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For today’s edition, we’re continuing our road trip across Iowa. But the story is only sort of about the fast-approaching midterms. By the end of this year, Chuck Grassley, Iowa’s senior senator, will officially be the second-oldest person to ever serve in the Senate. I asked Iowa voters across both the state and the political spectrum to share their thoughts on Grassley’s actuarial prospects and whether such concerns are influencing their decisions about whom to support for governor, since the winner of that race would appoint Grassley’s successor should the long-serving senator say a sudden sayonara.

In addition, during this trip, I came across possibly the greatest bumper sticker I’ve ever seen. The nice thing is that you can get one just like it. I’ll say where, plus much else, below.