It was surprising when Gov. Reynolds excitedly announced Rep. Steve King as one of her campaign co-chairs. King is known for only two things: 1) He is consistently rated the least effective member of Congress, and 2) his frequent bigoted, racist statements. Which of these two features was Reynolds excited to add to her campaign?

Until Reynolds fires King from the position and she, along with Sens. Grassley and Ernst and Reps. Blum and Young publicly disavow King, then it stands that Steve King and his racism are the face of the Republican Party in Iowa.