I’ll be writing my “special” senator, Ernst, to remind her that primaries can be withstood. Case in point, the MAGA primary challenger in Iowa’s 1st congressional district who only a few months garnered a mere 20% of the vote (the incumbent GOP survived the primary and then the November election and will (sadly) be returning to D.C. ). J…
I’ll be writing my “special” senator, Ernst, to remind her that primaries can be withstood. Case in point, the MAGA primary challenger in Iowa’s 1st congressional district who only a few months garnered a mere 20% of the vote (the incumbent GOP survived the primary and then the November election and will (sadly) be returning to D.C. ). Joni *should* take heart and stand firm against a primary threat like the soldier she claims to be.
For clarity. This is a district that mostly sits on the border with Illinois and corridors to the main city Des Moines. The Republican, Marianette Miller-Meeks, Lauren Boebarted the General with less then 1% of the vote. A whopping win of 800 against 416,000 (rounded) cast. This district is the best chance for democrars to pickup in the state. A place where the Magamovement does not do well. Safe to say. Thats not a good bell weather against what will happen to Joni. As the resr of the state is much deeper red minus the county Im headed to right now in Pottawattemie. Joni, 100% is in the middle of bending the knee.
You may well be correct, and I certainly won’t be asserting that I trust Ernst to do the right thing for the country.
But, the relatively swingy nature of the 1st district meant that Miller-Meeks has had to make a few (literally a couple) of anti-MAGA votes during her time in Congress. She had reason to know that MAGA was gunning for her in the Primary on this basis, yet she prevailed.
It’s on that argument that I would attempt to encourage Ernst to be brave, futile though it probably would be.
Don’t discourage me here, Ryan! You’re talking to someone who tries to take comfort from the notion that “at least Ernst is better than Grassley” :-(
I’ll be writing my “special” senator, Ernst, to remind her that primaries can be withstood. Case in point, the MAGA primary challenger in Iowa’s 1st congressional district who only a few months garnered a mere 20% of the vote (the incumbent GOP survived the primary and then the November election and will (sadly) be returning to D.C. ). Joni *should* take heart and stand firm against a primary threat like the soldier she claims to be.
For clarity. This is a district that mostly sits on the border with Illinois and corridors to the main city Des Moines. The Republican, Marianette Miller-Meeks, Lauren Boebarted the General with less then 1% of the vote. A whopping win of 800 against 416,000 (rounded) cast. This district is the best chance for democrars to pickup in the state. A place where the Magamovement does not do well. Safe to say. Thats not a good bell weather against what will happen to Joni. As the resr of the state is much deeper red minus the county Im headed to right now in Pottawattemie. Joni, 100% is in the middle of bending the knee.
You may well be correct, and I certainly won’t be asserting that I trust Ernst to do the right thing for the country.
But, the relatively swingy nature of the 1st district meant that Miller-Meeks has had to make a few (literally a couple) of anti-MAGA votes during her time in Congress. She had reason to know that MAGA was gunning for her in the Primary on this basis, yet she prevailed.
It’s on that argument that I would attempt to encourage Ernst to be brave, futile though it probably would be.
Don’t discourage me here, Ryan! You’re talking to someone who tries to take comfort from the notion that “at least Ernst is better than Grassley” :-(
Lol, im comforted in the fact that you as a human being exist.