WATCH: Battleground Democrat called Iowa a 'backwater' over transgender athletes ban

A Democrat hoping to flip one of the country’s most competitive House seats called her state a "backwater" over Republican efforts to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports, according to unearthed footage obtained by Fox News Digital. House candidate Christina Bohannan made the comments during a 2021 legislative forum while opposing a GOP proposal barring biological males from competing on female sports teams. Bohannan's comments could provide fresh ammunition for Republicans as