{"id":22180,"date":"2026-07-30T17:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22180"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:06:43","slug":"former-president-barack-obama-backs-iowa-dem-josh-turek-for-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22180","title":{"rendered":"Former President Barack Obama backs Iowa Dem Josh Turek for US Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6398726656112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Obama&#8217;s &#8216;player to coach&#8217; transition draws critique from Clay Travis<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Former President Barack Obama&#8217;s declaration of transitioning from a &#8216;player to coach&#8217; in the Democratic Party draws sharp critique from OutKick founder Clay Travis. Sean Hannity and Travis discuss Obama&#8217;s unsuccessful endorsements for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris. Travis humorously suggests Obama&#8217;s poor coaching strategy might make him a &#8216;double agent&#8217; working for Republicans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Former President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555587\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/barack-obama\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Barack Obama<\/a> has endorsed Democratic Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Now the ball&#8217;s in your court Iowa. Let&#8217;s make sure that we send Josh Turek to the United States Senate,&#8221; Obama said near the end of a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555588\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama\/status\/2082448907464761838\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> that featured the two men shooting hoops on a basketball court in a modified version of the classic game horse.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s go. We playin&#8217; horse or what? Obama asks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We&#8217;re playin&#8217; Iowa,&#8221; Turek replies.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555589\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/obama-warns-vance-pushing-blood-soil-version-we-people-mantra\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>OBAMA WARNS VANCE IS PUSHING &#8216;BLOOD AND SOIL&#8217; VERSION OF &#8216;WE THE PEOPLE&#8217; MANTRA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/28d9b343-barack-obama-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/28d9b343-barack-obama-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/28d9b343-barack-obama-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/28d9b343-barack-obama-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/28d9b343-barack-obama-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Barack Obama\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former President Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, in John Lewis Plaza, on June 18, 2026, in Chicago, Ill.<\/span> <span>(Taylor Hill\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I know a little somethin&#8217; about winning Iowa,&#8221; Obama quips.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Obama won the state in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential contests.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Turek is a four-time wheelchair basketball Paralympian and was a gold medalist twice.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555590\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopeful-ripped-absentee-legislator-after-missing-nearly-60-votes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DEM SENATE HOPEFUL RIPPED AS &#8216;ABSENTEE LEGISLATOR&#8217; AFTER MISSING NEARLY 60% OF VOTES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/josh-turek-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/josh-turek-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/josh-turek-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/josh-turek-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/josh-turek-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Josh Turek\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek speaks during a primary night rally at The Loft on June 2, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.<\/span> <span>(Charlie Neibergall\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He will face U.S. House Republican <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555591\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/h\/rep-ashley-hinson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Hinson<\/a>, R-Iowa, in the general election.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced last year that she would not run for re-election in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That same day, Hinson announced a U.S. Senate bid.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555592\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-endorsed-hinson-secures-iowa-senate-nomination-democrats-eye-gop-seat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TRUMP-ENDORSED HINSON SECURES IOWA SENATE NOMINATION AS DEMOCRATS EYE GOP SEAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/ashley-hinson-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/ashley-hinson-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/ashley-hinson-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/ashley-hinson-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/ashley-hinson-june-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Ashley Hinson\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Ashley Hinson speaks during a campaign event on June 1, 2026, in Dubuque, Iowa.<\/span> <span>(Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Then just days later, President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1555594\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> endorsed Hinson for Senate.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama&#8217;s &#8216;player to coach&#8217; transition draws critique from Clay Travis Former President Barack Obama&#8217;s declaration of transitioning from a &#8216;player to coach&#8217; in the Democratic Party draws sharp critique from OutKick founder Clay Travis. 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