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Hinson Calls to End Iran War After Voting Six Times Against Doing So

Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson blames war costs for high prices, drawing fire from Democrat Josh Turek over her voting record.

What to know

  • Hinson voted against six House resolutions to end the Iran war, including one last week, before publicly demanding an 'immediate end' to the conflict amid cost complaints.
  • Democratic opponent Josh Turek accuses her of hypocrisy, noting a seventh related vote against ending hostilities in Lebanon.
  • The Iowa Senate race, previously 'lean Republican,' was shifted by Cook Political Report to a toss-up last month, raising the stakes of Hinson's positioning.
  • Hinson has increasingly distanced herself from Trump on cost-of-living and trade issues while still relying on his political coalition, including skipping a Vance campaign rally.

“I want to make a shoutout to an amazing public servant. I know she couldn’t be here today, but are we going to elect Ashley Hinson the next United States senator from the great state of Iowa?”

JD Vance, Vice President · NBC News ↗ · Sep 20

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Hinson Calls to End Iran War After Voting Six Times Against Doing So
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How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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  1. 3

    NBC News details Hinson's political balancing act ahead of election

    NBC News reported the full context: Hinson's six no-votes plus a seventh on Lebanon, her prior break with Trump on beef imports, skipping a Vance rally, and Cook Political Report's shift of the Iowa Senate race to a toss-up.

    “Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran.”
    — Ashley Hinson, GOP Senate candidate · source
    • chrismurphyct.bsky.social

      😂 How dumb does she think voters are? If Hinson wins then Republicans control the Senate. And they've pledged to Trump to kill any legisaltive effort to end the war as long as they keep power.

      chrismurphyct.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago648▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 21 posts in this stretch
    • GeoWire@mastodon.social

      🟠 UPDATE Iranian President Pezeshkian Addresses UNGA Amidst US-Israel Conflict Vulnerable Republicans Ashley Hinson, Mike Rogers, and Jon Husted broke with Trump on the Iran war due to rising gas prices reshaping toss-up Senate races. 📰 https://www. msn.com/en-us/news/other/gop-c…

      GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon12h ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • lucyksy.bsky.social

      This is such a fucked up narrative that is being by the media framing it like this. So of course uneducated and uninformed people parrot it.

      lucyksy.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago3▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Reporter Sahil Kapur flags Hinson's 'messaging pivot' on social media

    Sahil Kapur's Bluesky post highlighting Hinson's reversal drew wide engagement, amplifying scrutiny of the contradiction between her statement and voting record.

    “A messaging pivot: Hinson voted NO six times on House resolutions directing Trump to end the Iran war — including as recently as last week.”
    — Sahil Kapur
    • sahilkapur.bsky.social

      Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who's running for Senate, says the Iran war "needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end." A messaging pivot: Hinson voted NO six times on House resolutions directing Trump to end the Iran war — including as recently as last week.

      sahilkapur.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago1.2k▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • She hasVOTED for the war each time. You can’t believe anything she says!

      purpleisbest.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago26▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • Which is it? Hinson has voted 6 times, including last week not to end the Iran war.

      j-leslie3k.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago13▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  3. background

    Turek accuses Hinson of hypocrisy over her voting record — Democratic opponent Josh Turek replied on X, noting Hinson voted seven times to continue the war, including a related Lebanon hostilities vote, and accused her of following his earlier cost-relief proposals only now.

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    Hinson demands 'immediate end' to Iran war amid cost complaints

    Hinson wrote on X that Iowans are being squeezed by pump and checkout prices tied to the war and called for suspending the gas tax, pausing diesel exports, replenishing the highway trust fund, and ending the conflict.

    1. first by Politico, 2d ago

  5. background

    House passes resolution directing Trump to end Iran war 220-204 — The House passed a war-powers resolution with seven Republicans, including Iowa Reps. Zach Nunn and Marianette Miller-Meeks, joining all Democrats present; Ashley Hinson voted against it.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. first by The Hill, 2d ago · also NBC News, Bloomberg Government News, Fox News

    3 more headlines
  2. first by NYT, 1d ago · also Washington Examiner, NYT Politics

    1 more headline
  3. first by Daily Wire, 17h ago · also The Daily Wire

and 2 smaller pieces

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