DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Monday in a released video challenged her Democratic challenger, Theresa Greenfield, to six debates beginning in August.
“You know, I havenāt heard Theresa Greenfield say one thing that Chuck Schumer hasnāt told her to say. And, thatās not what Iowans expect in a leader.Ā So Iām challenging Ms. Greenfield to six debates. Two each month, starting in August. Letās let Iowans hear what we have to say,” Ernst said in the video below.
The Ernst campaign accused Greenfield of following Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s “windowless basement strategy.”
According to aĀ report, Schumer tellsĀ his Senate recruits that they’ll spendĀ “16 months in a windowless basement raising money and then weāre going to spend 80 percent of it on negative ads.”
During the Democratic primary, Greenfield held the fewest events and had the least accessibility compared to the rest of the field.
Greenfield’s campaign responded to Ernst’s challenge saying, “āOf course Theresa is going to debate Ernst.ā
They did not commit to the number of debates or the time frame suggested by the incumbent U.S. Senator.
