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IOWA CITY — Speaking to a room of about 70 people at ReUnion Brewing Wednesday night for his second-to-last town hall of a statewide “99 Counties in 99 Days” swing, Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Nathan Sage cast himself as an everyman on a shoestring campaign, arguing Iowa needs a fighter who looks and lives like the people he hopes to represent.

Sage introduced himself the way he often does on the trail: “Marine, soldier, mechanic, sports radio host and former executive director of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce.” He added, “more than anything, I’m just a poor kid that grew up on the west side of Mason City, in a trailer park.”

Since launching his barnstorming tour in August, Sage

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