Well, no, they’re not endorsing a Democrat. This is Iowa, after all. And this is the Des Moines Register. But they do want Steve King out of office. After a blistering recounting of King’s blantant racism, and the obligatory list of Republican heavyweights denouncing those views, the Register ends with this knockout punch:
If King’s world view truly doesn’t match that of the Republican Party, then party leaders at both the state and national level need to stand together in supporting an opposing candidate in the 2018 Republican primary. Given King’s longstanding record as one of the least effective members of Congress, the GOP should have no difficulty finding a more thoughtful and qualified individual to represent the people of Iowa’s 4th District.
The only question is whether these party leaders have the courage of their alleged convictions.
Boom.