Rep. Steve King's most recent insensitive remarks about rape are the kind that have doomed political candidates elsewhere, but some fellow Iowa Republicans say it's possible they actually could do more good than harm for the embattled congressman's re-election chances by reinforcing his credentials
1 / 2Steve King AbortionU.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Boone, Iowa. King is defending his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether"there would be any population of the world left" if not for births due to rape and incest. Speaking Wednesday, Aug.
The assertion was reminiscent of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin's"legitimate rape" comment in 2012 and Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's statement months later that a pregnancy due to rape was"something God intended." Wednesday's justification of an abortion ban came about seven months after King was rebuked by the House and stripped of his committee assignments after being quoted by The New York Times questioning why"white nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization" language was offensive.
Craig Williams, the Republican Party chairman in Carroll County, said support for King is strong and many Republicans think the congressman's views aren't fairly portrayed by the media. "There's a lot of strong support for Congressman King generally among Republicans within the 4th District, but it is a concern," Rowley said.
Feenstra has noted that King narrowly beat Democrat J.D. Scholten, a former minor league baseball player, in the 2018 election despite the GOP's large registration edge.
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