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A Party of Psychopaths

Joni Ernst was everyone’s favorite farm girl next door. Now the Republican senator scorns voters concerned about people dying from health care cuts.

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Jun 02, 2025
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When Joni Ernst was running in a crowded Iowa Senate Republican primary back in 2014, she released an unorthodox ad boasting about castrating pigs on the farm that changed the race.

The spot went viral, but more importantly, it seemed authentic. Voters couldn’t get enough of Ernst delivering the punchline with apple-cheeked aplomb: “When I get to Washing…

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