Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won't seek re-election: sources

[Emile]

Iowa Republican senator plans to make announcement official next week

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa will not run for re-election in next year's midterms, three sources confirm to Fox News.

And the 55-year-old Ernst, who was first elected to the Senate in 2014, is expected to make an official announcement next week.

Ernst, a retired Army Reserve and Iowa National Guard officer who served in the Iraq War, has been wrestling for months whether to run for re-election in 2026.

The senator's decision to retire rather than seek a third six-year term creates an open seat in Iowa.

Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-sen-joni-ernst-wont-seek-re-election-iowa-next-year-sources

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Back to castrating hogs

[marble falls]

2. And wearing bread bags over her snow boots.

[johnnyfins]

3. 1 less piggie at the government trough

[JPPaverage]

4. All right. Lets all sing

"Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!"
I dont know. That song just popped into my head when I heard the news.

[HuskiesHowls]

5. Thank God for small favors and minor miracles

n/t

[rsdsharp]

6. Apparently Joni isn't as dumb as I thought she was.

She was at least smart enough to understand that “We’re all gonna die. For heaven’s sake. For heaven’s sake, “ was going to be hung around her neck like a millstone.

Suicide is a sin, Joni, but that’s what you did to your political career.

[rurallib]

7. Gotta say you are wrong on this. She is as dumb as you thought

But also a solid Republican chickenshit.