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Joni Ernst, Everybody Dies

Newsweek on MSN · 4d

Joni Ernst gets new challenger after Medicaid backlash

Iowa state Representative JD Scholten, a Democrat, said the GOP senator's comments had "really hit home" with him.

Crooks and Liars · 3d

Joni 'Everybody Dies' Ernst Gets An Election Challenge

Iowa Democratic state Rep. JD Scholten, who represents parts of Sioux City, announced Monday that he is mounting a challenge to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst—the Iowa Republican who is up for reelection in 2026 and who has come under scrutiny in recent days for comments she made downplaying constituent concerns over GOP efforts to cut Medicaid.

The New York Times · 4d

Iowa Democrat Will Challenge Ernst After ‘We All Are Going to Die’ Remarks

J.D. Scholten, a state representative who is also a minor-league baseball pitcher, said he had felt compelled to take on Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican, after her defense of Medicaid cuts.

Former state lawmaker announces campaign to challenge Joni Ernst in GOP primary for US Senate seat

Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate, this time ...

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Iowa Republican Jim Carlin announces primary campaign against Joni Ernst for US Senate

Republican Jim Carlin said he is running against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst because she has failed to deliver on her famous "make ...

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Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst hires campaign manager to oversee 2026 re-election bid

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election ...

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Des Moines School Board Chair Jackie Norris 'seriously considering' US Senate run

Jackie Norris is "seriously considering" a run for U.S. Senate, potentially joining a growing field of contenders looking to ...

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Sen. Ernst’s ‘We’re all going to die’ response leads Democrat Scholten to Launch Challenge

Scholten made a political name for himself in 2018 when he narrowly lost an upset challenge to longtime Republican U.S.

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Former state lawmaker announces campaign to challenge Joni Ernst in GOP Senate primary

Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate.

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