DES MOINES, Iowa – Joni Ernst has been elected as the next U.S. Senator from Iowa. The Republican, a state Senator from Red Oak, defeated Democrat U.S. Representative Bruce Braley in one of the nation’s closest watched elections.
COMPLETE COVERAGE: Decision 2014
PHOTO GALLERY: Ernst Elected to US Senate
VIDEO: Ernst Claims Victory
VIDEO: Braley Delivers Concession Speech
RESULTS: Election Day 2014
Ernst will fill the seat currently occupied by Senator Tom Harkin. Harkin, who has served in the U.S. Senate since 1985, announced in January 2013 that he would retire at the end of his term in January 2015.
Recent polls had shown Ernst pulling ahead, a poll released by the Des Moines Register this weekend showed her with a seven point lead. A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showed the race was tied at 47%.
Ernst will be sworn in to the Senate in January.
WATCH: Joni Ernst's Victory Speech
WATCH: Bruce Braley's Concession Speech
PHOTO GALLERY: Joni Ernst Elected to US Senate
Tim Weible
Yes, I agree with ex senator Harkin…Joni IS very attractive.
robert m. simon
She certainly is and a hell of a lot smarter than that communist dinosaur Hark in….
Lynn
Branstad is already in bed. People voted for Reynolds not Branstad. He’s not competent to serve 4 years.
Larry Cable
now owebuma should be dragged out of the white house by his big ears and imprisoned for crimes against humanity and for accessory to murder for aiding 40 million illegal aliens to commit millions of crimes against americans including murder…..
Johnjjg
Women that look like men are attractive now?
Dan
To some people. To each to their own.
DSM Tim
If so, your mom would then qualify as attractive
Dan
She’s a man.
Ian C
Probably a better man than you could ever be.
GOP Nazi Sycophants
The Marijuana Revolution will STOP the GOP nazi sycophants.
Gregg
Hey idiot……so only Liberals like weed or something? I guess only conservatives own stock in oil or the stock market too right?
Roman
Yeah with makeup.
Roman
Thank God for makeup.
banderlogtorpedo
Dem girl bleed a lot.
Godot
Despite the best efforts of the lamestream media to deny her win until the polls closed on the left coast. One of th elamestreams STILl showing her behind and only 20 % of returns in at 10:27 EST. If THAT ain’t rigging…
Johnjjg
Really? Lamestream media? You are still using Bush era Rush slogans. I guess you still havent learned that the Republicans are no better than the Dems. Its a big game. They sure did stop Obamacare, illegal alien invasion, and banker bailouts didnt they? A big joke!
Oscar
Not yet. Obamacare was passed without one Republican vote and that is directly laid on the people that elected Democrats to a majority in the House and a super majority in the Senate. It isn’t the Republicans fault as they tried.
Now the Republicans can over ride Obama’s executive order for amnesty and then can deal with the rest.
Johnjjg
Oscar, the “r’s” had both houses and the presidency. TheY did nothing to stop illegals, didnt open for more oil drilling, and our debt sky rocketed. It was the “r’s” that paid the bankers. I used to be an “r” before I got sick of the very same excuses you are giving now.
Hey
So is this election BUSH s’ fault too?
Jeff Crouse
For those of you who are not from Iowa let me reming you that Joni will replace Tom Harkin famous for screaming a duet with Howard Dean that destroyed Deans political future, and a foaming at the mouth commie. What an incredible idealogical swing. Joni was not ashamed of her stand against ethanol and green corruption in general as well as all farm welfare. And Iowans put all that aside for the greater good. Once again, I’m a proud Iowan and proud American.
PaulInPittsburgh
Tom Harkin along with John Kerry are the reasons I was the first member of my formerly blue collar, union Democrat family, to switch parties and become a Republican though I certainly wasn’t the last. April 1985, remember it clear as if it were yesterday … there were Tom Harkin and John Kerry in Managua Nicaragua meeting with Daniel Ortega, committing acts of treason against the US state as they discussed ways to undermined US foreign policy and President Ronald Reagan. Still have the photo of the meeting on my desktop to reminded me of just what nefarious and evil men these two are. The moment they landed in the US afterward and weren’t immediately arrested I had my first moment of clarity and realized that despite all the rhetoric and propaganda from them, the Democrats Party was actively working against the best interests of the US … a realization later validated in the KBG records made available after the fall of the Soviet Union replete with specific instances of treason by elected members of the Democrat Party in the US government.
Changed my registration that week to Republican (though have since changed it to Independent) and haven’t voted for a Democrat since. And never will as the party has only drifted further to the left and become more openly anti-American and Marxist with each passing day.
Travis Stone
Why don’t your results page reflect this???
Bubba Gump
Exit pols and a mathematical formula. They are usually right on the money. That is how elections are called unless you are a liberal and call them before the pols close.
Laerton
Congratulations Joni, Iowa and America!
Jonah Kyle
YES! Good win… awesome that she’s the one who puts the GOP over the top!
Marsha
Harkin jumped the shark with his War on Women patronization. He thinks of us as children.
banderlogtorpedo
Post birth abortion children.
Rockribbed Rushy
Harkin, as all Liberal Socialist Democrats do, thinks of women as muslims do, something to be bought, traded or given away.
Rockribbed Rushy
Harkin, as with all Liberal Socialist Democrats, thinks of women as all muslims do, as something to be bought, traded or given away. But never treasured or prized.
CHUMBLY
It’s a shame you were able to vote.
Stephen A
I grew up near his wife. You speak accurately.
Fred Carter
Iowans have lost your minds. You are sending a lying shill for the Koch brothers who will take her marching orders from the $$ people who bankrolled her. She thinks it’s OK to carry a gun to protect her from the bogeyman government she was just elected to serve? REALLY? If you like dysfunction, you’ll love this Congress.
Jeff Crouse
Fred Carter, you’re beyond obtuse, where do you think Dem dollars come from, welfare parasites? Just keep spewing your ignorant rants and 2016 will be a replay of 2014 for the Right.
PaulInPittsburgh
Nope, he thinks of us as proletariat and serfs.
taraneh
Yes, yes yes YEEESSSSS!!!
Devastated Liberal
That’s it! I’m moving to Venezuela!!
Laerton
Bye.
Happy Customer
Don’t let the door hit you, on the way out…
engineer
YAY!!!!!!!!
jonno
I’m coming with you – I’ll bring the toilet paper!
Freeordie
Don’t forget to bring toilet paper with you
YESALLLIBERALS
GMTA!
Zach
Finally! A liberal admits that they are a commie. I admire that. Now buh bye!
mjloehrer
Adios loser.
Buzz
That will raise the IQ of both countries.
NEVER count on a democrat to tell the truth.
YESALLLIBERALS
Be sure to take plenty of toilet paper with you. And food. Cheetos and Charmin will likely make you a very popular person.
Jim
Happy to see you go!!
YESALLLIBERALS
Thank you for the sarcasm. Well done. Do you do Alec Baldwin impressions too?
jetty
Take that idiot in the WH with you.
James
We were all living in Venezuela the last 6 years!
J Nice
Good GTFO!!!! DON’T COME BACK!!!!
Thomas Moore
C’mon. Stop using this sock-puppet stuff. You’re about as Liberal as I am
K
Thank goodness! Too many people holding Iowa back. One less is a good start.
Matthew A Crawford
bye bye , can you take Sean Penn,and fatboy Michael Moore with you?
ed
bye bye
We’ll clean up your mess after you leave, as Republicans always clean up after you people.
DSM Tim
Bye, dont let the door hit cha on the way out. Most likely illegally here anyway
VotesWithHerBrain
Devasted Lib, Thank you for reinforcing my belief about your kind. Over 10 years ago, Barbara Streisand promised to move out of the US if Bush got elected too. I wish you guys would keep your promise. Or you could stay & read Freedom to Choose & understand why Big Government will not work. A hint: Where is the Customer Service Manager at your local DMV ?
not fooled
I remember a certain british tv personality that promised to self deport if the government didn’t pass gun control. Still waiting! lol
not fooled
Good. Take some of the illegal immigrants with you.
snailmailtrucker
Plus 6….JONI !
banderlogtorpedo
looks like it’s going to be 10. Right up Obama’s bum.
srcarrvt
Congrats to Miss Joni! So proud of you!
David preston
Thank God she got it
Anna Keppa
With Joni’s election, it will be raining Dems in Iowa. tomorrow.
Don’t go outside w/o your reinforced steel umbrellas!
John
It is not about party. It’s about who you vote in.. And Joni Ernst will do nothing good for our country..
Jonus Grumby
Those who are surprised, please stand on your heads.
banderlogtorpedo
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, South Dakota, W Virginia, Iowa and North Carolina all flipped for ten, when only six were needed. I will be interested to see in a year if there are not just enough Democrat
Senators willing to vote for Obama’s impeachment.
YESALLLIBERALS
Repeal Obamacare. Too bad Eric Holder is leaving … otherwise I’d say impeach him.
N
That will never happen. Have you been living under a rock? It’s working.
Tbone
I guess the two harpies, Moochell and Hillarious didn’t have much juice to pull the scumbag Braley over the finish line
Olaf auer
His name is BAILEY ! Don’t you listen when the First Lady speaks ?
Mary
How come no one else is reporting this? Push “publish” a bit early?
Brett Reefer
I see her as President someday.
Johnjjg
I lknow. She kinda looks like Nixon
Jimmy John
Taylor Swift got nothing on Joni….Way to soldier up Iowa. You made America proud!
christie
Joni Ernst it going to ruin iowa!
robuo
For the freeloaders…
Rebecca Hergert
Yes! I agree!
My husband is a former Republican & he has not voted Republican the last few elections & he has no kind words for Joni or any of the Republicans & thinks this country is going to Sh*t!!
The Republicans like her & Steve King are gonna are make a Train Wreck out of things!!
This is gonna be a mess/night-mare!!
Johnjjg
No kidding. She looks like she could kick anyones butt. A real manly woman.
Tom Harkin
She only won because she’s good looking.
Johnjjg
I didnt know a woman that looks like a man was good looking.
Alan
J – you sure must like your men friends to be womanly looking, to believe that about Joni!
aron smith
how can you project this race already? no ‘real’ national news (even Fox News) won’t project this race yet
F169bbs - Ebiz Election Source
This was predicted by F169bbs.com over 48 hours ago.
Robert Blakey
A star is born.
Dude
Women are taking over the world
Paladin Hawkwing
Outstanding news! Joni, stand up to the liberals and their anti-American Marxist puppetmasters in DC!! Hooah!
howard
uhhh, Drudge links show Braley 52%, Earnst 46%. Whattup?
J Nice
The reason it show Braley up still is because the percentage is based on ACTUAL poll returns. Decision desks call races based on exit polls, and expected performance based on each district. So if Braley is winning in a minority district, but underperformed in that district, decision desks will use that information to make estimates. Same thing with exit polls. Hope that helps.
Nejezchleba Steve
Joni……A word of caution….the people are sick and tire of being sold out…..do right.
Paladin Hawkwing
Agreed friend. I would hope with the Repubs winning all this that there may be a glimmer of hope that Obama, Holder and Clinton’s arrest for treason (Benghazi, Muslim Brotherhood, Fast Furious, etc..) could be imminent.
BeEtLjOoZ
Reblogged this on LouisianaWorld.Net | BattleOfOurTimes.Com.
David Auld
Worse thing that could happen to Iowa if true.
Bob McGovern
Doesn’t she realize that there’s a war going on against her and by her own party? Oh my!
GoldStandard
is this a joke? because all other MSM is reporting a democrat lead.
aron smith
they’re trying to be first to report. she looks good in exit polls, but since no other news outlet will call it, I’d caution everyone banking on a small, local news station
fmc
Yay!
I’m so tired that’s all I can manage for now. But believe me, I’m as happy as a cow in an Iowa cornfield.
SojournerTruth
Funny, ABC shows her losing.
mrbrown1973
Wishful thinking? The national reports are showing her behind with 14% reporting.
dr of many things
Look at the intellect and hope in those eyes. No wonder she is a winner!
bob walls
as of 8:46 the time of this post Joni is trailing with about 30 percent of the vote. I hope the other 70 percent put her way over the top.. Premature to call this.
Curtis Dunn
Why are they not calling on national news????
eric landergott
She hasn’t won. Little partisan WHO???
deimos
I don’t get this, 32% reporting and she is down 24,000 votes. What am I missing? I hope she does win.
Mary
Yippee – a common sense candidate – time to put integrity and no nonsense approach back in Washington
Charles Scruffy
this is still to close to call
Alece Hardt
Congratulations to our own Channel 13 WHOtv for being the first in the nation to call this election for our beautiful Joni Ernst! We DESERVE her!! And I’m a girl!
Lori L Fleener-Powers
She hasn’t won yet.
Crystal
I am not sure this is accurate when I am watching KCCI and they are showing her still behind in the race????????
Dano H
let the castrations begin
FixOurcountry
Thank God!
iamjoespinkyfinger
People like her don’t know God, they worship the face in the mirror.
Wilma
Go away stinkfinger. Your boy lost.
iamjoespinkyfinger
Actually my “boy” died before the election little sheep. Your woman is nothing but a sad little hypocrite just like you, only she’s on top of of fools like you in the food chain, you;re just too stupid to realize it anymore.
Better go buy some chic tracs and stand on the street corner.
iamjoespinkyfinger
Time for those who love freedom to arm themselves and be prepared to defend the Constitution against the assault of the religious right.
ChicagoRefugee
You’re funny!
iamjoespinkyfinger
You want to lie down down like a dog and let a bunch of hypocrites dictate to you, go for it. You’ll be comfortable for awhile I’m sure.
Wilma
Those of us who love freedom already have been arming ourselves…for the last 6 years. But you leftys HATE guns, remember? Now you want one??? Make up your mind Stinkfinger!
iamjoespinkyfinger
See, here’s the problem with republicans and democrats, they’re far too programmed to actually deal with issues anymore, so you can’t comprehend why anyone else would.
What you and your ilk seek is not freedom, and should you come to my door seeking to impose your false, hypocritical beliefs on me or my family, you’ll find out how fast I’m not a lefty you blathering dolt.
Neal Kaye
Better luck next time, Bruce “Bailey”.
Kirsten
The lame stream media continues to spew their lies showing Satan Braley “ahead.” Thank Jesus for the searing conservative truth of WHO standing against the Muslim Liar.
iamjoespinkyfinger
Ernst doesn’t follow Jesus, she follows Satan.
Charles
Oh Des Moines Register bias now put to trial
BJL
Thanks Iowa for showing us what an educated, intelligent state you are~! YES!!!
iamjoespinkyfinger
You mean a state full of hypocrites.
Wilma
U ARE JOE STINFINGER
iamjoespinkyfinger
you’re bleating again little sheep
BPxxx
The best looser must by Chuck Todd of NBC”News” (you know, the Propaganda wing of Democrat-communist Party..)
Chuck Todd is steadfastly claiming “there is no Republican wave to talk about here” … LOL
Larry Cable
now owebowel should be dragged out of the white house by his big ears and imprisoned for crimes against humanity and for accessory to murder for aiding 40 million illegal aliens to commit millions of crimes against americans including murder
iamjoespinkyfinger
how many children did Bush and warrior Joni murder with US bombs again?
Wilma
None.
iamjoespinkyfinger
liar
Kirsten
How DARE you! Joni stood with Jesus on the final battlefield against the evil ones and smote them with her holy righteousness. Now she will do the same against the LIEBERALS in Washington. Praise Jesus for Senator Ernst!!
iamjoespinkyfinger
That’s funny, she told children that the plant God created for their medicine was evil and they couldn’t have it and told a dying man he had to go to prison for using the same plant.
Joni spits on Jesus on a daily basis.
BPxxx
Ovomit, the inept Ivy league communist, empty chair, community organizer is hilarious – you have to admit..!
iamjoespinkyfinger
It would be funny if he and his party weren’t trying to bend over America as much as the republicans are.
Jason Pozchowitz
Neither Fox nor Politico have called it for Ernst yet. Seems premature with the polls only closed for 75 minutes. I hope she wins, but I’m waiting on any celebration
cadolfan
How can the Drudge already call this race? Fox has Joni down.
Chris Renegar
She has not won yet…what is this?
Chris Renegar
she has not won yet. what is this?
El duderino
Thank You Iowa. maybe someday here in the People’s Republic of New. Jersey we can develop some Iowan common sense.
iamjoespinkyfinger
Since when do republicans want the state to control peoples lives and make their medical decisions for them like Joni does? You’re more than a bit hypocritical.
Scott
Robert – you shouldn’t hold back so…it’s unhealthy :)
Congrats to you all…hoping to move from Wisconsin to the Keokuk area in the foreseeable future!
Max Sheen (@MaxSheen2)
She brings diversity, something Democrats LACK!!!!!
iamjoespinkyfinger
Right, she believes the government owns it’s citizens and can dictate to every aspect of their lives. Hopefully she’ll be struck by a drunk driver that she enabled.
Mike Cee
Congratulations Senator-Elect Ernst!
fakirsmith
Once the nsa blackmail machine kicks in she will fall right in line with the rest of them. Agenda all the way. Ron Paul is correct, we only really have one party.
Elsie
Umm… this race is way to close to call yet. This is embarrassing for you.
Iowa Independent__
Hmm as you posted your comment, CBS and Politico called the race for Ernst…how embarrassing for you ;)
Rosalyn
Congratulations to Joni and all of Iowa!! The state of Texas thanks you!!!!
iamjoespinkyfinger
Funny, when Joni and the republicans have to resort to stealing land from tax payers for that Texas pipeline, you can be sure the cowards will be hiding behind the police and national guard rather than confront the land owners themselves.
Mark
welp iowa is screwed
Jeff Hanns
F you Joni hope a bus doesn’t hit you
Wilma
You hope she gets hit by a bus? That’s so awesome! Your true lib tolerance is showing.
iamjoespinkyfinger
I hope she gets hit by a drunk driver, that would be justice.
Susan van iNwegen
This is horrible news for women all over this country. Joni Earnst will vote criminalize common forms of birth control!
doubleducks
Like abortion on demand?
iamjoespinkyfinger
No, more like telling seriously ill children they can’t have the medicine they need and locking up dying human beings simply because the medicine comes from a plant God created. Maybe your own children will get cancer and you can keep them in Iowa and watch them suffer and die as Joni comforts you from DC.
AndrewInMn
Bye bye scary Reid. Hello Joni and a new dawn in America. Thank you Iowa being at the forefront in taking back America. Perhaps common sense will spread to my state of Minnesota next time around
Iowa Independent__
Oh I can’t wait to hear all the butt-hurt loony-libs responses now that CBS and Politico have called the race for Joni Ernst. Way to go Joni
Ed
Ed here from Arizona.
I just want to say thank you to Senator Ernst for running (also, congratulations) and a big thank you to the people of Iowa. We are getting our country back. Iowa rocks!
God Bless you all.
Cavscout180thcav
I will admit I was wrong. I really did not think Iowa would be so bold and brave. I worked for an Iowa company once. West Desmonines. best thing they ever did was sell my division. I really thought Iowa was to far gone to socialist.
mike Love
I will follow your voting record. I will make it clear to your voters before the next election.
Mike Love
Dirk
THANK YOU JESUS!!!!
iodiner
Go Joni – now let’s kick some dem az zz!
iodiner
Go Joni! – Now let’s kick some dem az zz!
sven
Interesting! The Demo kept telling me that the republicans hate women and blacks. No one ever brought up condeleeza and or Colin Powell. Possible that the dems were lying?
ciscokid16
IMPEACH.. then ARREST OBAMA… NOW!!!
Shanda Hansen
I hope each person who has called someone a name on here, laced their comment with profanities, swore to violence to either demecrats, republicans or Joni Ernst is ashamed. Many of these comments are rediculous and ignorant. The only way positive changes will happen is if each party works together. The people the sit in our senate and house represent ALL of us not just the portion who voted for the person. Stop creating divides and have a little pride in our country as a whole.
Lynn
It’s gonna be just like when Clinton was in office and term. The republicans refused to work with him. Our country continues to be #@&% up/
Pedro
WAR ON WOMEN, NOT IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!!!!!! :)
Sophia Smith
Walker Ernst 2016
Linda
The people of Iowa voted for Kim Reynolds not Terry Branstad. Our Governor is not competent to serve four years.
Linda
Election won by mob mentality
Lynn
Pistol pointing Joni! How proud Iowans should be!!!
Golfendude
THANK YOU PATRIOTIC AMERICANS …. Now let’s get us some RHINO’s
octavious99
I was beginning to thin IA couldn’t do anything right. Thanks for proving me wrong.
doubleducks
She laughs during her comments just like George W. Bush.
Rebecca Hergert
Oh Lord!!
You folks on Social Security/Disability/welfare, kiss your checks good-bye with that woman in there!!
Hazel Motes
The greatest nation in the history of mankind!
not having it
Are you all insane? Do you realize her intensions with the middle class, social security, student loans and education for our children and the loss of women’s rights? What does this woman have to offer middle class families?
Linda
The Demos have a long history of not getting off their butts and voting midterm. The Demos got what they deserved for not voting.
robuo
So much for the Republican “War on Women”
ciscokid16
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Anne
I am from the state of California I am proud of the people of Iowa for bringing their bread basket ideals to Washington. Please do not loose your ideals when you go to DC, we need your your voice to move this country in the right direction. Thank you you for your service to our great nation! People like you make me proud of my heritage!
Delia
The elections across the country were won by mob mentality.
edwi j
Born in Michigan, worked in Kansas and raised my sons here .Joni go girl!
N
We have a gun lover, gun pointer Senator. Should make us all proud. Is there anything else she can do?
RDM
Harkin was a great Iowan and man of the people. If a vet or senior or disabled had a problem, Harkin was always there one on one to help. Harkin was a true friend many sought out for help, and Harkin delivered getting personally involved. Now, just wait and see if Ernst is such a true friend to Iowa? You will be sadly disillusioned. She now owes much to the Koch Brothers. And be assured they will demand payment. Bye Bye Iowa pie. Say hello to buyers remorse. And for those that voted for Ernst, you just sold away your child’s social security down the tubes. When they hope to retire one day, social security will be no more for them. And you have yourself to blame for that. Good luck Iowa people. You will surely need it now.
Bill
i’ve always assumed any social security i paid was down the tubes, and that i’d never get it anyway
Clyde
One can only hope Democrats can start reading and stop getting their information off commercials and comedy shows and start paying attention.
I wish I could feel bad for Brailey, Hatch, Murphy, etc. but I can’t……. glad to see them go.
Now for the rest of the Democrats…… Take your spanking like men.
Sean
Joni Ernst Wins Election, First European American Woman to Represent Iowa in US Senate. Way to go Colonel!
Sam
Oh Joni – Please make me squeal like a PIG….I can’t wait for you to do NOTHING just like your time in the Iowa Senate. Oh Joni, bring on 2016!!!!!!!!!!
Bill
this was more about braley losing, than ernst winning
braley’s campaign just stunk of ‘i don’t have to answer to you, i’ve been anointed by harkin and clinton. what could *you* possibly have to tell me about your little concerns (like trade policy and immigration’s effect on wages)
sure, ernst wont be good for the middle and working classes. but really, no worse than braley.
good riddance, bruce, don’t forget to take your booze table with you
Hugo S LaVia
Tea Party Koch whore.
You don’t take $2, $3 million from people and not do as they tell you. The Koch’s own Iowa’s answer to Sarah Palin.
God help us all.
darrenhunter77
Go Joni!
Matthew A Crawford
congrats from sunny florida
Steve
Congratulations Joni! We finally have a Republican woman with baIIs going to Washington to kick some Dumbacrat a$$$!
Vladamir Untruksur
Congratulations Joni! And yes Mr. President, we ALL listened when you said your “policies are on the ballot”.
Fred Garvin
Great, now get to DC and start castrating those PIGS !
Fred Garvin
But you can skip Dumbo – he is balless. Weazy though has a big pair under that skirt !
N
You red neck you. Ernst will need a D & C first!
John Diamond
Congratulations to the democrats, who received everything they deserved for the way they have run the Country the last 6 years. War on women and fake racism charges worked in the last election but the people have seen through the lies. Several African Americans and women elected on the GOP ticket. This election would have been even more of a democrat trouncing if the media had actually been reporting on dems for the last 6 years. Now that repubs are in charge I fully expect the media to find their voices once again.
TonyG
Go Joni . . . . major win . . . . stir it up in the Senate . . . . take names and kick a*s! Don’t let them beat you down . . .
Edward Williams
Barrack Hussein Obama is the best thing that ever happened to republicans / Conservatives. And I love how libs try to say this is not about obozo. His policies were on every ballet as he even said. I guess Obozo is capable of telling the truth when he wants to.
ralph martin
And i tell you what i really like her, she is a bad a55 and smart as a whip. And she has some logic to her. Congrats to her.
Johnjjg
Doesnt look like a woman to me. Why a woman would get a hairdoo like that is beyond me.
Willy (@WonkaMobile)
If only Michele had pronounced his name correctly…. if only….
Jessie Brown
Joni is one of my favorites she’s a great person love Joni
daveca
Now to deal with the rabid Leftist welfare state mentality that Tom Will -Tax left behind.
Ag is a big welfare machine, it has to be dealt with. Get the corruption out of artificially inflated land prices, artificially suppressed commodity prices and commodity manipulation so farmers can at least break even.
Peggy
Ernst is man dressed up like a women.
showy
I went to vote for Bruce Bailey but couldn’t find him on the ballot.
Ashley
I’m happy to see more female participation in politics, but disappointed right now that many of them are Republican.
Charles
Gee, this story failed to note her party affiliation. How weird is that? Could it be that 13 WHO tv.com is staffed by student interns? Maybe the computer keyboard this story was written on malfunctioned?
Now to the Repugnantcons…both Mconnell and Boehner have issued conciliatory statements…no talk of any mandate to undo anything passed by their vicious, enemies, the Demonic-rats….it’s ‘can’t we all just get along now’……..unite and pass some legislation ‘for the good of the country. NO talk of any mandate for sweeping change….Their almost apologizing for winning…how soon until Boehner starts weeping over the plight of the other party?
n_slash_a
So apparently the GOP’s “War on Women” really means that we elect them as our leaders. I guess it really depends on what your definition of “War on Women” is.
Jean
I enjoy the fact that Ernst now has to represent everyone and not just the people who supported her during the campaign. She won’t be able to do all what her supporters want her to do.
Rose
Jesus Iowa. What were you thinking?
Jean
Love DM register’s editorial today states the elections were won by candidates selling their philosophy of government to voters who share their same philosophy. Now after the elections the victors must face the fact they now represent not just the like-minded who voted for them but those who did not. Branstad does give a darn, but Ernst and some of her believers are going to have a hard time dealing with this.
Dan
WHO must be offended by your remarks Jean. It says your comment is awaiting moderation. How funny!
Mark Oltman
Is it Brailey or Bailey. Oh bother!
Hey u
So is this election George Bush’s fault?
Dan
Well Bush started the war. Yes it’s his fault of course.
Don
About time a common sense female Veteran farm girl was elected to the Senate from Iowa. I want to see more everyday working Americans in Washington, and fewer career politicians.
Ben
Got news for you Ernst supporters she won’t and can’t be the image you all thought you voted for. She played one side to get attention and elected. The jokes on you!
NoPriusInTheLeftLane
A note to the sore losers that stayed in hotels downtown- maybe if you weren’t so fake claiming you were for the common man while treating me rudely with contempt- I would have voted for you. Your minions are a reflection of you.
Alphonse Dee
Hey, GOP Senators, how about making this woman, this Veteran, this good looker, the new Leader of the Senate? Think of what that would do to the Dems and the Media! Plus, you will have someone who really knows how to “trim” pork in DC.
Rebecca Hergert
Boy! I don’t know here, but people I talk to don’t like Ernst.
This could be a mistake!!
Hmm...
Mia Love(R)- First Black Republican Female to The U.S House of Reps
Joni Ernst(R)- First Female Senator From Iowa, First Female Combat Vet in Congress
Tim Scott(R)- First black candidate from SC to get elected to U.S Senate
Surely, the democrats, the supposed sole champions of women and minorities are cheering in the streets because of these historical firsts! What a day!
Zircon Encrusted Tweezers
Hey Joni, I’d use some Lysol on that seat before I sat in it.
Jane doe
GOP wants to win in 2016 put Joni (from IOWA) on the ballot in 2016…
Sharon Sumners
Congratulations Joni, about time someone took down the Harkin and his party. You will be a great Senator, like Mia Love keep the big smile in place, great things and times ahead. We are so proud of you, you may be pretty but it’s brains and hard work and an unshakeable belief in America that took you to the top.
Timbo
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Steve Taikowski
Congrats to new Senator Joni Ernst on her victory! May God bless you in your service to this country as a Senator!
mickrussom
Obama is a traitor. Obama runs a baby-Stalin dictatorial regime. Obama is an imperial president. Obama and his regime are the enemies within. Obama and his regime are the enemies of faith, freedom, family and liberty. Obama has bought our LEOs and Military with Pay and Pension with Printed Fake Federal Reserve Notes. LEOs and Military should note that those FRNs are paper, but our freedom costs much blood. We need to end thus regime and most of the government needs to be re-chained as the Constitution wanted. All of the acolytes of Alinsky, Cloward and Piven should be arrested and imprisoned for their sedition, for their treason, for their utter evil.
Debt is Wealth. Ignorance is Strength. Freedom is Slavery. War is Peace. Cold is Warm.
Disease Control = Open Borders. NEWSPEAK
END OMURDERCARE
Rick Oaksford
Congratulations Iowa for sending a senator to DC that knows the value in this experience that is American. For many of us stuck with oath breakers, as you had in ones such as Harkin. Yet as we live in time of victory, there is yet time of trial, such as we will experience in our country. For the wreckers and those who would sow the federal plantations with voters that have been purchased with honest money from taxpayers. These are the unrepentant ones, who revel in the idolatry to their god donkey. Who see the unbeliever as less than human. So, perhaps that is why idolaters and the left are so cozy.
Roman
Get over it. She said in her acceptance speech she represents us all now not just the people who supported her during the campaign.
TCast
This comment thread is absolutely amazing! It really does give such intriguing insight into the Iowa populace. Most of the country regards this woman as an unintelligible whack-job, but Iowans are completely enamored by her folksy little down-to-earth mannerisms and tone. It is completely mind-blowing that this woman was elected to the United States Senate. Her remarks and comments regarding any number of political issues and common knowledge topics are completely jaw dropping. There were literally thousands of Americans standing around the water cooler today trying to figure out how this individual was elected to our Senate. I commend you Iowa! I commend you for not listening to a single word that this woman said, because if you did, there is no way that she would be headed to Washington!
tcast
This comment thread is absolutely amazing! It really does give such intriguing insight into the Iowa populace. Most of the country regards this woman as an unintelligible whack-job, but Iowans are completely enamored by her folksy little down-to-earth mannerisms and tone. It is completely mind-blowing that this woman was elected to the United States Senate. Her remarks and comments regarding any number of political issues and common knowledge topics are completely jaw dropping. There were literally thousands of Americans standing around the water cooler today trying to figure out how this individual was elected to our Senate. I commend you Iowa! I commend you for not listening to a single word that this woman said, because if you did, there is no way that she would be headed to Washington!
Ro
Joni Ernst will be held accountable on her acceptance speech that she now represents all people from Iowa not just the people who supported her during the campaign. She said it won’t matter if you’re democrat or republican. Joni was elected to abolish Obamacare, paid by big money supporters, she used them. Won’t happen cause the republicans know ACA is working. Corrupt political lies.
Jim Guilianelli
sad day for Iowa that a reactionary and political anachronism is now senator – just hope her narrow-minded influence and that of the rest of these recently elected conservative repubs are effectively minimized
Rebecca Hergert
LOOK WHAT WE GOT HERE!!
KWWL REPORTING-JONI ERNST AIDE-CHARGE WITH DRUNK DRIVING-PASSED OUT BEHIND THE WHEEL!!!!!!
Hugo S LaVia
Did The Iowa Electorate Know About Ernst’s Extreme Views?
November 7, 2014 | Author Trish Nelson
joni with gunIn my view there is functionally no such thing as a moderate Republican today. What I mean by that is, if it is a choice between a candidate that offers relatively sane policies, or a sure win with a Koch brothers funded, right wing crazy tea party candidate, the Republican “establishment” will go with the crazy tea party candidate because they value winning more than they value sane public policy.
The extremist candidate cannot usually win however, by touting their extreme policy positions in front of the general public. They win by pretending to be moderate and lying about their positions on the issues. GWB’s 2000 presidential campaign seems to have faded from our collective memory. But I clearly remember Bush campaigned as a moderate (no nation building – nice, harmless guy you want to have a beer with – even Democrats were buying this) but the Bush administration obviously did not turn out to be one of moderation and they were certainly totally into nation building. Ronald Reagan presented himself as a moderate too, but here we are in a post-Reagan society where it is considered cool to say that you hate government (Reagan: “government is the problem”) and the Republicans are still trying to drown it in the bathtub as Grover Norquist said.
Fast forward to Iowa, 2014. Joni Ernst also had to pass herself off to the voters as a moderate. She was told by her handlers to tone it down on the crazy talk about personhood, killing the EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, shooting up the government. I believe many Iowans who voted for her had no idea of her extremism, but just thought she was a nice lady who they assumed was qualified because she is a veteran and a state senator. They liked her because she seemed familiar, like any other typical Iowan. They reacted to the hog ads as cute and very Iowa (okay that part I won’t pretend to understand). When the Braley campaign had no choice but to point out her extremities, people became upset because they had already decided she was their friend, and the Braley camp was accused of negative campaigning. I don’t blame the Braley camp for bad strategy although maybe it was. But this is the kind of dilemma that the extremist liars and the complicit media create.
Joni’s moderate facade almost went down the tubes at one point as the campaign progressed. Ernst had a terrible interview with the SCJ where she was politely asked about personhood and some other things and she told the truth about her positions for the most part (although she did already have a sound byte available to minimize the personhood thing which was, “don’t worry, it’s never going to happen.”). But all agreed that the interview still went badly, and after that the campaign wisely kept her away from the newspaper editorial boards.
When they successfully kept her away from the newspaper editorial boards, particularly the Des Moines Register, with no consequence (although I give huge credit to Hillary Clinton for attempting to impose one) this was in my view when it was clear that they won the campaign. There was barely a peep in response to this clear f-you to the Iowa media and more importantly, to the citizens of Iowa, who deserved to know who she really is.
Apparently the newspapers decided that the only thing they could do in response was to endorse Braley based on his policy ideas, his voting record in Congress and on Ernst’s extremist views – wrong for Iowa – which they should have done anyway. Not coincidentally, voters seemed unaware that she had even done that or perhaps they didn’t care because they had already made up their minds about who they thought she was.
The polls before the election showed Braley clearly ahead with women and I didn’t see those numbers after the election but I believe women who were paying attention at that point were more likely to know where she actually stood on issues of importance to them). She kept saying in ads and on the campaign trail that she would always defend and protect women’s right to birth control, etc. We shall see, but her support of a personhood amendment and previous vote on that issue in the Iowa senate indicates otherwise.
So Joni is no moderate. I think it is more than fair to say that the Iowa press overall, failed to point this out enough. They kept hammering on Braley’s one gaffe and the chicken nontroversy — it was the Dean scream all over again. In contrast, Ernst’s extremist views, being named in a sexual harassment suit, handing out lucrative contracts to her father’s business, in a clear conflict of interest, while county auditor, got mentions, but they were not hammered upon to say the least. By the time she made fools of all of them by telling them to f-off after they coddled her through the campaign, they seemed slightly offended but no one thinks they learned their lesson, anyway, I don’t.
The following is an excerpt from an article in Salon about how the national press simply makes up a narrative that they like and then they repeat it over and over and that narrative never changes, it is locked in, impervious to facts. Gaffes made by opponents are pounced upon and exaggerated by the media because they fit the narrative. This year the chosen narrative was that the sane Republican “establishment” was taking back the party from the tea party crazies and they pointed to tea party candidates like Ernst as an example of a mainstream, moderate Republican — which of course, is completely the opposite of true.
Salon:
The GOP establishment decided that if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Rather than allow the Tea Party to challenge them, they went out and found Tea Partyers to groom and train to win statewide office. They smoothed out the rough edges, gave them talking points that successfully covered their more extreme views and otherwise ran “personality” campaigns designed to make the press deaf to the whistles of the Tea Kettles.
A Nexis search shows that the Post has had four references to Ernst and Agenda 21—all by Greg Sargent on his blog from the left, The Plum Line, and none on the news pages of the paper. But there have been dozens of references to Braley’s spat over the neighbor’s chickens, including a front-page story. The New York Times had zero references to Ernst and Agenda 21, but seven, including in a Gail Collins column, to Braley and chickens.
As Ornstein makes clear, it wasn’t ideological bias that created this narrative, it was a desire among the press (likely pushed pretty hard by the GOP establishment) to write that the “grown-ups” were back in charge. But the truth is that the GOP grown-ups decided that the best way to keep the kids in line is to give them what they want. After all, all the GOP grown-ups really want is to beat the Democrats. If all it takes is a little charm school for Tea Partyers, it’s a small price to pay.
The GOP did send a new “crown jewel” to the Senate this week but not for the reasons he thinks. They’ve realized the value of the Ted Cruz faction to their long-term plans and found some stealth Tea Partyers to join it. “Charisma” had nothing to do with it.
(click here to read the entire article at Salon.com)
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