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IADEMO2004

(5,914 posts)
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 12:56 PM Aug 2019

Franken enters Iowa Senate Race for Ernst's seat. Not Al

https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/08/26/retired-admiral-enters-race-for-us-senate-seat-ernst-holds/

Radio Iowa

A Navy admiral who retired nearly two years ago has announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat held by retired Iowa National Guard soldier Joni Ernst.

“She serves special interests. She doesn’t serve Iowans,” Michael Franken said this morning during an interview with Radio Iowa. “Speak of the gun debate, I mean she’s central to what we don’t want on the hill.”

“My precepts of life and fair play and love for my fellow man and empathy aligned me much more closely with the Democratic Party,” Franken said.

and from a crap crafter:

The Iowa GOP’s chairman released a statement, saying Franken has joined a field of Democrats that’s “in a race to the far left, embracing the values of coastal elites

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Franken enters Iowa Senate Race for Ernst's seat. Not Al (Original Post) IADEMO2004 Aug 2019 OP
Nothing says coastal elite like a career in the US Navy exboyfil Aug 2019 #1
Or being raising in Sioux Center IA. progressoid Aug 2019 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Marcuse Aug 2019 #3
Well his intro on iowastartingline didn't look too bad rurallib Aug 2019 #4
Ernst Gone Job One. His video features Ernst next to tRump and Moscow Mitch IADEMO2004 Aug 2019 #5

exboyfil

(18,023 posts)
1. Nothing says coastal elite like a career in the US Navy
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 01:13 PM
Aug 2019

Idiots.

I will forgive him for graduating from Nebraska (just kidding).

Response to IADEMO2004 (Original post)

rurallib

(63,269 posts)
4. Well his intro on iowastartingline didn't look too bad
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 07:03 PM
Aug 2019

I am more than willing to see what he has got. Getting rid of Ernst is one of my biggest dreams.
His claim that he voted against invading Iraq when Bush wanted plans from the services on how to invade definitely has me intrigued.

Mostly I want Ernst long gone.

ETA link:
https://iowastartingline.com/2019/08/26/retired-admiral-michael-franken-joins-senate-race-for-ernst-matchup/

IADEMO2004

(5,914 posts)
5. Ernst Gone Job One. His video features Ernst next to tRump and Moscow Mitch
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 07:22 PM
Aug 2019

as the comments 'Republicans are afraid to ever stand up to Donald Trump'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=qkBgenyFs6w
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