Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, has voted against House resolutions directing President Donald Trump to halt the war with Iran six times, including as recently as last week. But on Monday, the Republican Senate candidate called for an “immediate end” to the conflict. It drew a quick response from her Democratic opponent, Josh Turek, who also pointed to a seventh vote by Hinson against ending U.S. hostilities in Lebanon as part of the conflict in the Middle East.
In a reply to Hinson, Turek wrote on X, “it’s easy to send a tweet but when you had the chance to vote to end this war, you chose not to.” “You voted seven times to continue it, including just last week. It’s time to actually end the forever wars and put Iowa and Iowans first,” Turek continued. Hinson’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about her prior votes against the Iran war powers measures in the House.
The latest resolution passed the House 220-204 last Tuesday, with seven Republicans joining all Democrats present in supporting it. Among those seven were Reps. Zach Nunn and Marianette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, who had previously opposed such measures but changed their position.
Both are running for re-election in battleground House districts. The Cook Political Report rates their races as “toss ups.” Hinson, a three-term congresswoman, has been increasingly characterizing herself as “bipartisan” and slowly distancing herself from the Trump administration as polls show voters disapprove of the president’s handling of the war and the economy. Her messaging and votes highlight the difficult balance of turning out Trump’s strongest supporters while appealing to the growing number of voters who have soured on him.
Last month, Hinson objected to his proposal to import more foreign beef. Last week, when Vice President JD Vance went to Council Bluffs, Iowa to rally for Republicans, Hinson did not attend, citing a scheduling conflict.
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