going to be hurting for a while.

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Josh Turek On Social Security

I can tell you that social security is an earned benefit. Pre- Social Security, we had nearly 70% of our seniors in this country living in abject poverty. And I really believe that one of the best ways to keep Social Security solvent is we have to remove the cap. I think that yes, I think that it is absolutely ridiculous that individuals like Bill Gates and Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos pay social security tax for the first few minutes of the year. But we have teachers and police officers and nurses that are paying year round. In the US Senate, I give you my pledge. I'm going to do everything I can to protect health care, to protect our seniors, uh to protect social security.

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Underdog

I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12. Spinobipida caused by my dad's exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. I'm Josh Turk. Feels personal when Washington's greed means Ians [music] get kicked off their health insurance or cancer patients have to travel hours for care because the clinic closed. I know [music] exactly what it means for Iowa families. And I'll never stop fighting to make it right. I approve this message. In the Senate, no one will push harder for change.

Glittering Generalities: The term 'underdog' is used as a positive identity label to evoke sympathy and admiration without substantive policy content — for example: underdog and I'll never stop fighting to make it right.

Loaded Language: The word 'greed' is an emotionally charged term used to characterize Washington's motives in a way designed to trigger outrage rather than convey neutral facts — for example: 'Washington's greed'.

Appeal to Fear: Vivid scenarios of people losing health insurance and cancer patients being forced to travel hours for care are presented to create anxiety and emotional urgency — for example: 'cancer patients have to travel hours for care because the clinic closed'.

Appeal to Prejudice: Invoking 'Iowa families' as a specific in-group to signal shared identity and imply the speaker uniquely understands and represents them — for example: 'exactly what it means for Iowa families'.

Slogans: Catchy phrase used to compress a complex position into an emotionally loaded shorthand.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: The absolute superlative claim that 'no one will push harder' is an unverifiable overstatement designed to make the candidate seem uniquely superior — for example: 'no one will push harder for change'.

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Team Turek Tailgate: CyHawk Edition

I'm back in black, I hate to say it, I've been too long, I'm glad to be back, yes I don't know, that news, from the news, that's kept me hanging out round, I get to never let it start, girls are giving me high, I got the hearse cause I never got, I got night line, cat's eyes, abusing everyone, I never know why, I'm fine, right?

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Josh Turek Tours Manufacturing Facility

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Josh Turek Highlights 2016 Gold Medal Game

Siria does such a good job of Oh, and that's a great pass for Turek who uses the left hand and banks it in. 16-12, US by four. Moving toward the Turek cuts through the lane and Turek's fouled by Ruiz. Doesn't get the basket. Yes, he does. And he has the chance for the three-point play. >> Spain through Garcia and Pablo have missed their last two attempts. He says he's just starting to take a little bit of control here in the second. >> And Turek, he was hurried by Garcia, but he got the shot off in time and it's 23-20 with a minute 11 to go.

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Coincidence? C'mon

Ashley Hinson's net worth has increased up to 8 million since she went to Congress. >> Coincidence? Come on. >> Nah. Hinson wrote a special tax break that benefits her own family's business, and she holds up to 5 million in stock, despite telling Iowans she sold off her stocks. And don't forget the millions she raised from corporate PACs and lobbyists after voting repeatedly to let them rip off Iowans. >> Coincidence? Come on. >> I'm Josh Turek, and I approve this message.

Card Stacking: Presents the net worth increase as inherently suspicious without providing context about whether this is unusual for members of Congress or what the baseline was — for example: net worth has increased up to 8 million since she went to Congress, despite telling Iowans she sold off her stocks and millions she raised from corporate PACs and lobbyists after voting repeatedly to let them rip off Iowans.

Conspiracy Appeal: The rhetorical question implies a hidden corrupt arrangement rather than coincidence, nudging the audience toward a conspiratorial interpretation — for example: Coincidence? Come on..

Loaded Language: The phrase 'special tax break' is emotionally charged to imply corrupt self-dealing rather than neutral legislative action — for example: special tax break that benefits her own family's business and rip off Iowans.

Appeal to Prejudice: Frames the issue as corporate outsiders harming 'Iowans' as an in-group, exploiting local identity to stoke resentment — for example: 'rip off Iowans'

Repetition: The exact rhetorical question 'Coincidence? Come on.' is repeated verbatim to reinforce the conspiratorial implication through familiarity — for example: repeated use of 'Coincidence? Come on.'

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"Goodnight, Ashley Hinson, it's Time to Go" - Jon "Bowzer" Bauman of Sha Na Na

You're this closing song for this segment. As goodnight, sweetheart, well, it's time to go, right? It ended all [singing and music] 97 of the Sha Na Na television shows that way. But today, because of what we're talking about, we're going to change the [music] lyrics a little bit. >> [music] [music] [singing] [music] [singing] [music] [singing] [music and singing] [singing and music] >> Vote for Josh. >> [applause] [music]

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Josh Turek at the Fall into Marion Parade

You want one? There you go. You're welcome. Enjoy the parade. Happy to be here.

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Josh Turek throws out first pitch for Quad Cities River Bandits

You got 50 days to change the state, change the country. I think that's what's missing. We've got to get back to country over party. Lovely to meet you.

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Ashley Hinson Supported Cuts to Social Security

A spokesman for Hinson's campaign said she supported staff reductions for Social Security. >> And anyone who's going to propose cuts to Social Security is going to get a hell no from me. So, let me be very clear about that. >> A spokesman for Hinson's campaign said she supported staff reductions for Social Security.

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Josh Turek at the Dayton Rodeo

Yeah, we got another winner over here. Winner winner winner winner winner. [screaming] >> [music] [music] >> Oh. >> Sir? >> You got the whole way up. >> Do what? >> A whole freight HORSE IN THE WAY. >> [music] [cheering] >> GREAT. >> [music]

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Ashley Hinson Supports Cuts to Social Security Staffing

Ali said that Republican Ashley Hinsson supported more than $450 million in cuts to the Social Security Administration, which led to staff reductions of about 1 in eight workers. A spokesman for Hinsson's campaign said she supported staff reductions for Social

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Josh Turek at the Nevada Fire Department Annual Hog Roast

So, I've been in the Iowa legislature for the last 4 years, >> [music] >> and now trying to run for the US Senate because I think we need more people that have come from struggle, come from places like Council [music] Bluffs, Iowa, economic struggle, health care struggle, uh that really understand what average person's going through, not just going up there for privilege, looking out for the rich folks.

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Josh Turek: Waving to the kids at Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

End of the first quarter [music] and you know what that means if you're in Iowa, one of the great traditions. It's been voted I guess the greatest tradition in college football and that's the Iowa wave to the kids over at [music] the children's hospital. >> [music]

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Josh Turek tailgates at Cy-Hawks game

I O W A LET'S [screaming] GO HAWKS! >> BE SAFE. Go vote, vote, vote. >> Time for change. >> Amen to that. >> [screaming] >> There we go. >> Oh, just in time. >> Got you. >> [music] >> Here's to victory today and victory [music] in November. >> Yeah.

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Josh Turek Honors the 25th Anniversary of September 11th

Hello everyone, Josh Turek here. I'm here at Gray's Lake. [music] Today is the 25th anniversary of September 11th and here to recognize all of the brave men and women that we lost. Behind me is one flag for all the 2,977 brave men and women including eight Iowans. Also want to recognize the work and service of all of the first responders that we ended up losing that day. We will never forget.

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Josh Turek Kicks Off College Football Season at Iowa State

How are you? >> Awesome. >> Hello. I love the outfit. >> I'm Josh. Nice to meet you. >> Josh is going to make Iowa better. >> Yeah. >> Cheers. >> I'm super competitive. Like, I don't want to lose it anything. I I really believe that this is about public service. It's not going up there to DC to make yourself more wealthy [music] or get in front of the cameras and and and make yourself more proud. It's about really doing the work for the people in a bipartisan fashion. That's what we're missing. That's what we need. >> Yeah. Hey, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. This is [music] what it's about. It's about making sure the American dream is there for the next generation. I appreciate it, brother.

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Josh Turek Listening Session With Law Enforcement And First Responders

One of the things I'm the most proud of is I've always voted my district, voted my conscience. [music] I've been one of the most bipartisan members. I've been one of the most effective members for that reason. And I've always said my political North Star is not is this a Republican idea or is it a Democratic idea? Is this good [music] for the people? >> Is it good idea? >> Is this good for the people of Iowa? And and look, if if if a Republican has an idea and we can work together, I was always willing to do the work behind the scenes. Take my name off of a bill, you can run it, you can do it. I think that's what's missing in DC.

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Josh Turek: "I will always fight to protect Social Security"

I want to make sure that every single American senior can afford their medication. This is the best way that we provide access. Unfortunately, since my opponent, Ashley Hinson, has gone up to DC, we have closed 842 healthcare entities in the state. It's fun This isn't a state with a healthcare crisis, a mental health crisis, and a cancer crisis. Voting to cut healthcare, the downstream effects are less services, less supports, less facilities. This is fundamentally wrong. I give each and every Iowa senior my pledge. I will do everything I can to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and expand it for all of you. >> Yes. >> [applause]

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“Went Through Hell”

Vietnam, I've spent [music] 22 months over there. They were using Agent Orange, that caused my son Josh Turek to be born with spina bifida. I went through the war, but Josh went through [music] hell. He knows better than most what islanders are going through now. Washington taking away health care coverage, [music] people forced to travel hours to see a doctor. Josh is a fighter, and he will take this [music] personal. He really wants to improve people's lives. He won't ever stop working to make it right. I'm Josh Turek, and I approve this message.

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Josh Turek: "Cancer is Deeply Personal To Me"

Uh, cancer is something that's really personal to me. Uh, I lost my grandmother to pancreatic cancer, one of the most horrific experiences that, uh, I've ever seen someone go through. Uh, my father was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. And it was due to his exposure to Agent Orange was, uh, the reason why I ended up with my, uh, disability. And because of his exposure to Agent Orange, he's dealt with several bouts of cancer, uh, throat cancer, skin cancer. And nearly the day that I launched my campaign, my sister was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. And like far too many Islands that far too many of you. And she has private insurance. And her private insurance said to her, "Because you have stage two, not stage three or stage four, uh, we will not cover the PET scan to see if the cancer has spread to other parts of your body." So, cancer has been something that is, uh, touched my life and I care very deeply about it. So, I've been doing this for more than a year. I've gone to all 99 counties, lots and lots of communities. I think there's only a handful of issues that is unanimously agreed upon. One, I think that now regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, Iowans are recognizing that the health care system is fundamentally broken. And I have yet to find anyone to disagree with me when I say that we need to put guardrails on insurance companies because doctors should be deciding care, not insurance companies. This situation is like what happened to my sister. I also think that one of the other thing is unanimously agreed upon is that we have a water quality crisis that is leading to a cancer crisis and that we have to have individuals both at the state level and at the federal level that are willing to really do the work to address this in a bipartisan fashion. And so that is my that is my pledge to each and every one of you that going up there, this is going to be one of my absolute number one priorities.

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Josh Turek Earns Support of the Iowa Federation of Labor

There has never been a doubt in my mind that Josh Turck is the right [music] candidate for labor when it comes to this general election. It is absolutely essential that we >> [music] >> that that organized labor actually have a champion. I can say all kinds of bad stuff about Ashley Hinson and why she [music] has not represented us very well, but that's a waste of my time. Because we're we need to be looking to the future. And right now Josh Turck is the future.

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Josh Turek: Iowa’s farmers are hurting.

When I'm out here talking with farmers and I'm talking with beef [music] producers, I mean really the one of the words I hear a lot is betrayal of like look we we supported you, we voted for you. And now what are you [music] doing? 20 billion dollars to Argentina, soybean prices are upside down, commodities prices, >> [music] >> the tariffs, the war in Iran leading to fuel cost, input prices going up. [music] Now this ridiculous idea of importing the the the beef to undercut more of our of our providers. [music]

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Josh Turek shotguns beer at Iowa State tailgate

All right. All right, ready? Go state. >> [screaming] [laughter] >> All right, thank you. >> [music] >> All right. Now you got to vote for me.

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JOSH TUREK ONLY SHOWS UP FOR HIMSELF

I ended up missing about 50% of the votes in the Iowa legislature this year. [music] I don't know if that matters to Iowans. >> Liberal politician Josh Turek missed 58% of his votes, hundreds of votes, yet still [music] collected his full taxpayer-funded paycheck. Turek also charged taxpayers [music] 20 grand for reimbursements. >> I don't know if that matters to Iowans. >> Liberal politician Josh Turek, he only shows up for himself. SLF PAC is responsible for the content of this advertising.

Loaded Language: Emotionally charged words chosen to trigger a reaction rather than convey facts. — for example: collected his full taxpayer-funded paycheck and charged taxpayers 20 grand for reimbursements.

Name Calling: The label 'Liberal politician' is used as a derogatory tag to prime the audience against Turek before presenting the accusation — for example: Liberal politician Josh Turek.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: The escalation from the self-admitted ~50% to '58% of his votes, hundreds of votes' is framed to amplify the scale of the offense beyond what the original admission suggested — for example: hundreds of votes

Repetition: The phrase 'I don't know if that matters to Iowans' is repeated verbatim from sentence 2 to rhetorically imply that it does matter and to reinforce the accusation through familiarity — for example: I don't know if that matters to Iowans and Liberal politician Josh Turek, he only shows up for himself.

Appeal to Prejudice: The claim 'he only shows up for himself' invokes in-group loyalty by implying Turek does not represent ordinary Iowans but only his own interests — for example: he only shows up for himself

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Josh Turek Joins the UAW Picket Line

Never never goes in the right direction. Meanwhile, they make record profits. This is what's so wrong. Well, this is the people I want to go up to D.C. to fight for. The middle class, the workers, the people that can't afford to make a political donation or pay for a lobbyist. >> Here it is. Running roughshod over everybody and >> [music] >> taking care of the rich and ignoring the poor. So, the working class man, we got to do something about it. So, you guys all got to get out and vote if you want to change.

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Josh Turek Meets a Voter

How are you doing? >> Really well. >> Josh, right? >> Yeah, Josh, yeah. Josh Clark. Running for you Running for US Senate. >> Absolutely. >> This is [music] uh I'm very impressed with this. As far as education, that's been disappointing for me. Um I've I've typically been more Republican than Democratic. Just my stance, but seeing that we had Republicans in control, we've seen this huge drop in education. What's the fix for that? >> I'm I'm someone that [music] believes the single greatest indicator of future success in life is access to quality education. And I don't think [music] you should have to win the genetic lottery, you know, be born in an affluent community. I I think that we need a more standardized funding model so that whether you're born in a rural community urban community, you got to access to [music] world-class education. And I think that public money belongs in public schools. The highs to the billionaires and the large corporations, and >> [music] >> it's the middle class and small businesses that I feel like we're losing the American dream. And we need people to want to go up there and fight [music] for the people, not just to make themselves more wealthy. >> I My stepson's autistic, and it's embarrassing how much advocacy it takes just to get basic >> For sure. >> Not even asking for [music] extra. >> That's right. Yeah, just basic services. In Iowa, since we privatized this thing, we now have 26,000 [music] disabled individuals that are on Medicaid wait list. A lot of them are There you go. Longest wait list right [music] now, 9 years. >> In theory, it's been enough to not go for extra. >> Right. >> Which I voted for in the past cuz I like to see younger people >> I think that government has [music] an obligation to take care of particularly the most vulnerable, the elderly, the disabled children. >> [music] >> And I think it's uh an obligation we fall way too short on often times. Well, I hope you give me your [music] vote in in November. Would certainly appreciate it. >> And I I had decided that before I met you. >> Oh, [music] I appreciate it. Thank you. If I pull this off, I promise you, I'm giving you a call. >> [music]

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Josh Turek: Mic'd Up On RAGBRAI

Another one bites the dust. >> [music] >> Thank you. >> What's your platform? >> Vote people. >> I love working on the policy side. >> Oh, absolutely. It's the most meaningful work I've ever done. >> Yeah. >> I think the public money belongs in public school. I ain't got >> Hello.

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Josh Turek on Pod Save America: "Iowans Are Struggling"

Regardless of where I am in the state of Iowa, urban areas, rural areas, I keep hearing the exact same story. Which is Iowans are struggling just to keep food on the table, a roof above their head, um pay their electric bill, and now with this war in Iran, uh be able to put gas in their tank. I think that the uh a couple things. Iowa is we've basically hit the bottom. We're one of three states already seeing our economy contract. We're basically dead last for every health care metric. Uh just since Ashley Hinson's been elected, 842 health care entities have closed in Iowa. And she's voting for cuts to health care. I mean, 110,000 Iowans are going to lose their health care outright because of her votes. 119,000 Iowans seeing their health care premiums double or triple, or horror stories like I've heard, quadruple. Uh we're we're a state that we were basically the gold standard in public education. We've precipitously dropped down from the gold standard, now down to the to the bottom half because of giving private schools public money. We've got a water quality crisis that's not being addressed. We've got a cancer crisis. We have We're the basically the only state with a growing cancer rate, second highest rates behind Kentucky. And now we lead the nation in farm foreclosures, largely driven by the tariffs. But also, I think this war in Iran, which Ashley Hinson has voted in favor of continuing six times, four times in favor of the tariffs. >> [snorts] >> Uh it it is disproportionately hurt Iowa. We've lost three Iowans in the conflict. And then you're looking at this driving up fuel cost, fertilizer cost, and uh and diesel cost, which is disproportionately hurting hurting the farm communities. This is a state that is really hurting, that is ready for change. Everywhere that we're going, people are saying to me, "This is not the Iowa I know. This is not the state that I grew up in. We need change both at the state level and the federal level." And I think that a common sense prairie populist like myself uh is is where they're willing to to park their votes. But it's a state that's ready for change.

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Josh Turek and Mark Kelly at the Iowa State Fair

Senator [music] Mark Kelly and I'm here at the Iowa State Fair with Josh Turick who's going to be the next US Senator from the state of Iowa. Such an important race here. >> Yeah. >> Winner, winner, winner.

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Josh Turek on The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, who despite campaigning explicitly to quote fight special interests, has reportedly engaged in some questionable behavior with her husband, an insurance executive who chairs a national insurance trade association and lobbying group. Notice reports today that Hinson's husband helped arrange meetings with her and other Iowa congressional delegation members. The political action committee of that group also made gave Hinson more than $67,000. So, Josh, I know you've seen the report. Uh what's your reaction to it? >> And it's good to see you again, Jen. Uh it's crazy. And what's what's even crazier is that this type of activity is legal. Uh it should not be legal to have a spouse working as a shadow lobbyist as a sitting member of Congress. Uh it should not be legal to be able to make yourself 10 times more wealthy in just 6 years up there in DC. Both of which Ashley Hinson has done now. Uh this is why we need change. I want to go up to DC to address the corruption that we're seeing uh from both parties. Uh we need to have term limits. We need to ban members of Congress from owning and trading stocks. And if you're ready to help, join us, uh go to turkforiowa.com and help us uh fight this corruption.

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LIBERAL POLITICIAN JOSH TUREK ONLY SHOWS UP FOR HIMSELF

One month into the session in the Iowa State House is buzzing with activity. >> We expect our lawmakers to show up. [music] Yet, liberal politician Josh Turek missed 58% of his votes in the Iowa legislature. Votes to help veterans and fund schools. Turek missed more [music] than half his votes, yet still collected his full taxpayer-funded paycheck. Liberal politician Josh Turek, he only shows up for himself. SLF PAC is responsible for the content of this advertising.

Name Calling: The label 'liberal politician' is used as a derogatory tag to prime the audience negatively before presenting the accusation — for example: liberal politician Josh Turek and Liberal politician Josh Turek.

Card Stacking: Selectively highlights emotionally resonant vote categories (veterans, schools) to maximize negative impression while omitting context about why votes were missed or what other votes Turek did cast — for example: 'Votes to help veterans and fund schools'

Appeal to Prejudice: Invoking veterans and schools appeals to widely shared in-group values to stoke resentment against Turek — for example: 'Votes to help veterans and fund schools'

Loaded Language: The phrase 'taxpayer-funded paycheck' is emotionally charged to trigger resentment by implying Turek is taking money from ordinary citizens without earning it — for example: 'full taxpayer-funded paycheck'

Repetition: The claim that Turek missed votes is repeated a third time ('missed more than half his votes') to reinforce the accusation through familiarity — for example: missed 58% of his votes, Turek missed more than half his votes and liberal politician Josh Turek.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: The absolute claim 'he only shows up for himself' overstates the evidence, which only shows missed votes, not proof of self-serving motivation — for example: 'he only shows up for himself'

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Josh Turek is a Threat to Iowa Farms

Josh Turek is a threat to Iowa farmers. Turek wants to impose crushing taxes on every Iowa family farm. In the legislature, he skips nearly 75% of votes on agriculture bills, including the Iowa Farm Act. When he did show up, he stood with climate activists to fight for things like imitation meat products, frivolous lawsuits, and radical California regulations. Josh Turek already failed Iowa farmers once. We can't let him fail them again.

Appeal to Fear: Framing Turek as a 'threat' to farmers creates anxiety and alarm without substantiation — for example: Josh Turek is a threat to Iowa farmers and We can't let him fail them again.

Loaded Language: The word 'threat' is emotionally charged and designed to trigger fear rather than convey a factual claim — for example: is a threat to Iowa farmers, crushing taxes and frivolous lawsuits.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole: Claiming taxes would be imposed on 'every Iowa family farm' is an absolute overstatement that overstates the scope of the alleged policy — for example: 'every Iowa family farm.'

Appeal to Prejudice: Invoking 'Iowa family farm' appeals to in-group identity and rural values to stoke resentment against Turek — for example: every Iowa family farm and radical California regulations.

Card Stacking: Selectively presents the attendance statistic to damage Turek's image without providing context such as reasons for absences or overall voting record — for example: 'skips nearly 75% of votes on agriculture bills.'

Name Calling: Labeling associates as 'climate activists' is used as a derogatory label to discredit Turek by association rather than address the substance of the policies — for example: 'stood with climate activists.'

Repetition: The phrase 'failed Iowa farmers' is repeated here and in the next sentence to reinforce the negative association through familiarity — for example: 'Josh Turek already failed Iowa farmers once.'

False Urgency: The phrase 'We can't let him fail them again' creates a sense of urgency and imperative action to prevent deliberation — for example: 'We can't let him fail them again.'

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