Des Moines Register in so many words: Two of the most unflattering candidates in GOP history headline Iowa GOP annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser

This just in from GOP Zombieville!

Screenshot from 6/9/2023 Des Moines Register email

What a pair of sad sacks!

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'sad sack', as in 'a blundering, inept person' occurred in 1942.

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. a-hole
2. cheesed off
3. golden shower
4. harrumph
5. knucklehead
6. no-no
7. roll back
8. toe-to-toe