[In_Iowa_not_from]

What exactly did she do to get the easily obtained RINO tag?

She did not do exactly as Trump demanded. She was a big upgrade from the liberal Tom Harkin. But nothing less than complete obedience is acceptable to MAGA.

[sphinx]

Yup.

[napscoordinator]

The conservatives are their own worst enemy. We had a great 2026 for the senate until the conservatives became spoiled brats. Oh well. They’ll blame it on cheating. That moldy excuse is the answer for everything.

[sphinx]

2026 is not a good year to put a potential swing seat in play. And ... Iowa.

Republican primaries in Iowa have been known to get, uh, colorful. Maybe Todd Akin will come out of retirement, base his campaign on having the biggest Trump tattoo in the state on his butt, and flash it in the televised debate. In Iowa, that could make him the MAGA darling and clinch the nomination.

Then he’ll handle snakes and speak in tongues in the general election campaign and boot another winnable race.

In Iowa, it’s possible.

Just for the record, I like Iowa. A lot. I am just fearful of Republican primaries in Iowa. Has the state GOP gotten better on vetting candidates?