Remember Ernst and her concern about rape in the military?

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https://iowastartingline.com/2018/09/18/will-joni-ernst-side-with-another-alleged-sexual-abuser/

When Ernst first ran for the Senate in 2014, a key part of her personal narrative was how she stood up for victims of sexual abuse in the military. She publicly shared her experience of being sexually harassed while in the service and promised to raise it as an important issue in the Senate.

And since her election, she has kept up that cause, often speaking out about the ongoing problems the military has with the issue. She’s crafted legislation with her Senate colleagues to address the increasing number of sexual assaults in the military and the retaliation that sometimes comes with reporting.

That has been all well and good, and it’s been refreshing to see a prominent female Republican senator standing up on this front. But if you’re going to present yourself as a champion on the issue, then you need to be consistent.

And Ernst has had her fair share of problems with being consistent. The biggest on the policy front was reneging on her campaign promise – one that made up a major part of her 2014 campaign – to take sexual crime investigations out of the chain of command in the military. Once in office, she helped defeat legislation designed to do exactly that.

much more at link

She needs lots of letters reminding her of her own words.