Here is how it works. We cannot change Ernst’s mind but we can target her incessantly as a hypocrite and too feeble to stand up to Trump. Someone who confirms Hegseth is weak on natl security
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What if a Middling candidate entered the Republican Primary, if Ernst votes with Trump’s nominee? The primary threat can work both ways. If Senator Ernst worries about losing votes to a candidate from the Right, how would she respond to a Centrist challenger — who could cost her a primary win?
Incessantly is the key. These hearing are rigged. If the votes are not there then they probably pull the name before. If at the hearing most likely getting confirmed. So you need to start give for after the hearing. Exploit weakness. Develop a network. Then report report report
That's the kind of "lamestream media" opinion that failed the public for at least 8 years. When will you understand that only truth about them PERSONALLY really matters to tRump and his fascist gang? Joni Ernst is a dumb, weak, and compromised Senator who says stupid shit all of the time. Attack!
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Would she have endorsed a Dem president SecDef nominee with the same characteristics.
She would be on Fox News very night screaming about degrading the vital role with a seriously flawed nominee
You're advising that we tell this to people who voted for Donald Trump for president? Knowing he is a rapist who disparages veterans and wants to remove their benefits? What impact could this possibly have?
I have emailed her several times telling her that she sucks. It won’t make a difference. She would rather be told that she sucks by people that don’t matter than be targeted by the extreme right wing Christian nationalists that are taking over the country. The bootlicking bitch made a choice.
Voting for Pete Hegseth is an exploitable vulnerability for Joni Ernst for re-election to Iowa Senate in 2026. I sure hope Democrats can put up a great candidate that has a shot at winning.
Start sending postcards if she’s not your senator. Tell her that she’s a coward and a hypocrite, and that you’ll hold her accountable for everything that comes after.
This doesn't work. If calling republicans hypocrites had any effect, the election would have been a lot different. Being a hypocrite is not an effective criticism any more. We need new voices.
I feel so bad for those Earnst represents. Spine optional. Bend knee. Conform to being a subject. Omg.. and the women in Iowa are being told it's all just fiiiine. I still ain't cooled down from the hearing, sorry.
I can’t understand why anyone ever expected Ernst to do the right thing. Never anything but a talking point spouting hack, she has now betrayed her country.
Heather Cox Richardson suggested sending postcards to senators if we're out of their district just to make our opinions known. We have to do something.
Thank you! Confirmation hearings as we knew them are extinct. Some were focused on blaming only Dem questioners when pressure, threats, money behind nominees has bought votes. Few want to call out weak MAGA senators. They’re don’t care, they’re afraid, or profiting.
That’s right. We need to amp this up before the floor vote. I would roll that ASEAN answer on a loop. Also the answer on the three most important strategic agreements that the SecDef negotiates. He had no clue on that either.
Unfortunately no other questions of substantive knowledge asked.
Between Nancy Mace being in the ICU for a handshake and Senator Ernst demeaning the trauma of sexual assault survivors in the military, Republican women are incredibly weak.
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There's no other way to describe #Iowa's Joni Ernst than to say she's a despicable spineless coward who's willing to put even her own family in peril to bow down to Trump & his boss Putin by allowing an alcoholic sexual predator/rapist to lead our nation's military.
Ernst has betrayed our military.
She thinks that will help her keep her seat?? She spent most of her time braying about herself as if Trump was sitting next to her.😆Musk will rig her election if they tire of her. ETTD eventually.
Jen - y’all are in the weeds & missing the big picture entirely. None of this fucking matters. If Neo-Nazi drunk Pete is elected it will be the final stake in our democracy as they need to have control of our military to weaponize it against ALL of us including the politicians + media.
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She is a super disappointment.
She knows better, her past experiences tells us that.
If she did the right thing, based on her military service alone, she possibly could have persuaded some of her colleagues to go with her.
We need to take names and keep reminding them, we are not forgetting.
But Democrats seemed to have focused on his moral deficiencies (which GOP seems to find inconsequential) rather than hammering him for his lack of knowledge for the critical position he wants to hold. Mark Kelley had a few of these these but sadly placed them in the next set.
Do you think she will care? Do you think the rest of the Republican senators care? They have a good life. Now they won't have to hide their masters: the American oligarchs.
Putin and Xi are rejoicing.
The rest of us will continue to live, in more poverty, losing our safety nets and healthcare.
When the terrorist strike, we'll all know who to blame. Pete will be drunk and fondling his secretary while Trump will ignore anything that isn't from enemies he wants. It's gonna get bad, real, real, bad.
Ernst is a wimp assed bitch that is a too weakly moraled to stand up to Trump. She deserves to go down in history for being such a wimp. She needs to be held accountable for the National security breaches that will happen and be crucified in the court of public opinion for it.
First of all, Congratulations. Secondly, it is very difficult to change hearts and minds in deep red Iowa. Sadly, I disagree with you. It seems like every time the Dems get some spine, the GOP just tosses them and dismisses them as having "Trump Derangement Syndrome". What's the plan, Jen?
#resist
Joni Ernst is excellerating our move beward. We are going back to a time when sexual assault was embraced as a sign of masculine strength.
Sen. Ernst lets all women down by endorsing Hegseth. He's misogynistic, racist, and wholly unqualified to serve in any capacity in the Department of Defense.
What about his demeaning and condescending attitude displayed towards every woman who questioned him today. Is she blind as well as stupid. Joni stand with the other women who questioned him.He is unworthy unprofessional and unprepared for this critical cabinet position. Multiple cheater, drunk, etc
I didn’t see all of Hegseth’s hearing, but did anyone drill down on his alcoholism and what treatment he has had and for how long. If he fell to pieces managing a small veterans’ group, what’s going to happen if he leads the DOD—drunk 24/7??
She was funded by Koch. They came in to take over after the same sex marriage was passed and have successfully stacked judges, house, senate, governor despite the people actually wanting Dem policies.
Don't be too sure. Plenty of Iowans- even those who voted for Trump, have kids in the armed forces, and they may not be so thrilled to have them led by trash like Hegseth.
And Ernst won by 100,000 votes, with 1.7 million cast.
My point was that Ernst, an incumbent, lost to the Democrat by 100,000 votes. I don't get how a challenger is going to do better in a general election.
Just because Musk yells and pretends he matters decisively, doesn't mean he actually has the power to get stuff done everywhere he thinks.
I understand that but it’s playing catch up - Reps have Been advertising him - and those ads are nothing like what them Dems would run. My point is Ernst won’t vote against him. Her constituents have been sold/told the sanitized Hegseth already.
She had asked in Dec how to make"It all go away!!" After she didn't give him a favorable review after her meeting with him and got lambasted for it. Now we know she kissed the ring. Really disappointed in her considering what she personally experienced. Collaborators r born every second. 😔
Dems shouldn't have asked Hegseth anything. They should have directed all their questions to the GOP Senators like how can you desecrate this nation with this tattooed punkass swinging dick drunk? Does he look like he can fill Jim Mattis' shoes? Anyway, he's going to issue illegal orders.
Salvation is not qualifying experience for government office. They aren’t just weak on security. They are weak on Christian nationalism, the constitution, and their oaths of office.
Just a reminder that Ernst won by 100,000 votes, with 1.7 million cast. She needs to hear from voters - both at her DC office and at her state offices tomorrow.
Great Point. She's weak on natl security. In a related issue, I have an idea on how to beat the Christian Nationalist. Let's all pretend that we have become Born Again by listening to them. Then when they are all puffed up with pride at "Saving Us" we let them have it! Surprise Surprise!
All MAGA senators voting for these clearly incompetent compromised clowns now own the consequences. The job is to tether them to the chaos every day through November 2026 and again through 2028.
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Would she have endorsed a Dem president SecDef nominee with the same characteristics.
She would be on Fox News very night screaming about degrading the vital role with a seriously flawed nominee
Up to now she’s merely been known for castrating pigs; now she’ll be known for enabling some to screw up America.
I think everyone should reach out to her and let her know that she is a coward and will be on the wrong side of history.
OK BlueSkyers do your thing….GO
Our best bet is to focus on taking back the House & Senate in #TheMidterms
#Hegseth #JoniErnst
You listening?
Unfortunately no other questions of substantive knowledge asked.
She was however infinitely qualified to castrate hogs & should quickly return to that career choice.
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Ernst has betrayed our military.
A sitting US Senator was once a powerful figure.
Where did their power go?
She is a super disappointment.
She knows better, her past experiences tells us that.
If she did the right thing, based on her military service alone, she possibly could have persuaded some of her colleagues to go with her.
We need to take names and keep reminding them, we are not forgetting.
Putin and Xi are rejoicing.
The rest of us will continue to live, in more poverty, losing our safety nets and healthcare.
#resist
Sen. Ernst lets all women down by endorsing Hegseth. He's misogynistic, racist, and wholly unqualified to serve in any capacity in the Department of Defense.
Compromised.
Do you care about making meaningful change or do you just care about grifting a few dollars off the dying fumes of the "resistance"
Coming to Washington to castrate hogs, my ass 🤦🏻♀️
We should all mail dog tags to Ernst’s office.
If people look at the rules on the military for misconduct, they will see he is unqualified. But Ernst says, I need my job, fuck the country.
IA Republicans would rather make Dems cry than to serve their own interests.
Even if you made GOP voters believe she’s a hypocrite it wouldn’t matter in the least.
The only threat you can make is to draft a good Dem candidate in 26.
And Ernst won by 100,000 votes, with 1.7 million cast.
Just because Musk yells and pretends he matters decisively, doesn't mean he actually has the power to get stuff done everywhere he thinks.