NEW POLL: Senator Ernst’s Approval Tumbles to 37%, Falling Eight Points With Six Months Until Election
A new poll today shows Senator Joni Ernst’s election-year woes are only growing worse: her approval rating dropped 8% since December, and with just six more months until Election Day, Ernst now finds herself underwater and increasingly out-of-step with Iowa voters. https://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-04-at-9.10.38-AM.png Only 37% of Iowans approve of Senator Ernst’s job performance, with only 19% […]
Reynolds Ignores Experts and Workers As Cases Continue to Climb
DES MOINES — On the same day that Iowa reported another single-day high number of deaths related to COVID-19, Governor Reynolds touted the early re-opening in parts of the state — including 5 counties that just reported their first case. Instead of giving Iowans the opportunity to hear from public officials or medical experts, Reynolds […]
REMINDER: As Iowa Faces Record 740 New Cases, 8 Deaths – Senator Ernst Pushed for Iowa to ‘Reopen’ Today
Blindly Pushing Her Party’s Agenda, Senator Ernst Called for Iowa to “Reopen” At End of April Despite New Outbreaks and Peak Yet to Come Senator Ernst’s Reckless Push Comes as Polling Shows Voters Trust Democrats More to Responsibly Guide Our Country Through the Crisis Today – the date Senator Joni Ernst pushed for Iowa to […]
NEW REPORT: Ernst Hid Campaign Staffers In Arrangement that Experts Say May Have Violated the Law
For Months Ernst Shielded The Names of Her Staffers, Raising More Questions About Ties Between Campaign and a Dark Money Group Founded by her Top Political Aides A new Daily Beast report details how Senator Joni Ernst used a “subtle accounting maneuver” that campaign finance experts say “may have violated the spirit, and possibly the […]
Senator Ernst Must Disavow AFP, ALEC After New Push to Decimate Iowa’s Biofuel Industry
As Iowa communities are struggling to survive an unprecedented crisis, several of Senator Joni Ernst’s Big Oil boosters are now trying to capitalize on the pandemic to cripple Iowa’s biofuels industry for good. In a letter to President Trump – signed by 24 anti-ethanol groups including Americans for Prosperity, who “launched” Senator Ernst’s career, and […]
Ernst vs. Reality: Iowa “Has Fared Pretty Well” in COVID-19 Crisis
After months of downplaying the toll of the COVID-19 crisis and recklessly calling for Iowa to “reopen,” Senator Joni Ernst has once again shown there’s no length she won’t go to disregard the catastrophe facing Iowa communities: ERNST: “Iowa has fared pretty well… We have not been hit nearly as hard as some of the […]
Will Senator Ernst Force Iowa Government Down McConnell’s ‘Bankruptcy Route?’ All Signs Say Yes.
Deriding Funding as “Pork” and a “Bailout” for “Poor Choices,” Senator Ernst Has Opposed Vital Aid to Localities Devastated by the Pandemic As Iowa communities face “major budget problems” brought on by COVID-19 impacting at least 25% of local revenue, Senator Joni Ernst continues to stand in the way of vital relief for state and […]
ICYMI: IA-02 Candidate Miller-Meeks Touted Unproven COVID-19 Treatment
New study finds drug pushed by Miller-Meeks “showed no benefit” and “more deaths” DES MOINES — A new report from Iowa Starting Line shows IA-02 GOP Congressional Candidate and State Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks peddled misinformation about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, saying she has read the research and would want to try the drug if she […]
NEW: Ernst Skipped March Senate Hearing About Protective Equipment and Medicine Shortage in COVID-19 Crisis
Iowa Now Faces a “Severe” Shortage in Protective Wear and Testing, Yet Senator Ernst Still Refuses to Do Her Job and Push for Urgent Relief DES MOINES – New reporting by Iowa Starting Line revealed that after weeks of not taking “the threat of COVID-19 seriously,” Senator Joni Erst failed to show up to her […]
Ernst Claims She “Pushed For” Relief Funding She’s Opposed for Weeks and Senate GOP Has Blocked
Furthering Her Bad Faith Effort, Senator Ernst Bragged on New Funding for Hospitals, States, and Testing That She Has Spent Weeks Decrying as “Gimmicks,” Pork,” and “Unrelated Requests” for Pandemic Relief Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans for weeks have blocked urgent relief funding for hospitals, state governments, dedicated support for rural and minority-owned small businesses, […]