Ashley Hinson's Ad Unleashes Fury: Josh Turek Slammed as “Full of S***” by Senior Women
A profanity-laden ad from Representative Ashley Hinson targets Democratic nominee Josh Turek, featuring senior women who declare he is “full of s***” and express their disdain with “f*** him.”
The ad dropped on social media, accompanied by the blunt caption: “Josh Turek is full of it. Just watch.”
One woman in the ad states, “Josh Turek says Ashley Hinson is getting rich trading stocks,” followed by another who emphatically retorts, “Well, f*** him.”
Another voice chimes in, “I’ve been married 40 years, I know b******* when I hear it. Turek’s making s*** up.”
This race to fill the seat of retiring Republican Senator Joni Ernst has become a fierce battleground, with Hinson and Turek locked in a toss-up contest in a state that President Donald Trump won by 13 points in 2024.
The ad counters Turek's claims regarding Hinson's financial dealings, specifically an allegation that she misled voters about her stock ownership. Turek's campaign highlights Hinson's financial disclosure, revealing her family holds between $1 million and $5 million in privately held stock in High Street Insurance Partners.
Hinson firmly denies these allegations. Congressional financial disclosures indicate she and her husband sold their publicly traded stocks shortly after she entered Congress and are not actively trading stocks. She has made a clear distinction between those investments and her husband’s private holdings, asserting in an October debate that “private stock is not trading stock.”
In September, Hinson released an ad asserting, “I don’t trade stocks, and no one else in Congress should either. That’s why I voted to ban it.”
The ad quickly gained traction online, particularly among Turek supporters. One account, @TeamTurekHQ, alleged that Hinson had employed actresses from Florida for the ad.
“Ashley Hinson couldn't get any Iowans to appear in her new ad, so she hired a bunch of Florida actresses,” the account claimed.
Confirmation regarding the use of actresses in the ad remains unverified.
This ad follows Hinson's recent criticism of Vice President JD Vance over his response to a controversial campaign ad by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring the estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton. Hinson labeled the Ramaswamy ad as “ridiculous,” stating it was “absolutely the wrong tone.”
The Iowa contest is under scrutiny from both major parties, with Democrats eyeing it as a rare opportunity in the agricultural heartland. They aim to capitalize on voter frustration stemming from economic fallout due to Trump administration trade tariffs and rising domestic fuel prices.
However, Iowa has consistently voted Republican in Senate elections since 2014, making a loss for Hinson particularly unexpected.
Both candidates have shown a willingness to diverge from their party lines recently. Turek distanced himself from Democrats during an interview last week when asked if he believed the party had shifted too far left.
“I don't think a lot about the party as a whole. I think about myself, and I think about Iowa,” he stated, adding that the party has overlooked rural communities.
Hinson, backed by Trump, has also indicated a readiness to challenge the president when necessary, asserting she would support him only if it aligned with Iowans' interests.
“I will be someone's ally when they're with me on the issues that are important to Iowa, and that's what I mean by that across the board. And if they're wrong, I'm going to pick a fight with them, no matter who that is," she told ABC News' The Week regarding her previous commitment to be the president's staunch ally in the Senate.
Despite Iowa's Republican voting streak in Senate elections since 2008, the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball categorize this race as a toss-up. The state has supported Trump in all three presidential elections after backing President Barack Obama twice.
A co/efficient poll conducted this month shows Hinson with 48 percent support compared to Turek's 45 percent. Two percent back Libertarian Thomas Laehn while 6 percent remain undecided. This poll surveyed 863 likely general election voters from October 15-19 and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.32 percentage points.
A YouGov poll indicates Turek at 47 percent against Hinson's 46 percent, with 2 percent supporting another candidate and 4 percent undecided. This survey included 2,245 Iowa likely voters from October 6-12, 2026, with a margin of error of 3.1 percent.
Cook's recent polling involved Democratic firm New River Strategies and Republican firm GS Strategy Group interviewing 602 likely Iowa voters (plus 959 in Ohio and 934 in Texas) from October 9-13. Turek led Hinson 46 percent to 44 percent, with Laehn at 8 percent. Independents favored Turek at 51 percent compared to Hinson's 27 percent, while 20 percent supported Laehn. The margin of error for Iowa was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
“Josh Turek says Ashley Hinson is getting rich trading stocks,” a woman in the ad said.
