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U.S. Senate Candidate Joni Ernst Offended by Sen. Tom Harkin's Sexist Comments

Andy Vitalicio   |

Nov 03, 2014 07:28 PM EST

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst from Iowa is taking offense at comments by outgoing Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) who spoke at a Democratic barbecue last week and asked Iowans not to vote for Ernst just because she's "really attractive" and "sounds nice."