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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Joni Ernst made history by becoming Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress. Now, there are talks if she would be a good fit for vice president of the United States.

The Red Oak-native has been a U.S. Senator for just over a year. But this weekend, 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain said Ernst as Donald Trump's running mate would be “tremendous.”

On Monday, Gov. Terry Branstad raised the talk another notch.

The governor isn't just talking up Ernst, he also plans to talk her up to Trump personally. Branstad said he's reached out to ask to talk to Trump directly about putting Ernst on the ticket.

He said Ernst brings what Trump needs.

“She’s the kind of candidate I think could be a great running mate to Donald Trump and clearly could be great on the ticket in this battleground state of Iowa,” Branstad said.

Trump has no real credentials when it comes to foreign policy, and Ernst was a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa National Guard and served in combat.

Trump has no government experience, whereas Ernst has three levels of experience. She serves as U.S. Senator and previously worked as a state senator and county auditor.

Finally, Republicans often fail to attract female voters as well as Democrats.

Perhaps, Ernst could make the ticket more appealing.

Her longtime friend Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds didn't push the VA possibility as hard as the governor did Monday.

“I’m going to let Joni make that decision. It’s up to her,” Reynolds said. “Joni is focusing on serving Iowa. She’s doing it very well. I think she's off to a great start."

NBC, CNN, FOX and the Washington Post all have recent polls that show how Trump is struggling with women voters.

They all show nearly 70 percent of women have an unfavorable view of Trump. Even with Ernst on the ticket, it remains to be seen how much she could help Trump, especially as Democrats will likely try to make Hillary Clinton the country's first woman president.