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