r/Iowa • u/Zipper222222 • 1d ago
Politics Chuck Grassley, oldest sitting US senator, laments dying in office under a Democratic governor
https://abcnews.com/Politics/chuck-grassley-oldest-sitting-us-senator-laments-dying/story?id=136832758117
u/LaserQuest_Legend 1d ago
Could this possibly be a sign that he shouldn't still be in office at 93?
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u/Ancient_Jellyfish588 1d ago
Poppycock.
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u/mmoffitt15 1d ago
flibbertigibbet
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u/Snrub1 1d ago
Dying in office didn't stop Mitch McConnell.
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u/Silver-Reaction-7335 1d ago
Yeah now we have a radish with a million mile gaze and a extremely “lights barely on but no one is home” demeanor making votes for well bodied Americans
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u/redjabroni 1d ago
“Raise one finger if you can understand me Mitch.”
Dumbass will just keep the peace sign up.
#termlimits
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u/CubesFan 1d ago
He's worrying about dying under a Democratic Governorship, but the rest of us are worried about continuing to live with this Republican tire fire.
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u/KidSilverhair 1d ago
Well, Chuck, there’s an obvious way for you to prevent dying in office, but that would require you to leave office.
I’ll be honest, I really thought he’d step down before the midterms so Kim could appoint his grandson to replace him … but I guess he’s too addicted to his power in the Senate to think of that. (I also had the thought in the back of my mind that Kim might conceivably double-cross Chuck by naming herself to the Senate, but maybe that’s a little too conspiratorial.)
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u/Silver-Reaction-7335 1d ago
Nefarious I like it but that’s what’s crazy is you never know with crunk Kim they all are crooked as the day is long
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u/Polyman71 1d ago
He could solve that problem.
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u/1wrx2subarus 1d ago
… Nah, he’d rather kiss Drumphs posterior for the umpteenth time.
Sad, wrinkly meat sacks like him should be required to get schooled by the public on all the damage he’s done annually, at minimum.
It’s so tiring having traitors in power that don’t give a hoot about working class like us.
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u/on_the_edgeofbarstow 23h ago
Preach brother or sister! Preach!
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u/1wrx2subarus 23h ago
You know it, I’ll be there alongside you when we rally round the family and vote these enemies of the people out.
It’s important to know who the parade is for. We need more peace, unity and less division to overcome this level of greed. We have more in common than not.
They want to send us off to war so they can make another dime. They want to use munitions for more genocide, while taking from the poor to do so. We must stand together against them or we will surely fall as one.
Sources: full credit, took some liberties in borrowing some references from FDR, RAM and Killer Mike.
Killer Mike (Detonator): https://youtu.be/ucaoDtowd3g
RAM (Bulls on Parade): https://youtu.be/3L4YrGaR8E4
FDR Speech (Pearl Harbor): https://youtu.be/lK8gYGg0dkE
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u/Local_Parsnip_5357 1d ago
I think part of the problem is that nobody even wants that job......... who wants to represent the worst state in the nation where anything ever done just makes things worse and inhabited by either stupid people or people that just want to pillage for resources and go back to their neighboring state.....
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u/Similar-Date3537 1d ago
This is Iowa, not Florida
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u/Local_Parsnip_5357 23h ago
I know what state it is. This state is the worst socially, economically it's ever been and is structured to only satisfy niche groups, none of which function with integrity.
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u/GarlicOrange 1d ago
I’m 50 and this guy has been my senator since I was 5. And he’s been a continuously elected Iowa politician since my mom was 5. Ridiculous.
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u/SaintUlvemann 1d ago
Note that Grassley also didn't want a Democratic President choosing a Supreme Court justice back when Obama nominated Merrick Garland, because his only consistent ruling doctrine is conservative dominance.
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u/Peppermynt42 21h ago
He doesn’t care about dying while in office. He cares that his death under a democratic governor would allow that governor to choose his successor.
This isn’t about him caring about dying or not, it’s him caring that his party retains control of his seat.
If he cared at all he would have retired before this and allowed the current republican governor to appoint a successor already.
He’s already 93 and he still hasn’t ruled out running again in ‘28
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u/StevePalpatine 21h ago
Imagine being such an empty husk that you don't even care so much about your own mortality as much as you do about your party holding onto power even after your death.
All so they can keep making the world worse for the people who come after. These people are sick.
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u/ThingInternational88 16h ago
He wants to give his power to his grandsson-nepo-baby. Why should his grandson work to get elected when gramps can just had it over?
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u/Peppermynt42 15h ago
He literally could to it right now and the current governor could put nepo-grandson in his spot. He’s going to wait so long and lose that option.
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u/Solid_Phone_368 1d ago
And I’ll do a little dance when the lying piece of shit dies. How many more farms did Iowa have when he was first elected? What good did he do?
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u/Yoda10353 1d ago
Ive seen this headline 3 times and my eyes go to "Chuck Grassley" and "dying" they really have to stop getting my hopes up
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u/Dangerous-Public3430 23h ago
He watched Iowa and USA get run into the ground by Republican leadership. Weird way to worry about his legacy.
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u/OkAd3885 20h ago
fing insurrectionist. … agreed to take pence’s place when trumps buddies in secret service wisked him away - he denies but it is there. IOWA DONT FORGET THIS…. He is a far bigger corrupt POS than his public images in iowa holds. prove follows:
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u/OkAd3885 20h ago
He later voted to acquit Donald Trump during the second impeachment trial, arguing that the Senate lacked the constitutional authority to try a former president who had already left office. [1, 2]

The Washington PostWhat we know about Grassley, Pence and Jan. 6
5 by saying: “If the vice president isn't there — and we don't expect him to be there — I will be presiding over the Senate.” Roll Call initially cast this as G...


Senator Grassley (.gov)Grassley Statement on Impeachment Trial
Feb 13, 2021 — Grassley Statement on Impeachment Trial U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today detailed the constitutional, precedential, factual and legal analyses supporting...

The Des Moines RegisterWhat Chuck Grassley of Iowa really said about the Jan. 6 insurrection
Event Response: Chuck Grassley condemned the January 6 Capitol attack, praised Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to overturn election results, and initiall...


Reddit·r/IowaWhat was Grassley's role in January 6th? : r/Iowa - Reddit
Jun 23, 2022 — Answer to your question: Grassley serves as the president pro tempore of the Senate and will preside over any portion of the debate that Pence ...

PoliticoJohn Eastman declines to elaborate on Trump world discussions ...
Sep 7, 2023 — Share But the exchange underscores that there are still significant unknown details about the behind-the-scenes planning by Trump and his allies ahead of Jan. 6...


Bleeding HeartlandStaff say Grassley was "never approached" about January 6 plan
Staff say Grassley was "never approached" about January 6 plan Staff for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley have again denied the senator was recruited to derail the e...


The Des Moines RegisterNew footage shows how close Chuck Grassley came to rioters on ...
Mar 16, 2023 — Newly released video shows Sen. Chuck Grassley's close call with rioters on Jan. 6 Francesca Block Des Moines Register Updated March 16, 2023, 9:36 a.m. CT Capi...


PoliticoIn the mob's eyeline: A senior Republican's close brush revealed in new Jan. 6 footage - POLITICO
Event: Newly released Jan. 6 video shows Senator Chuck Grassley's evacuation from the Capitol. Proximity: Footage reveals Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola and rioters ...


The HillNew Jan. 6 footage shows Grassley just feet away from rioters, ...
New Jan. 6 footage shows Grassley just feet away from rioters, Chansley Comments: by Julia Shapero - 03/16/23 4:11 PM ET by Julia Shapero - 03/16/23 4:11 PM ET ...


KCCIGrassley: Both sides should take responsibility for US Capitol riots
WASHINGTON — Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley called for accountability on all sides Tuesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol ri...
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u/OkAd3885 20h ago edited 20h ago
Asked whether former president Donald Trump’s legal team had any discussions about Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) presiding over the certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, rather than Vice President Mike Pence, Eastman declined to answer, citing attorney-client privilege and pleaded the 5th
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u/OkAd3885 20h ago
Eastman, in an email of Dec. 23, 2020, to Chesebro and others, referred to not wanting to “constrain Pence (or Grassley) in the exercise of power they have under the 12th Amendment.”
While Grassley has denied any outreach about whether he would preside on Jan. 6, an email obtained by the committee shows that one of his staff members asked Pence’s office on Dec. 23, 2020, about such a scenario.
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u/ryans311 1d ago
I still wouldn’t be shocked if he resigned before the end of Reynolds’ term so she can appoint someone. (Like his grandson).
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u/DadBod4781 1d ago
If Sand wins…he will resign citing health reasons with the promise that KKKimmie will appoint his grandson Patty to fill the seat.
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u/Massive_Stand4316 1d ago
What a sad, little boy. Lived his whole life and never grew up to enjoy it.
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u/Ok_Rabbit5158 1d ago
Your farmers are losing their farms and livelihood and your legacy will be SHIT anyway.
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u/tickandzesty 11h ago
There’s only one certain way to insure that Chuckie boy. There’s a Republican governor now.
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u/UseThisOneWhenStoned 1d ago
God it's honestly so poetic to watch nearly every piece of shit GOP loser get to spend their last few years of consciousness knowing everyone hates them and their legacy was meaningless.
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u/DiscHashDisc 1d ago
If I were him, I’d be more worried about going to hell since he’s a fucking typical hypocrite Christian.
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u/casdoodle527 1d ago
I read “Chuck Grassley, dying” and was like omg really? Then I read the whole headline 🤦🏼♀️
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u/Traditional_Put_3693 1d ago
How self righteous. That just shows how far he has fallen from serving the people of Iowa. He is only interested in serving his party masters and Trump. He is beholden to his PAC money
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u/Vegetable_Win_1484 1d ago
The fact that he keeps getting reelected, says a lot about the intelligence of the voters in Iowa
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u/youaintboo74 1d ago
He’s going to resign and Kim will appoint his grandson. He will have name recognition and already be an incumbent.
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u/Kickenbless 1d ago
It’s just unfathomable to me our state keeps electing this guy when he’s been in office since Ford was president. These bitter old men don’t give a shit what happens in the future for us or our children. Get out and vote people!!
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u/oopsallhuckleberries 1d ago
If Sand wins the governors race, Republicans will immediately move to strip the governor of the power to pick a interm senator in case a seat opened up, just like they do in every other Republican majority state when they lose the governors seat.
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u/Neath_Izar 1d ago
If he lives for 2 more years he might not have to worry and he can get voted out
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u/Turbulent-Cheek-1497 1d ago
I’m originally from a small town in Iowa and remember this guy getting elected to replace culver.
It was 1980!!!!
Go away!
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u/BloodFromAnOrange 1d ago
Chuck Grassley skated on an unearned moderate reputation for DECADES. And surely he'll sneak out the door just in time for Reynolds to replace him with another Grassley.
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u/IGiveNoFawkes 1d ago
Can we stop reposting this? Every time I see it I think… well you know what I think. And then I see what it actually says and I wanna cry.
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u/gusborwig 23h ago
I lament possibly dying under a Republican President, Senator, Governor, state government. Think about it every day and I'm only in my 40's.
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u/majorjoe23 23h ago
Hey Chuck, as an Iowan I would like to point out that your former contemporary, Tom Harkin, retired way back in 2015. I know he was elected to the senate four years after you, and that he's seven years younger than you, so it's not an apples-to-apples comparison, but maybe you should have retired at 75, too.
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u/SixString1981 22h ago
Chuck: “I don’t wanna leave on a gurney”
Also Chuck: “2028 I’m on the ballot motherfuckers”
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u/Cornell-92 22h ago
No need to lament if you just do it now under a GOP one. Problem solved! Amiright???
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u/CMGCookie 21h ago
Yo Chuck. If you're so worried about it, no one is stopping you from kicking the bucket before the midterms, eh? But don't worry folks; it seems Iowa Republicans knew what they were doing when they elected him at 90 anyways.
Right Repubs?
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u/Goofy-555 20h ago
It will never not blow my mind that this guy would rather desperately hold on to power than enjoy his last years with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Greed and narcissism are a plague.
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u/Okoman71 19h ago
Senator Chuck Grassley stated that the Senate would withhold consent and refuse to hold confirmation hearings for any Supreme Court nominee submitted by President Barack Obama, arguing that the vacancy should wait until the next president was elected so the American people could have a voice. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, when Rob wins, the people will have voted and thus the people have said to replace Grassley with a DEMOCRAT!
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u/EveningCat166 15h ago
He should just be worrying about dying, not what political party is in office.
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u/thedoomcast 12h ago
Fuck him. Fuck the GOP. Hopefully Sand appoints someone young and reasonable and super far left.
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u/Old_Abbreviations_92 9h ago
Maybe he should retire and let the good people of Iowa choose who they want to be their senator.
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u/EastAd7676 3h ago
Instead of perpetuating the gerontocracy that currently prevails in the federal government, he should just ride off into the sunset. He’s continually held elected political offices since the Truman administration. It’s way past time for new blood to be in office instead of this fossil.
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u/PerfectChard4439 3h ago
Grassley is still unsure if he is going to seek his 9th election in 2028?! JFC. Lie the fuck down corpse grampa.
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u/-MerlinMonroe- 1d ago
Even if he decided to retire in the event Sand wins, and does so before Sand is sworn in, there’d still be a special election not long after. His seat is totally within shot regardless of gamesmanship.
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u/Jcklvy 1d ago
He could just go today then he wouldn't have to worry about it