Democratic Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield didn't mince words about potential opponent Sen. Joni Ernst during a stop at the Coffee Attic in Iowa Falls last week.
"I've had two reporters ask me that very question about being a socialist," she said to a local Democrat during the forum. "I (told them) Joni's a socialist. I run a small business. I provide jobs. I keep the lights on and every other Thursday, with pride, I sign paychecks. Joni votes for tax bills that give handouts to billionaires. That's socialism."
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