Don't blame me

[Bluzmann57]

I didn't vote for that crazy...woman.
I do believe that if Braley had been primaried that he would have been better prepared for the slings and arrows thrown at him during the campaign. But that's another topic for another time.

[rurallib]

1. Do blame those who couldn't be bothered to vote

either going to the polls or by one of the easiest absentee systems in the country.
Makes me mad, makes me embarrassed, makes me fearful and sad for our future.
Very easy to tell from that performance last night she is there to do what she is told.

[emulatorloo]

2. Agreed. I am a little bit forgiving, because Koch Bros did such a great job packaging her

So much noise it seemed nearly impossible to get the truth out about her policy positions.

I do expect there will be some buyer's remorse, but she'll do a fair amt of damage anyway.

[slumcamper]

3. You nailed it!

NOISE. That's precisely what Koch-funded campaigns did everywhere: they strategically and systematic generated noise to distract the electorate and obfuscate any focus on substantive policy. In Ernst's case, the noise attracted and engaged a crazy quilt of disgruntled veterans, 2nd Amendment "enthusiasts" and "sovereign citizens, bikers, Obama haters, science deniers, and evangelicals, pork producers and deregulatory-minded Farm Bureau right-wingers.

[progressoid]

4. And she's only been there two weeks!

It's probably not a coincidence that I find myself drinking more than normal.