We were listening to the noon politics show on IPR radio on Wednesday. Not listening really close, but, you know listening with half an ear while prepping lunch. The conversation on the radio was about the upcoming Iowa US Senate seat race. Nathan Sage had just dropped out of the Democratic race leaving Joe Turek and Zach Wahls competing for chance to face off against the lone Republican candidate, Ashley Hinson.

From the radio I hear something like “Well, either one of them will have a hard time beating Hinson.” Not sure who said it and to be honest, I am not sure that is exactly what was said, but that is what I heard. I tried to find the show online, but couldn’t.

I looked at my wife and said that that was a hell of a thing to say. Lots of folks don’t like Hinson – she sure votes straight party line and usually that is against Iowa and Iowans. Didn’t she just vote to take away women’s votes?

So, we dug into it a bit. Yep, Hinson and all the other Iowa representatives were good little Republicans and voted to suppress the vote of a huge slug of Iowans when they voted for the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act. Such a high-minded sounding name for such a malicious bill. The whole object of this bill is to stop a large number of women from voting. It would be the biggest single voter suppression move ever, and that is OK with Ashley Hinson????

Zachary Oren Smith from iowastartingline.com has a great short youtube video explaining what the SAVE Act is intended to do: (2 minutes)

Since women would need to track down documents to prove they are who they say they are, the implementation of the SAVE Act would act as a poll tax – fees required to be eligible to vote – for women. That was just one anti-Iowa move from a person who wants to take one of the precious Iowa seats in the senate, yet represents her party and certainly not the state or its people.

And just to add a little kick in the ass of Iowa voters, Hinson voted to keep tariffs on products from Canada. senatemajority.com had this concise analysis of Hinson’s very cynical vote:

Today, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, U.S. Senate candidate for Iowa, voted to keep President Trump’s reckless tariffs against Canada in place, doubling down on an unpopular policy that drives up prices for Iowa farmers, manufacturers, and families. Despite months of data showing that tariffs are driving up prices and hurting local employers, Hinson sided with Trump, leaving Iowans bearing the brunt of the costs.

“Ashley Hinson had the chance to do the right thing and stand up for Iowa families. Instead, she chose to keep in place this harmful tariff agenda that’s keeping costs high and stretching people thin,” said Senate Majority PAC Press Secretary, Christyna Thompson. “This is yet another example of out-of-touch Republicans putting party lines first and families last.”

Hinson continues to defend President Trump’s tariffs, even as they force Iowa families to pay more. Despite broad opposition and reports that tariffs spike prices for Iowans, Hinson is sticking with policies that keeps costs climbing.

Therefore, when I heard the guy on the radio say Hinson would be tough to beat, I thought she is doing a hell of a job beating herself. One other thing against Hinson is her cult like loyalty to Trump as his policies and past crimes put him deeper and deeper in the hole. As the Epstein crimes are uncovered Hinson will be having a hell of a time explaining unquestioning loyalty to a man and not to our constitution.

If Hinson ever comes out of hiding I think we will be hearing lots and lots of this throughout the state: (25 seconds)