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🌽Jennifer Konfrst on building power in the minority - Cornhole Champions #45
Former Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights is challenging Republican Congressman Zach Nunn for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. As the first woman to lead Iowa House Democrats, Konfrst has spent seven years fighting for reproductive rights, healthcare access, Medicaid funding, and school voucher accountability while building power in the minority.
On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Konfrst explains why voters feel frozen by political uncertainty, how Democrats can win even when outnumbered, and what effective opposition actually looks like in Iowa politics.
Cornhole Champions is a weekly politics and policy podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line, hosted by Zachary Oren Smith and produced by Rebecca Steinberg, with music by Avery Mossman and art by Desirée Tapia.
*SHOW RUNDOWN:*
0:00 - Intro and Jennifer Konfrst's congressional run
1:15 - Why voters feel unheard by Congressman Zach Nunn
3:00 - The stakes of Iowa's third district race for House control
5:00 - Susan B. Anthony list enters the race on abortion rights
9:30 - Getting things done as the minority party in Iowa legislature
13:45 - What effective opposition looks like in politics
16:30 - How to make politics feel less like a game
18:00 - Hedgie's bookstore and hope in small town Iowa
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By Zachary Oren Smith
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2424 ratings
Former Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights is challenging Republican Congressman Zach Nunn for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. As the first woman to lead Iowa House Democrats, Konfrst has spent seven years fighting for reproductive rights, healthcare access, Medicaid funding, and school voucher accountability while building power in the minority.
On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Konfrst explains why voters feel frozen by political uncertainty, how Democrats can win even when outnumbered, and what effective opposition actually looks like in Iowa politics.
Cornhole Champions is a weekly politics and policy podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line, hosted by Zachary Oren Smith and produced by Rebecca Steinberg, with music by Avery Mossman and art by Desirée Tapia.
*SHOW RUNDOWN:*
0:00 - Intro and Jennifer Konfrst's congressional run
1:15 - Why voters feel unheard by Congressman Zach Nunn
3:00 - The stakes of Iowa's third district race for House control
5:00 - Susan B. Anthony list enters the race on abortion rights
9:30 - Getting things done as the minority party in Iowa legislature
13:45 - What effective opposition looks like in politics
16:30 - How to make politics feel less like a game
18:00 - Hedgie's bookstore and hope in small town Iowa
*LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO CORNHOLE CHAMPIONS:*
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