The pro-choice group NARAL is going after state Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, urging viewers to press her on the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List, which is named after a prominent suffragist and feminist from the early 20th century.
“Who does the List support? People like Todd Akin—who said women’s bodies could prevent pregnancies during ‘legitimate rape,’ a narrator in the 60-second ad released Thursday said. “Or Richard Mourdock, who said pregnancy from rape is ‘something God intended to happen.’ They oppose abortion, even in cases of rape and incest.”
The ad then moves toward Ernst.
“So when you see an ad by the Susan B. Anthony List: Don’t be fooled by the name. They’re as anti-woman as it gets. Call Joni Ernst and ask her: Do you stand with Iowa women and families…or the extreme agenda of the Susan B. Anthony List?”
Ernst, who is running against Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), has touted being endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund.
Watch the ad, released Thursday, below:
The TPM Polltracker finds Ernst with a 3.5 point lead over Braley.
To be frank, when I read Ernst was being linked to this group because they endorsed her, I was like, meh. So what. We can’t control who endorses us.
But then I get to this:
As such, I think it’s fair game for NARAL to point out what type of ideals this group believes in.Ernst opened that door,thus inviting the scrutiny.
You can tell that this isn’t an AP article because it didn’t once mention that Ernst is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa National Guard. Well done, Daniel.
Nice work.
Yeah, isn’t she chief trucker with the In-the-rear-with-the-gear Brigade, which is a close relative to the “droppin’ lawsuits from way behind the lines” JAG division that “Fightin’ Lindsey” belongs to?
If you’ve followed any of Joni Ernst’s campaign, you know that she is a heady amalgam of Sharron Angle, Christine O’Donnell, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Michele Bachmann, Louis Gohmert, and Sarah Palin.
But without any of the charm or the intellectual prowess.