'Don't see the fight': Another GOP stalwart faces rocky future after 'betrayal'
There are growing concerns among Republican party leaders that Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) may be the next lawmaker to decide to walk away from Congress after having what Politico's Rachel Bade called a "rough" year.
Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to expand upon her report for Politico that Ernst is showing a general lack of enthusiasm for another campaign, Bade told the hosts that several battles Ernst has endured in the past year have soured her on staying in office after 2026.
"She has sort of gone through some of the motions suggesting that she could run again, she just hired a campaign manager, she's raised about $1 million for her reelection effort, which is not super impressive, but it's also not nothing," Bade began. "But behind the scenes, I'm hearing from Senate Republicans that they just don't see the fight in her anymore."...