Iowa's Republican Senator destroys her own campaign with career-ending misstep at debate 

See what happens when moderators insist the candidates answer the question they are asked? Love it!

My father, who has lived in Iowa for his 80+ years, would rather die than vote for a democrat. He said today he is voting a democratic ticket this year. That says something.

Never trust a person who can talk a crap of nothing, all the while they smiling as they speak! 😈

I love how instead of cutting her off, the moderator let her keep digging her own hole and only said "you never answered my question" until *after* she was done.

That was ACTUALLY painful to watch. like "stop, stop, she's already dead!" levels of painful

Avoided the question totally. She sounds like Sarah Palin. What a disgrace

Moderator: "breakeven price for soybeans?" Ernst: "so the french revolution started..."

She was getting ready to blame Hillary's emails for not knowing the answer.

I'm currently a resident in Iowa and I had decided a while back that I was voting for Theresa. Joni is a sycophant.

Lmao I'm sorry but my absolute favorite part is when they're telling her how wrong she is, she holds that fake smile for a few seconds and says "Well I dont think she answered either." To which she was corrected again. You can't make this crap up.

Republicans are instrumental in their own DEMISE.

She must have gone to Trump University.

She lied so hard she confused herself, she’s almost as incompetent as Donald.

I thought she was a picture she was smiling way to much and wasnt moving, and she literally blamed Obama

Priceless. I love her fake smile.

"What's the price of a bushel of corn?" "China"

Joni Ernst sounds fake. Iowa vote for Theresa Greenfield!!!!

"I like corn and soy beans. So yummy." That would have been a better answer than what Sen Ernst just said.

Joni Ernst can't answer the question. She is spouting the same BS Trump spouts. Vote her out.

The first problem is that politicians have been allowed for too long to get away with not answering a question and no one challenges them on it. The second part of the problem is that these politicians have completely forgotten who they're representing. You're not there for yourself, you're there for your constituents.

Did all Republicans take a master class at Trump University on how to never answer a single question that’s asked?

I know I shouldn't laugh but ..... Hell yeah, I'm going to laugh.

I LOVE that the moderator let her answer and then told Ernst she hadn’t answered the question he asked. This needs to be the standard for moderation.

She didn’t have enough honesty to admit she didn’t know. That’s the worst part!

Pretty ignorant of Joni Ernst, who serves on the Agricultural Committee.

Lol...she pulled a no-answer, confuse, misdirect and obviscate move.

Theresa Greenfield answered like Katie Porter would. More women like this in office please ! 😷👍

'What's the price of soy beans?' 'Well, that puts me in mind of a tale. See, it was a rainy Sunday afternoon in 1974...'

I really hope Iowa gets rid of that god awful woman. Good luck IA

“Maybe I’m not hearing”...

Cut Ernst some slack.... She's a Republican, so she was giving _alternative_ prices.

Yet another clown in the Trump circus...

The moderator didn’t play. He said “YOU DIDN’T ANSWER MY QUESTION!”

They would have crucified the moderator if they fact checked trump that way.

1. Didnt answer the question. 2. Lied about the question 3. Still didnt know how to answer the question. 4. After being corrected about the question, continued to retell her lie about the question. 5. Had that souless smile on her face the entire time

She was so busy giving Trump lap dances she has totally neglected the most important aspect for her constituents, farming. BYE FELICIA!!!

Joni is toast, whatever grain it's made of.

The old "I'm not going to answer your question, but I'm going to talk about something else because I really don't know the answer to your question" response. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

When did "I don't know" become more taboo than lying???

I know this may sound a little overly cruel, but Joni Ernst sounded like a complete tool in this clip. My God, how embarrassing.

Yes she's just another Republican liar. "She didn't answer either." Where was she? Clearly not paying attention to her question or her opponents answer.

Utterly disgusting for me was when she realized that she messed up royally and was at the point of no return... her tactic? ... try to save herself by saying the other candidate also answered incorrectly and was ready to argue with both men. They corrected her and she dug her heels in further. There must be a way to attempt to minimize such a blunder and move quickly to the next question if you don't know but she put the nail in her coffin. I'm here in NC but I want to see these Republican hacks get shellacked. I will be watching this race closely and South Carolina (Lindsey is in the fight of his life LOL!). And BRAVO to the Dem candidate here for exposing this shell of a "senator".

Big teeth, big smile, American flag in the background, no brain.

As a resident of Iowa...I'm sorry America. Ernst is a horrible representative to the state and to the country.

"Pinkie-dress" has been practicing that Betsy DeVos cult smile...

"Uhh, certainly" You know she was in trouble right then and there.

She is making up answer just like Trump. When she don’t know.

Moderator: Simple Ag question, what's the break even price for "X"? Democrat: gives current price, break even amount and gives details Republican: I'm gonna lie to y'all about Trumps trade deals and how they work (when they don't) without answering the question 😁

If they can't answer question: "I would like to go back to..."

Ernst has orange around her lips.

"Oh I didn't hear that". She probably hasn't heard much in her life unless it was all about her. Ohhh and that smile...

Oh, she looked bad and only made it worse by her monologue and trying to say that the other woman didn't answer when in fact she did. Ooops!

These people need to be voted out

Even if she believed it was corn, she still gave the wrong answer

Moderator: “What’s the break-even price for soybeans in Iowa?” Ernst: **Proceeds on a 1.5 minute rant about China and Mexico** Me: WTF is she saying?

Moderator: “price of soybeans?” Ernst: “we just found out that the earth is round and there are humans living on it.”

Republican Senator Joni Ernst was unprepared complacent and lazy

The children of the corn aren't going to be very happy about this.

Moderator: "Senator, what's the price of soybeans?" Sen. Ernst: "yes"

"Thank you very much. I must've missed it but I don't think you answered my question." 🤣🤣🤣 that's how it's done. I don't know who that guy is but that's well done

"Pardon me, Senator but we are awaiting a response which has even a slight a correlation to the question at hand"

“I have no idea how much a soy bean is but blah blah blah blah Trump Trump Trump...”

Obviously she doesn't have a clue and then pretends she didn't hear.

Instead of answering his question, she says "I would like to go back to a previous statement" lol. Joni, you thought your long response would make him forget that you never answered his original question, huh? Nice try Jo-Jo...😂

Oooh man that was painful to watch.

Tried out Trump talking style by ignorning everyone, ooops. Not even paying attention.

So, Joni, what about those soy beans? Imagine having to say, “I lost because of soy beans.”

Wow Iowa...you let this senator who has no idea what a bushel of corn is, win?

Joni Ernst is so hateful. VOTE HER OUT.

She would have been better off if she just admitted she didn’t know

Watching Ms.Greenfield trying not to bust out laughing was great.

"Miss GOP Senator, did you break that teapot in the kitchen?" "Well, first of all, I never saw that teapot. Also, it was already broken when I came into the kitchen, and it was perfectly pristine when I left. And as our trade partners Mexico and Canada will tell you, there was no teapot."

Translation: "I have no idea what the break even for soy beans in Iowa is."

As an Iowan, I can say she genuinely embarrasses me that she represents my state.

So it seems as far as answering questions, the *soybean* does not fall far from the *orange.*

I’m surprised Joni Ernst didn’t answer “Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV”.

She does this a lot. Sounded like the kid in class who didn’t read the assigned reading and was faking it.

Glad that guy called her on her non answer 😂

I watched this twice, I am still laughing. Got caught being stuck on stupid.

Like Pence, she wasn’t paying a bit of attention to the questions, just wanting to steer their narrative...

*GOP don’t know and don’t care.* Smdh

Wish it would have been enough to destroy her campaign.

The people of IA are rural, not stupid. They can see through the shit Joni Ernst is trying to peddle.

And Ernst sits on the Senate Ag Cmt. Wow. How ill prepared. Go Greenfield.

Haha she really thought she could pretend she wasn’t hearing

So, she just didn't answer the question at all...did she think no one would notice?🙄 And she tried to shade the other lady and pretend she couldn't hear...like own that you don't know and come back from it...SMH

Mexico, the very people we’re walling ourselves from and “CHINA” as the potus likes to tell us is the reason for the dire straits, the nation is in.

You can't turn on a tv in Iowa without seeing a ticker with crop prices at the bottom. I moved from Chicago to rural Iowa. Even I knew the crop prices and I can't grow a beard. The news leads with weather and crop prices. Every day.

What’s the price of soybeans today? “Obama was the worst, am I right?”

"Iowa deserves a senator who's not only not an apologist for a want-to-be despot but who knows what's happening in her own state." -Hear this message people of Iowa. Your state deserves a better senator. Make your voices be heard by VOTING!!

Her response, as Maxwell Smart would say: "Ah yes, the old Mike Pence trick."

Wow, pulled the old “I didn’t hear right” after babbling about corn for a solid minute.

Wtf? How do these people not see they have no clue or care about them in any way. It's completely insane.

I love the deer in headlights look when she was asked a question she couldn’t answer.

But she's on the Agricultural committee, if Anyone was supposed to know...it was to be her. That's a damn shame...she completely sold out.

"Alright, what's your name?" "I'd like to take a moment to clarify a statement made by my opponent...*2 minute ramble*"

Hi. I'm a Republican. Let me not answer the question you just asked.

She should have told the moderator.That was a nasty question. Lol

She's like, well trump is buying all the crops so whats the federal rate per acre? ... welfare republicans...

Ouch that was painful to watch