but 2014 was an especially big year for republican women. thanks to all of you, we are heading to washington, and we are going to make em squeal! reporter: their biggest winner, joni ernst, the first woman elected to the senate from iowa. the first female combat veteran elected to the senate from any state. i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm. reporter: and the first to launch a campaign like this. washington is full of big spenders. let s make them squeal. reporter: joni ernst wasn t the only republican woman to make history. shelley moore capito. for the first time in the history of west virginia, we are sending a woman to the united states senate. reporter: in utah, mia love became the first black republican woman elected to the house of representatives.
decides to pitch in to get mcdaniel elected. there was also a primary in iowa yesterday and state senator joanie ernst who started as a little known candidate won a very solid majority in a five-candidate field. largely off the strength of this political ad. my parents taught us to live within our means. it s time to force washington to do the same. to cut wasteful spending, repeal obama care, and balance the budget. i m joni ernst and i approve this message because washington is full of big spenders. let s make em squeal. so that hog message carried very well in that primary. is ernst a strong candidate for the general election? is this going to be a competitive race in november? i mean, i kind of think that bruce brailey is still in strong shape. he was involved in a controversy a few months back where a lot of people said his political career in iowa is over because he was addressing trial lawyers and said that if republicans take
the pork. here it is. i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm, so when i get to washington, i ll know how to cut pork. mother, soldier, conservative. washington s full of big spenders. let s make em squeal. how scared did that pig look? mitt romney has endorsed her. that s the one thing we thought you should know. that does it for this show. i am tamron hall. in just a few minutes, i ll be answering your questions live in a google plus hangout. this is the second one. join the conversation on our website, newsnation.msnbc.com. you ll see me answering the questions so you know it s me, not a stunt double. up next, andrea mitchell reports. we will carry president obama s centerpiece address of his trip to europe live. that s not much, you think except it s 2 percent every year. does that make a difference? search cost of financial advisors ouch! over time it really adds up.
spending, repeal obamacare and balance the budget. washington is full of big spenders. let s make em squeal. that s chatham, by the way. whoa, look at chatham, by the way. joanie ernst one of five republicans running for senate in iowa. give it to her now. she ll make washington better, if you are know what i mean. she would. ow. with us on set we ve got mike, harold ford, jr., senior political editor for the washington post sam stein i m going to give it back to you. oh, dear lord! stop! what are you doing? but you need to get her