Joni Ernst "Greatly Offended" By Taylor Swift Comparison

BuzzFeed - “I think it’s unfortunate that he and many of their party believe you can’t be a real woman if you’re conservative and you’re female.” View Video › Republican Iowa Senate candidate Joni Ernst said Monday she was "greatly offended" by comments retiring Democratic Senator Tom Harkin said last week comparing her looks to that of Taylor Swift. "I was very offended that Sen. Harkin would say that. I think it's unfortunate that he and many of their party believe you can't be a real woman if you're conservative and you're female," Ernst said on Fox News Monday morning. "Again, I am greatly offended by that." "I believe if my name had been John Ernst attached to my resume, Sen. Harkin would not have said those things," Ernst added. BuzzFeed News reported Sunday evening Harkin said last week at an event honoring him that Iowa voters shouldn't be fooled because Joni Ernst is "really attractive" and "sounds nice." "In this Senate rac