Jim Carlin positions himself as 'more constitutionally aligned' than opponent Hinson MARIA KUIPER Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Mar 18, 2026 10 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Carlin believes his opponent, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, is not conservative enough.kAmw6 DA@<6 E@ 2 8C@FA @7 `_ 2E vC2GJ’D s:?6C :? r652C u2==D @? $2EFC52J 23@FE H92E 96 E9:?<D :D HC@?8 H:E9 E96 4FCC6?E 8@G6C?>6?E 2?5 9@H 96 H@F=5 >2<6 2 5:776C6?46 :7 6=64E65] %96 D62E :D 4FCC6?E=J 96=5 3J $6?] y@?: tC?DE[ H9@ :D ?@E CF??:?8 7@C C66=64E:@?] w:?D@? :D 9:D @?=J @AA@?6?E :? E96 yF?6 a #6AF3=:42? AC:>2CJ]k^AmkAmw6 C6AC6D6?E65 x@H2 $6?2E6 s:DEC:4E b 7C@> a_`f E@ a_ab] w6 H2D 2=D@ 2 >6>36C @7 E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 7@C @?6 J62C :? a_`f 27E6C 36:?8 G@E65 :? 5FC:?8 2 DA64:2= 6=64E:@? 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