Joni Ernst is especially culpable. She KNOWS what victims go through. She doesn’t give a shit about others. Iowa Dems get your act together. Find a winning candidate for 2026
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The sooner people stop pretending we're going to vote our way out of this, the better off we will all be. At some point, people need to be in the streets by the millions.
As an Iowa native, I’ve given up on Iowans doing the right thing politically. State education was among the best nationally went I went through in the 1970s. Now it has become way below average in education
Her reasoning when responding to constituents is that he’s who Trump wants.
So infuriating. Legislative branch is supposed to act as a check on executive powers. Not just granting fealty to whatever horrible idea is thrown around.
The Dem leadership and committee need an overhaul. FFS, here in NC Gop running ads against Allison Riggs, the winner of NCSC Justice, the Dems? CRICKETS. I don't think the Dems are equipped with the passion needed to fight for democracy anywhere.
Trump wins about 55% in Iowa. They've voted for many Democrats throughout their history. Come on, Iowa, you can't keep voting for a cult leader and their followers.
Let me just say this should he abuse any woman while he's in this office she is now partly to blame. She's betrayed women knowing what women go through by voting for him. How long before something happens?
Awww. You guys think you’re going to have real elections again. You are going the way of Russian elections now. Wake up guys. We need everyone to wake the fuck up and see what’s happening.
Des Moines Register: "As of writing, there is no clear frontrunner for who will challenge Ernst in 2026."
That is not acceptable. Democrats like to complain about MAGA and Joni's vote. Don't complain, get a candidate to run for Senate in 2026. MAGA has primary opponents lining up against her.
Thank you. She looks like a good candidate to run again in 2026. Joni only got 51.78% of the vote in 2020 Senate race. A 2% swing and she will be under 50%.
Remember some elections come up in September of this year. Organize and REGISTER people to VOTE. The Democratic Party is the only party that believes in the Constitution and rule of law. Democrats care about the freedoms Republicans are taking away from all Americans. Please PAY ATTENTION
Jen, you have been at this a long time. Tell me the truth. Does it make any sense that all Dems constantly expend energy detailing Republicans' hypocrisy when it is their entire MO and they do it proudly and with no shame?
Ernst is a bad person. A politician. Shameless. She'll always be that.
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I bet Joni Ernst tells herself that if she had sacrificed her precious seat for the sake of principle, maga would have replaced her with someone who wouldn't hesitate to obey the tyrant. That is, someone worse.
She's wrong, of course. At this perilous moment in history, there IS no one worse
Yes! I blame her the most because as a veteran and a victim of SA in the military she knows how dangerous he is. If she is too much of a coward to vote her conscious on this she has no place in the senate.
Mitch McConnell is a scumbag …but he knows the politics game better than any.
He voted “no” because he knows what’s about to happen. This is going to end terribly for the republicans and Mitch is going to walk away into retirement unscathed while the “yes’s” burn. 🤔
Seriously? If she stood up with the democrats Hegseth would not have won. It sickens me that they threatened her to be submissive. Yet, she had free will to speak out. He IO folks told her to vote no!
We are in agreement. My point is that she not only failed to stand with women (I agree with Jen Rubin), plus she had no national security argument for her vote.
I am on Iowa, In 2026, we are voting for governor, both senators,and the house. Dems need money, support, and media attention. Anything anyone can do to get eyes on Iowa nationally will help. People here are woefully uninformed. All media in the state is corporate owned or hard to access.
Thank you, Audrey. I am as hard on myself as I am on others. Years of therapy and a degree is psychology didn't fix it. I am now finding it was not a flaw. It was a feature. It is going to be a required skill going forward.
I’m also in Iowa. If democrats can’t get enough money (like DeJear - she is a wonderful leader but couldn’t “outmoney” Reynolds) they won’t succeed. Iowa has swung blue in the past, but it’s an uphill battle. If you have any ideas of how I can help locally, I’m open to whatever it takes.
Iowa used to have pretty equal parts, dem and republican. It is what kept Brandstad in line and why we made progress toward being a better place to live for everyone. Now we have the Kimmie fifedom with a bunch of idiots that fall for her baby voice. She has RUINED this state.
Abso-fucking-lutly. The fact that the Democrats don't even have an official account here to ping but still have it on Twitter shows you how lackadaisical & unserious the party as a whole is being confronting the Terrorist trump & his criminal movement.
Shame on you. Think of the people of the United States, not your own re-election chances. I expect more of women who have had to fight for their place in the world. You are not someone I would use as an example for young women to aspire to be. Shameful.
I will hold MURKOWSKI and COLLINS just as culpable. They knew that their NO vote was SAFE.
Don’t believe for a second that if their vote tanked his nomination they’d still have voted NO. It’s all kabuki theater for GOP.
Both are up for reelection in 2026.
Unfortunately, I think Ernst is unbeatable. Iowans would elect a giraffe as long as it had an “R” next to its name. IMO, it will be quite a long time before Dems regain the Senate. Losing Casey, Brown and Tester was a massive blow.
Jen, the Dems here in Iowa, are pale, male, and stale. They’d like to keep it that way. I left the Democratic Central Committee because they are not welcoming at all. Goes with the rest of this state. The party is a mess.
No more culpable? Ernst confirmed her Senate job more important than lived experience as assault victim. Try living down the shame when no longer in office.
Unfortunately, this is true. There are literally only 3, maybe 4 counties in Iowa that are blue. They are the big ones but the rural areas are deep red
I propose that Iowa Dems convince Katie Porter to move back to the family farm and run against Ernst. That would be fun, especially if Katie brings her white board.
It would be ironic and satisfying that she voted yes on Hegseth because she feared the wrath of her constituents if she didn't, but was voted out by those same constituents because of this vote.
National Guard are weekend.. play soldier sorry.. and she is one of them.. leave it there.. no they are not our..rank file Military with totally different ROLE... be real.
Dems had a great candidate. We have a horrible lying media because this entire country is bought and paid for. Get rid of citizens united and put standards up for news agencies that claim to report news. I wish it was as simple as a candidate but The Republicans responsibility is greatest.
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Wonder if she ever looks in a mirror....
So infuriating. Legislative branch is supposed to act as a check on executive powers. Not just granting fealty to whatever horrible idea is thrown around.
I'll leave out the back ,now
The doctrine of self.
That is not acceptable. Democrats like to complain about MAGA and Joni's vote. Don't complain, get a candidate to run for Senate in 2026. MAGA has primary opponents lining up against her.
Iowa is a red state.
WHY DO WELL-OFF SENATORS DO THIS???
DO YOU KNOW WHY??
WD YOU CALL AND ➡️A.S.K.⬅️
INSTEAD OF TSK-TSKING??
Ernst is a bad person. A politician. Shameless. She'll always be that.
Dems can and must frame this better. How? Hold GOP Senators to their own "personal responsibility" mantra. Here's the script. Please adapt:
http://inanityofsanity.blogspot.com/2016/03/sen-jane-nelson-personally-irresponsible.html
I bet Joni Ernst tells herself that if she had sacrificed her precious seat for the sake of principle, maga would have replaced her with someone who wouldn't hesitate to obey the tyrant. That is, someone worse.
She's wrong, of course. At this perilous moment in history, there IS no one worse
He voted “no” because he knows what’s about to happen. This is going to end terribly for the republicans and Mitch is going to walk away into retirement unscathed while the “yes’s” burn. 🤔
Seems to be a core tenet of Trumpism.
Shame on you. Think of the people of the United States, not your own re-election chances. I expect more of women who have had to fight for their place in the world. You are not someone I would use as an example for young women to aspire to be. Shameful.
Just like Dems expecting black women to save them every election
The problem is white men. Has been for 250 years in this country.
Don’t believe for a second that if their vote tanked his nomination they’d still have voted NO. It’s all kabuki theater for GOP.
Both are up for reelection in 2026.
Murkowski 2028
Iowa is a red state.
It’s not about the candidate.
This one hit hard.
She needs to lose in 2026, even if she has said that a position in Trump Adm would be wonderful