ICYMI: Ashley Hinson “Uncertain,” “Scrambled” as Her Corruption is Exposed in Senate Debate
DES MOINES – Last night, Ashley Hinson was “uncertain” and “scrambled” as she struggled to explain her corrupt, self-dealing record, which includes her seven votes to continue the war in Iran and helping her shadow lobbyist husband gain access to her and the rest of the Iowa congressional delegation.
Meanwhile, she was “slammed” for voting for the biggest cuts to Medicaid in history, which threatens to kick 110,000 Iowans off their healthcare. Then, she later “defended” the chaotic tariffs that have hiked costs for Iowa families, cost Iowa businesses $1.7 billion in the last year, and crushed farmers.
Lastly, while suggesting to raise the retirement age, Hinson took a nasty “swipe” at millennials, accusing them of being “the worst group of savers,” even as she undermines younger generations paying into Social Security by voting to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding.
It all added up for a miserable debate for Hinson that comes after multiple polls – including new ones from Fox News and Rasmussen – show her losing the Senate race as her “team has grown increasingly wary of the tight race.” They’re beginning to “panic” as it becomes clear Iowa voters are ready to reject her this November.
Missed the debate? See below for more key highlights:
- Des Moines Register: “One of the debate’s sharpest exchanges came when he said Hinson’s husband, Matt Arenholz, used his ties to the insurance industry to arrange meetings between lobbyists and lawmakers, including Hinson herself.”
- New York Times: “Josh Turek, the Democratic candidate, closed by focusing on a pain point for Republicans […] citing [Hinson’s] votes against nonbinding resolutions that called for Trump to end the Iran war or seek congressional approval. Hinson seemed uncertain about how to respond”
- Politico: “Hinson took a swipe at the savings habits of millennials as she fielded a question Wednesday about Social Security during a Senate campaign debate”
- Washington Examiner: “Josh Turek slammed Rep. Ashley Hinson during their first debate by highlighting Hinson’s role in passing Republican cuts to Medicaid spending through last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
- Raw Story: “[Ashley Hinson] scrambled to shoot down accusations that her husband is a ‘shadow lobbyist’ for the insurance industry.”
- Washington Post: “Several other Republican Senate candidates — including Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), former congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan and former senator John Sununu of New Hampshire — have criticized the tariffs that Trump announced against Canada in August. But Hinson defended the tariffs”
- CNN: “Hinson suggested she is open to phasing in an increase in the age – currently at 62 – at which retirees become eligible to draw Social Security checks.”
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