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This Iowa Democrat is stirring hopes of a red state comeback by charting his own path

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Independence, Iowa (CNN) — Of all the cities to visit in Iowa, Rob Sand did not stop here in Independence because it's a fitting metaphor in his campaign for governor.

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By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Independence, Iowa (CNN) — Of all the cities to visit in Iowa, Rob Sand did not stop here in Independence because it's a fitting metaphor in his campaign for governor.

"I think our political system is broken," Sand told a crowd

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By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Independence, Iowa (CNN) — Of all the cities to visit in Iowa, Rob Sand did not stop here in Independence because it's a fitting metaphor in his campaign for governor. Yet, he surely needs voters to believe that it is. "I think our political system is broken," Sand told a crowd

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Yet, he surely needs voters to believe that it is. "I think our political system is broken," Sand told a crowd

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