At an election night rally in Iowa, Democrat Josh Turek brought former Sen. Tom Harkin on stage and credited one senator's work across the aisle with changing his life. Turek said Harkin fought 30 years for the working class, small businesses and family farms, and that the man taking back Harkin's seat "is only there because of his work."
The receipt
- Who
- Josh Turek
- Where
- rally - election night, Iowa
- Original footage
- KCCI · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 43 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 1 on Instagram
Read the transcript
One senator's ability to work across the aisle and pass good public policy changed my life and for 30 years He represented Iowa and fought for the working class the small businesses the small family farms He fought for the little guy the same people. I am fighting for those that cannot afford to make a political donation Thank you, sir For 448 days, I have said it is going to be beautifully poetic when the man who takes back Senator Harkinsey is only there because of his work. Well, Iowa? Iowa tonight. We made history, and we wrote beautifully poetry.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.