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Lindsay James declares victory in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race on election night

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Now playing on All Clips Lindsay James declares victory in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race on election night Lindsay James133 plays Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

Democrat Lindsay James took the stage at an election night rally in Dubuque, telling supporters she is "so incredibly honored to be your next congresswoman." She said not many people believed the campaign would get here, and that lots of people told her Iowa had broken their hearts. "It's time to repair them."

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Who
Lindsay James
Where
rally - election night, Dubuque
Original footage
KCCI · watch the full video from this moment
Length
53 seconds, unedited within the cut
Plays
133 on Instagram
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Well, here we are. I'm Lindsay James just in case you needed a reminder And I am so incredibly honored to be your next congresswoman When we when we launched this campaign last year last year not many people believed that we would be here tonight But this is a testament. Well, you yes, that's right. There were thank you. Thank you There are some true believers, but not everyone lots of people talk to me about how Iowa had broken their hearts Well, here we are. It's time to repair them

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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