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Ernst challenger on backlash to Medicaid comment

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Joni Ernst Gets New Challenger After Medicaid Backlash

Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst 's seat. The decision was "prompted in part" by controversial remarks Ernst made about possible Medicaid cuts, ABC News reported. Newsweek contacted Scholten and Ernst for comment on Tuesday via email outside regular office hours.

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Sen. Joni Ernst responds to backlash from her sarcastic comments on Medicaid

United States Senator Joni Ernst is responding to backlash from comments made about Medicaid cuts at a townhall in Parkersburg; and to concern about a video she made over the weekend. Sen. Ernst made the comment of “we are all going to die”,

'You're hearing people call her Joni Hearse': Ernst challenger on backlash to Medicaid comment

Democratic Iowa state Representative J.D. Scholten joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss his decision to challenge Senator Joni Ernst after she told a town hall that “we all are going to die” in response to concerns over Medicaid cuts.

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Axelrod: Ernst response to Medicaid remarks ‘insensitive,’ ‘politically stupid’

Sen. Joni Ernst faced backlash for her sarcastic apology video after making insensitive remarks about Medicaid cuts and death ...

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Why can’t Joni Ernst just apologize for her slip-up?

The Sidebar panel breaks down the political implications of Iowa Senator Joni Ernst's apology video.

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