Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a discussion in North Dakota with state health officials, Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven, R-N.D., said in a news advisory. On CNN, Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democrat who won a Senate seat in Tuesday’s election, said that Kennedy should be investigated over the “crap lettuce” that sickened people in Michigan and for the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration, which has food safety responsibilities for vegetables. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, raised the issue during his campaign. Kennedy joined Hoven, Sen. Kevin Cramer, Rep. Julie Fedorcak, and Gov. Kelly Armstrong, all Republicans, and state health care leaders for “a discussion focused on the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program and reducing the regulatory burden on North Dakota long-term care providers.”Meanwhile, the Make America Healthy Again movement that Kennedy leads failed to deliver votes for the Republicans in the midterm elections, analysts and MAHA influencers noted. “MAHA moms stayed home and it could’ve swayed some of these races that were unbearably close,” Alexandra Voetberg, a social media influencer, wrote on X. “Should’ve listened to our warnings on protecting glyphosate — but you needed Bayer for the war.”
Bonus Eventus, a Missouri-incorporated nonprofit think tank that says it is “grounded in scientific integrity” and “specializes in global food and agriculture research, education, and engagement,” noted “The movement’s most prominent champions and allies were defeated in major races:”
“Kansas Senate: Republican Senator Roger Marshall, an OB-GYN who founded and chaired the congressional MAHA Caucus, lost his seat to Democrat Adam Hamilton. This was a historic upset, marking the first time a Republican has lost a Kansas Senate race in nearly a century,” Bonus Eventus said.
“Iowa Governor: Zach Lahn, a model MAHA candidate who campaigned heavily against Big Agriculture, pesticide exposure, and vaccine mandates, lost decisively to Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand. This race was widely considered the movement’s highest priority, receiving $1.65 million from MAHA super PACs.
“Texas Senate: Republican Ken Paxton, who aligned himself with the movement and launched high-profile investigations into food, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies as State Attorney General, was defeated by Democrat James Talarico.
“Iowa Congressional Delegation: Multiple Kennedy-backed candidates, including Representative Ashley Hinson (who ran for a vacant Senate seat), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn, all lost their respective bids,” Bonus Eventus said.
–The Hagstrom Report