Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released the following statement in response to Mike Franken joining the Senate Democrat primary: 

"Can Iowa Democrats find any new candidates? Mike Franken has already been rejected by Iowans and is just another cookie-cutter, radical progressive. Despite Franken's best efforts, his candidacy will get very little traction because it's clear that national Democrats have already crowned Finkenauer as their winner. Franken will soon understand that this primary will be reminiscent of the 2020 primary where Iowa Democrat voters will be left out of the process."

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