Iowa Republican targets GOP Sen Joni Ernst for ouster, saying 'she doesn't vote like' Republicans

Former Iowa State Sen. Jim Carlin, who hopes to unseat U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, criticized the incumbent Republican's voting record during an interview with Fox News Digital last week.Carlin said Ernst "may be a Republican, but she doesn't vote like one," pointing to her 42% Heritage Action for America score, which is the figure the group awarded the lawmaker for the 118th congressional session. While Carlin only mentioned the 42% statistic, Ernst's lifetime score from the conservative group is 63%.Back in 2022, Ernst was one of the 12 Senate Republicans who voted with Democrats to pass t