100%. Christian Nationalists distort hardship—illness becomes "God's Plan." As warped as it sounds, their stance on healthcare is: if you're unwell, it's between you and God, not a public responsibility. In 2025, magical thinking and cult-like ideology shape U.S. healthcare policy.
Joni loves Chachi and Scott Baio is a VERY staunch supporter of Mitt Romney and MAGA Trump. Probably for the same reason as many high profile supporters do… to buy away misconduct allegations and records.
The DNC is giving millions to states to contest every race everywhere. One advantage to this is it's a way to speak past the Faux bubble through local media to people.
At no other time in history has it been this glaringly obvious that WE are NOT being represented by our representatives, we are being warehoused and gaslit for votes.
A giant FUNGU to every maga rep out there in 2026 MUST BE OUR ONLY RESPONSE! 🤦♀️
These people are GLEEFULLY destroying our lives 4 $.
Somehow voters need help making the connection between political decisions and their everyday lives. Some will not get the connection no matter what, but many are teachable. Find the teachable moments and dive in to enlighten
The ONLY Thing that should have Happened when this Despicable #Ernst person said that, was for Everybody to Immediately Storm Out!
They should have told this Terrible Person that what she said Was Now On Record, that Everyone Was Going To Post It, and that She Would Be SHAMED-For All Her Life.
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In the 2020 election, where Ernst won, 3 of the 4 congressional races were barely won by R’s. They were squeakers. These are winnable elections. She herself only won by 110,138 votes.
The whole incident reminds me of when the Democrats were pushing Obama care. There was a Democrat rep. from FL ripping on the Republican's lack of any real healthcare plan. He said, "The Republican plan is don't get sick. If you do, die fast!" 😼🦇
So why bother eating right or exercising?? We are all going to die..so why bother with anything in life..in the end we all die..she shouldn't even bother working, eating, etc.
She is precisely right. The rub?: when what you are “talking about with your neighbors” is precisely the tawdry racism, misogyny, homophobia, and anti-democratic views Iowa voters who put her in office time after time hold. To be clear: there is no “moral epiphany” in MAGIowa, just self-interest.
The people who vote for Joni speak like that, too. My Republican sister is very fond of saying "we are all going to die" and "the earth can take care of itself". She says she votes Republican to save the babies but it's really about oil and the money and power that comes with oil...
That bugs me too. It seems really hypocritical to badmouth people who can’t afford health insurance when you are guaranteed yours.
I wonder how things would be different if the same provisions that applied to Medicaid applicants applied to the lawmakers themselves as well … like work requirements. 😉
Sure is interesting how maga Christians have changed from “all lives are precious “ to “ we all die” however usually in America it’s not kids from starvation
I suppose we could look for reason after the reason that these people have no compassion and don’t give any care at all to their constituents and don’t belong in the office that they’re serving hopefully their state does something about it!
A direct result of Gerrymandering. Candidates only have to win the primary to be elected in the so called "Safe Seat", and in primaries only the fringe voters generally show up.
It isn’t any better when a dem gets elected and switches to GoP like Robin Webb of Kentucky. We need a mechanism to remove LIARS and demand the return of donations to her campaign.
I’m convinced the 2024 election was stolen—far more likely than 2016. If true, those responsible now know how to repeat it, and they will. Republicans clearly no longer fear their voters, and there’s no way Trump legitimately won all seven swing states. That outcome alone raises serious doubts.
Gerrymandering doesn't apply to the federal Senate
Although states with millions of citizens should have more senators than states with a few hundred thousand
Imo
I totally agree. Just yesterday I started writing same thing (see my quote on your repost). I'm sending my thoughts on this to people like Ben at MEIDAS and Brian Tyler Cohen...
When your representative votes for bills so bad that nobody who is affected will ever consider voting for them again - - - it makes one wonder just what the next “election“ will be like.
(Maybe like the ones that get Putin reelected by large margins time after time.)
So spot on. I saw both of her videos, the town hall meeting and her "apology ". You definitely made a point there about her constituents having to challenge her and others like her. 💙💙💙
And this is why she holds meetings where she does. I live in Des Moines, the largest city in the state, and I don't think she's EVER done a meeting there - she would be booed continuously. She goes to places where no Democrats are likely to show up. To be received like that is a good sign for us.
Ernest claims to be Christian while taking food from children, endorsing the bombing of civilians in Ukraine and Gaza and taking healthcare from millions while we pay for her to have insurance and a pension for the rest of her life.
Too many Iowans are only concerned about their little corner of the world. How can we get more people to see we are all connected? Everything is connected!
Thankfully, Joni has been contested in multiple races, and the contests were heated. Steve King, too. To your point, which is SO important, Iowa's preference for incumbents helped save their asses each time. Gotta get people running for office!
Yeah, until the R's went off the rails, Chuck's GOP membership was ok, & he was an across the aisle kinda guy. CG & TH were a good pair. He got less accessible, less 4 the ppl, more for party around the flood & Tea Party era. Trump loyalty is reprehensible, but IA will prob just wait til he dies
This is a great presentation. Please forward it. It says it all the way we have to begin to think about our representatives in government. We don’t need people like Joni Ernst in our government.
It kills me when I go to vote and there is just no opposition for like the worst person in the world and I'm like where the hell is the Democratic party or anyone else really?!
Joni Ernst jokes about people dying from Medicaid cuts, then hides behind a Bible verse.
And she won’t face a single consequence — because she runs in a rigged, uncompetitive race where voters would elect a burning tire if it had an “R” next to it.
Every time I see your posts I get a little sad thinking of ALL you would have done for your home state of Missouri .... Here you are still educating and fighting for your hometown .... I hope you run again some day .... and this time I hope Missourians choose you!
One of the promises of our government as prescribed by our constitution is to “promote the general welfare.”
Republicans have no idea what that even means.
As White Christian Nationalist voters continue to elect White Christian Nationalist municipal, state and federal governmental majorities, there will be no constitutional protections but instead their prejudices and discriminations will flourish.
She won 51.8% of the vote in 2020, beating the Democrat by over 110,138 votes. That’s the number of additional Iowa voters to convince she isn’t there for them.
So well said - this whole situation with Joni Ernst helps me understand a statement by Michael Johnson - something along the lines of the GOP being the “adults in the room” - I now realize the Reps actually believe that, but their belief is based on ignorance/arrogance, not wisdom/compassion
Joni didn’t make an “apology video,” she made an “F you” video……in a cemetery. You know….” That place where we’re all going to end up one day.” Politicians like this happen when voters become complacent. I could go on to name even more that keep getting voted in all the time. WAKE UP!
Rep. Alan Grayson predicted this in 2009 when trying to push through the ACA. It's not just that the GOP doesn't have an idea about healthcare, they actively want poor people to perish younger without options. Pure evil.
I wrote Toothfairy Joni a note about how my Iowa ancestors are rolling in their graves, possibly in the cemetery where she's filming the denigrating 'apology.'
You're 100%, which is why I support Blue Missouri to run Democratic candidates in every race. Otherwise, these people just stride along thinking, since nobody has told them otherwise, that they're right about everything. Let's call her Toothfairy Joni from hereon out.
Exactly. The Republicans think that, by being condescending, cruel, and cynical, they prove they are tough. Wrong! You are tough when you are empathic, resilient, responsible, and solution-oriented - which the opposite of what the Republicans are.
Three Iowa Democratic lawmakers say they are considering running against Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026. State Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville; state Rep. J.D. Scholten, D-Sioux City; and state Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs. Now is a very good time to declare themselves. Bye bye Joni
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is too “comfortable.” This was on display in her comfortably tone-deaf video from a cemetery stroll. Is she reflecting on Sen. Grassley and smiling inside because her quip about dying indirectly supports her dream to be Iowa’s senior senator? NOTE: 600+K Iowans use medicaid.
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Except Grassley, he’s been taking the heat at town halls.
A giant FUNGU to every maga rep out there in 2026 MUST BE OUR ONLY RESPONSE! 🤦♀️
These people are GLEEFULLY destroying our lives 4 $.
They should have told this Terrible Person that what she said Was Now On Record, that Everyone Was Going To Post It, and that She Would Be SHAMED-For All Her Life.
We all knew she had it in her. We just assumed she had enough discipline to not say it out loud.
Every ballot.
Every district.
Every state.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2015/01/22/family-of-new-gop-senate-pork-buster-joni-ernst-pocketed-almost-half-a-million-in-government-assistance/
Your so Dumb
Tone deaf
Too late now
She talks like this because she does not care, folk voted for this & are appalled, but they've been voting for this forever...
Thanks Jess!
You’re awesome Jess!
Call her
https://www.ernst.senate.gov/contact
Imagine if Jess replaced Cuck Schumer and Co.
I wonder how things would be different if the same provisions that applied to Medicaid applicants applied to the lawmakers themselves as well … like work requirements. 😉
I do not live in that state, but I just donated $50 to Nathan.
@sageforiowa.bsky.social
100% correct...Dems need to run everywhere.
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(Got that Bibi?)
That fucker
Although states with millions of citizens should have more senators than states with a few hundred thousand
Imo
Wonder why that is?
Remember how T said if his base votes this "one last time", then the fix will be in and they won't need to vote again?
WONDER WHY THAT IS?
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
(Maybe like the ones that get Putin reelected by large margins time after time.)
It’s time to turn this country around.
And she won’t face a single consequence — because she runs in a rigged, uncompetitive race where voters would elect a burning tire if it had an “R” next to it.
This is what happens when democracy flatlines:
No progress.
Just smug cruelty on autopilot while their states crumble.
The dumb stay loyal.
The grift rolls on.
#JoniErnst #GOPDeathCult #Unaccountable #RottenFromTheTop #YouDidThis #FakeFaithRealDamage #BananaRepublicPolitics
https://www.sageforsenate.com/platform
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/politics/2025/05/31/us-sen-joni-ernst-issues-sarcastic-apology-for-medicaid-comments/83968870007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/24/covid-19-texas-official-suggests-elderly-willing-die-economy/2905990001/
https://youtu.be/FhGp1KfuweU?si=QLlR36YM1K3f0wgR
Republicans have no idea what that even means.
Meet Nathan Sage, he would like to be our Senator.
https://www.sageforsenate.com/platform
* The lowest numbers in
- Education
- Health
- Growth
- Happiness
* The highest numbers in
- Inflation
- Crime
- Unemployment
are red states & they always vote the same way.
Were they all killed with Biden in 2020 & replaced with robots
like DT posted?
I do not live in that state, but I just donated $50 to Nathan.
Find those women, MO!
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