Althouse: Rob Sand... the new governor of Iowa... the ex-model.

November 8, 2026

Rob Sand... the new governor of Iowa... the ex-model.

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20 comments:

Inga said...: Dang! He was hot back then.; 11/8/26, 5:38 PM
Iman said...: His name will soon be Mud.; 11/8/26, 5:44 PM
Iman said...: Igna seeks cougarplay; 11/8/26, 5:45 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Rob Sand

I''ll take a stand
With Rob Sand

Rob Sand
He beats the band

Looks like Iowa will have a Republican Legislature and Sand was the State auditor. So, he'll make the trains run on time and wont be able to do much damage. Except if Grassley dies, then Sand may pick a D for the Senate seat.; 11/8/26, 5:45 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Rise of the millennials...

I would imagine there'll be immediate GOP pressure for Grassley to resign before January so he can be replaced by a Republican, rather than a Democrat (the appointee then would have the advantage of incumbency in 2028).; 11/8/26, 5:51 PM
john mosby said...: Counterexample for the theorem "politics is Hollywood for ugly people." CC, JSM; 11/8/26, 5:59 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: The Democrats had some excellent candidates running this election cycle. They seemed to get the candidate selection right in state after state. As much as I’d like to see Schumer retire, he deserves some credit here. He backed a pretty impressive slate of candidates, and the results speak for themselves.; 11/8/26, 6:02 PM
Wince said...: Enter Sandman?; 11/8/26, 6:02 PM
Wince said...: “I admire your sand.”

https://pewdiepie.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/ce4c939a-93b9-4e1f-a7c6-c7f000a864c3; 11/8/26, 6:04 PM
Jaq said...: "hey seemed to get the candidate selection right in state after state."

LOL, people didn't look any deeper than 'D' or 'R', Those who didn't stay home out of complete disgust anyway.; 11/8/26, 6:07 PM
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Curious George said...: His head is shaped like Nevada.; 11/8/26, 6:13 PM
Lazarus said...: Voters mess up again.

I would have voted for the girl.; 11/8/26, 6:14 PM
Iman said...: A mix of Steve Buscemi and Daryl Hall.; 11/8/26, 7:18 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Sand got into modeling as a college side hustle while attending Brown University before he returned to Iowa for law school and a career in public service.; 11/8/26, 7:20 PM
Ampersand said...: Attractive candidates who can feign nonpartisanship are in a good position in purple states.; 11/8/26, 7:28 PM
techsan said...: Rob's the one on the left, correct? Don't want to make an embarrassing assumption.; 11/8/26, 7:38 PM
Narr said...: Yeah, I was kind of hoping Rob was short for Roberta. I wonder what the q-t is up to nowadays.; 11/8/26, 7:43 PM
Aggie said...: A mix of Steve Buscemi and Daryl Hannah, you mean.; 11/8/26, 7:45 PM
Dave Begley said...: Why wasn’t this brought before the election?

John Turek is the new US Senator from Iowa. His home can’t be more than 30 miles from my house. Zero coverage about Turek in the Omaha media. Zero. Turek might has well been running for Governor of Bavaria.; 11/8/26, 7:50 PM

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