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Aug 30, 2025 40 min

Joni Ernst Won't Run

from The Weekend Hosted by LT. GOV. JULIANA STRATTON, STATE SEN. ZACH WAHLS, Jackie Alemany, DR. KAVITA PATEL, DR. DEMETRE DASKALAKIS, Laura Barron-Lopez, Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Capehart

August 30, 2025; 9am: The big shakeup could lead to a potentially competitive Senate race in Iowa. Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls is one of the Democratic candidates running to replace Ernst. He joins The Weekend to discuss what this could mean for the 2026 midterm elections. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnbc TikTok: @theweekendmsnbc To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Two-term incumbent Republican Senator Joni Ernst is expected to announce that she will not run for re-election next year.

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