Senator Tom Harkin says Joni Ernst is as 'good looking as Taylor Swift'

Senator Tom Harkin says Joni Ernst is as &#039;good looking as Taylor Swift&#039; — (Image credit: David Greedy/Getty Images)

Outgoing Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) ended up just slapping himself with a backhanded compliment he made to Republican candidate Joni Ernst last week.

"I don't care if she's as good looking as Taylor Swift or as nice as Mr. Rogers, but if she votes like Michele Bachmann, she's wrong for the state of Iowa," Harkin said at a Story County Democratic Party barbecue, BuzzFeed reports.

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Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.