"I don't think the government would do a good job of delivering healthcare for the people of Iowa," Lahn said. Emma O'Brien, a communications staffer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand, said Lahn wants to continue "failed health care policies." Lahn defends ad that Sand called 'dishonest'During a town hall in Fort Dodge Monday, Sand railed against an attack ad paid for by the Lahn campaign. "I think if you look at where we overperformed the most in the primary, it was Polk County," Lahn said. These are things that Polk County, Johnson County care about."