Keep state strong, vote Democrat

Joni Ernst is all wrong for Iowa. She's a Tea Party candidate who sounds a lot like Sarah Palin and Donald Trump. Most of her campaign money comes from outside Iowa like the rich Koch Brothers and Mitt Romney.

She is against raising the minimum wage and believes $15,000 is a fair, livable salary. I'd like to see her try living on that wage.

There should be strict gun control, but Ernst is also against that. She would destroy our parks and other conservation by allowing uncontrolled hunting and trapping. She would like to abolish the Affordable Care Act even though it is helping millions of people. There are people with health insurance for the first time because of the ACA and students are able to stay on their parents plan. I'd like to know how Ernst and the Republicans would help all those people.

We need Bruce Braley. He fights for all the people and especially veterans. He acts to help while Republicans just talk.

Let's not forget that Ernst is for privatizing Social Security and lowering Medicare benefits making it even harder for the elderly. Social Security and Medicare should always be available.

This country would be in a much better growth period if the Republicans had worked with the president. President Barack Obama has pulled us out of a deep mess made by the Republicans and now they want to impeach him for doing his job.

Let's keep our state and country strong and vote Democratic.

Barbara Sherman

Cedar Rapids