'Queen of DEI' running for Congress ripped her rural state as 'backwards' on podcast
Christina Bohannan, a Democratic candidate in a battleground Iowa district, is facing scrutiny from Republicans over past remarks in which she said the state would be viewed as "backwards" without...
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Christina Bohannan, a Democratic candidate in a battleground Iowa district, is facing scrutiny from Republicans over past remarks in which she said the state would be viewed as "backwards" without diversity training in schools and argued the nation’s founders were motivated by preserving slavery during the Revolutionary War. Bohannan, a law professor and former Iowa state representative, is making her third attempt to unseat incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, in the state’s 1st Congressional District after losing by less than a percentage point in 2024. The razor-thin margin has set up a high-stakes rematch this cycle, as Republicans work to defend one of their most competitive seats while highlighting Bohannan’s past positions on diversity, equity and inclusion. "DEI Queen Christina Bohannan thinks George Floyd is a role model, and George Washington should be cancelled," Republican National Committee spokesperson Zach Kraft said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Iowans will channel the spirit of 1776 to reject this two-time loser once again so she can return to her day job calling everyone and everything racist." Bohannan made the remarks now under GOP fire on the podcast "Under the Dome" in 2021. CROCKETT'S POTENTIAL SUCCESSOR HAS REPEATEDLY RAILED AGAINST US IN REPARATIONS PUSH: 'IT'S BEEN EVIL' Bohannan, then a state representative, said she was "really concerned" about a bill in the Iowa legislature banning diversity training, including implicit bias training, from being taught at public schools and universities. She said that implicit bias, an unconscious attitude a person may have toward someone based on race, is "very real," and is "serious." "I think that it is going to be very divisive if passed," Bohannan said at the time. "I think that it's going to send a very bad message about Iowa and that it is going to seem like are kind of this backwards state that doesn't understand there are things like systemic racism ." Republican Gov. Kim Rey…