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Joni Ernst apparently likes to tell folks back in ultra-white Iowa about the “developing neighborhood” where she has a humble weekday abode in D.C..
There was a drug murder on the street, she says.
It’s too rough a place for her opponent, she suggests.
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There was a drug murder on the street, she says.
It’s too rough a place for her opponent, she suggests.
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My goodness, where is this urban war zone?
It’s a shame Ernst can’t afford somewhere safer... It’s so very brave of her to tough it out.
Maybe Ernst really IS a farm girl unaccustomed to the mean streets of the big city humbly making do with only a mere cubby in D.C..
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It’s a shame Ernst can’t afford somewhere safer... It’s so very brave of her to tough it out.
Maybe Ernst really IS a farm girl unaccustomed to the mean streets of the big city humbly making do with only a mere cubby in D.C..
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Yeah, about that...
I looked up Ernst’s neighborhood.
Average home price is about $1 mil.
I was under the impression hardscrabble gangland would be more affordable.
Inflation, I guess.
Anywho, a mere $800k gets you a 1,200 square foot, 2-bedroom near the Senator.
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I looked up Ernst’s neighborhood.
Average home price is about $1 mil.
I was under the impression hardscrabble gangland would be more affordable.
Inflation, I guess.
Anywho, a mere $800k gets you a 1,200 square foot, 2-bedroom near the Senator.
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Or, depending on how “developing” your finances are, there are some lovely options like this modest 5,000 square foot, 5 bedroom cottage.
You can pick that one up for a leisurely $2.3 mil.
As one does in “developing neighborhoods”.
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You can pick that one up for a leisurely $2.3 mil.
As one does in “developing neighborhoods”.
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So, Ernst is dog-whistling about a gritty street life she in no way lives up in D.C..
There’s that.
And Ernst implies she slums it in simple furnishings because that’s what she can afford...
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There’s that.
And Ernst implies she slums it in simple furnishings because that’s what she can afford...
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Yet, she and her former husband apparently:
1) Owned two homes
2) Claimed each as their primary residence
3) Used the false deduction to cheat on their taxes
4) Were forced to quickly pay arrears when caught by journalists
6/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/02/11/joni-ernst-refund-illegitimate-homestead-tax-break-d-c-condo-republican-senator-penalty-red-oak-iowa/2837662002/
1) Owned two homes
2) Claimed each as their primary residence
3) Used the false deduction to cheat on their taxes
4) Were forced to quickly pay arrears when caught by journalists
6/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/02/11/joni-ernst-refund-illegitimate-homestead-tax-break-d-c-condo-republican-senator-penalty-red-oak-iowa/2837662002/
Now that takes some serious moxie.
1) Dogwhistle about your D.C. neighborhood to pander to your largely white constituency’s wrongful preconceptions
2) Blatantly lie about your living situation and wealth
3) Cheat on your taxes to boot!
Now THAT is something.
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1) Dogwhistle about your D.C. neighborhood to pander to your largely white constituency’s wrongful preconceptions
2) Blatantly lie about your living situation and wealth
3) Cheat on your taxes to boot!
Now THAT is something.
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No wonder Ernst finds it so easy to back Trump.
Being comfortable offering shameless misrepresentations while playing on people’s racist presumptions is a prerequisite.
She seems to be a pro.
I hope Greenfield wins. Iowa deserves so much better.
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Being comfortable offering shameless misrepresentations while playing on people’s racist presumptions is a prerequisite.
She seems to be a pro.
I hope Greenfield wins. Iowa deserves so much better.
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