Josh Turek
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Josh Turek is an American Democratic politician and former U.S. Army officer who represents Iowa’s 28th District in the Iowa House of Representatives. He has been discussed as a potential or declared candidate for federal office in Iowa.
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Share of the conversation
0.6‰ of what listeners heard
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Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).
Share of the conversation
Mentions of Josh Turek per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, politics & world.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | 0.40‰ | 3 |
| Oct 2 | 0.41‰ | 2 |
| Oct 5 | 0.25‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 0.45‰ | 8 |
| Oct 8 | 0.53‰ | 2 |
| Oct 9 | 0.61‰ | 4 |
| Oct 12 | 0.61‰ | 2 |
| Oct 13 | 0.46‰ | 4 |
| Oct 14 | 0.59‰ | 4 |
| Oct 15 | 0.62‰ | 3 |
| Oct 16 | 0.51‰ | 1 |
| Oct 20 | 0.55‰ | 7 |
| Oct 21 | 0.56‰ | 4 |
| Oct 23 | 0.51‰ | 3 |
| Oct 24 | 0.58‰ | 2 |
| Oct 25 | 0.66‰ | 2 |
| Oct 26 | 0.88‰ | 6 |
| Oct 27 | 0.66‰ | 1 |
| Oct 28 | 0.56‰ | 1 |
| Oct 29 | 0.79‰ | 6 |
| Oct 30 | 0.87‰ | 5 |
| Oct 31 | 0.86‰ | 2 |
| Nov 1 | 0.83‰ | 1 |
| Nov 2 | 0.80‰ | 6 |
| Nov 3 | 0.96‰ | 4 |
| Nov 4 | 1.94‰ | 34 |
| Nov 5 | 1.97‰ | 8 |
| Nov 6 | 1.89‰ | 2 |
| Nov 10 | 1.45‰ | 1 |
| Nov 11 | 0.51‰ | 3 |
Why is it trending?· Last 30 days
Josh Turek’s Iowa Senate race draws attention over polls, ads, and transgender issues
Shows discuss Josh Turek as a close Iowa Senate contender against Ashley Hinson, with polling ranging from a narrow lead to a tie.[1][2][3]
The race is also framed around cost-of-living concerns, including diesel prices, tariffs, groceries, and drug costs.[4][5][6]
Several shows focus on Josh Turek’s ad opposing transgender women competing in sports and taxpayer-funded gender-affirming surgeries, which Scott Galloway said angered LGBT groups and Democratic leaders.[7][8]
Jessica Tarlov defended the ad as common sense for Iowa, while other coverage described backlash and a withdrawn endorsement.[7][9]
Ted Cruz attacked Josh Turek over immigration and transgender-policy votes, while The Bulwark Daily highlighted Josh Turek’s high favorability in Iowa.[10][11][12]
Sources · 12 moments
- 1.The Megyn Kelly Show · The KEY Election Day Storylines That Matter, with Victor Davis Hanson and Mark Halperin, Plus NEW Details About the Plane Crash | Ep. 1433Megyn Kelly · Nov 3 · Listen at 51:41 ↗
“tied on Halloween, which, by the way, was just a couple of days ago. Now traders have GOP incumbent Roger Marshall down to 38 percent and Adam Hamilton, the Democrat, up to 62 percent. What happened? Then there's the Iowa Senate race. For t”
- 2.Morning Wire · Obama’s FBI Investigated Ilhan Omar & The Alaska Investigation Is Only Beginning | 10.30.26Tim Rice · Oct 30 · Listen at 5:42 ↗
“I'm so glad that you asked me this, Georgia, because it gives me an excuse to pull up the Daily Wire's midterm election hub, which is incredibly helpful. If we look at the toss -ups here, for the Senate, it's Iowa and Kansas. So in Iowa, Jo”
- 3.Pod Save America · What the Final Polls Tell UsTommy Vietor · Nov 1 · Listen at 42:39 ↗
“I'll figure that out. It was probably on a fun saver. So we'll work on that. Iowa. Looks too close for me. Don't like it. Polling average has Josh Turek, head of Ashley Hinson, by less than a point. Both candidates are at 46. I hate polls t”
- 4.The Daily · The $10 Billion Midterm Ad WarShane Goldmacher · Oct 26 · Listen at 7:09 ↗
“Democrats are talking about cost of living, they apply it to like a huge range of things. There have been a number of ads about drugs and drug pricing in particular. And so in Iowa, Democrats are running against Ashley Hinson, who's a congr”
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Who is saying what about Josh Turek
Verified quotes from the last 90 days: who made the most claims, and which way they leaned.
- Ashley Hinson6 claims on 1 show
“he's talked about repealing the working families tax cuts”
Ruthless Podcast · Sep 29 ↗ - Tommy Vietor3 claims on 1 show
“The pessimistic case for Josh Turek in that Senate race is the Republicans spent, I think, $100 million against him.”
Pod Save America · Nov 3 ↗ - Mike Murphy3 claims on 1 show
“they got out the crowbar and they're trying to Trump-ize Washington-ize her, which I think is pretty shrewd as a theme.”
Hacks On Tap · Oct 20 ↗
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What Josh Turek talks about
The subjects of Josh Turek's verified claims in the last 90 days.
- Ashley Hinson2 claims
“110,000 Iowans are going to lose their health care outright because of her votes.”
Pod Save America · Aug 21 ↗ - Josh Turek2 claims
“I was able to be one of the most effective and one of the most bipartisan members of the Iowa legislature.”
Pod Save America · Aug 21 ↗ - Iowa2 claims
“We're basically dead last for every health care metric.”
Pod Save America · Aug 21 ↗
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Names that come up in the same conversations as Josh Turek.
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