OAN’s James Myers
8:09 AM – Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Bernie Moreno, a Trump supporter, has won the Republican nomination for the Ohio State Senate and will face incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) this November.
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Moreno, a businessman, defeated state Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Ohio) and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R-Ohio) in a close race before Election Day on Tuesday. Ta.
However, Mr. Moreno easily won with 50% of the vote, while Mr. Dolan, who came in second place, received about 33% of the vote.
After being declared the winner, Moreno, in his victory speech, profusely thanked Donald Trump for his support and the importance of his general election campaign plans.
“Let me tell you this: The endorsement from President Donald J. Trump is the strongest endorsement in modern political history,” Moreno said. fox news digital In an interview after his victory speech. “It was a huge honor because something like this had never happened before and probably never will again.”
“After all, he’s the ultimate good housekeeper, so that was probably the clincher. There’s a good reason why people in Ohio like President Trump. When he was president, The world was stable, interest rates were low and wages were rising. So while President Trump was in office, things were objectively good, but they’ve really gotten worse under President Biden.”
“I think what we’ve heard across the state of Ohio is that what people expect from their leaders is to put America first,” Moreno said. “By the way, that’s supposed to be the job description. It shouldn’t matter to one candidate versus another, and they’re tired of career politicians. They’re people who do this for a living. I’m tired of it.”
During the campaign, Mr. Moreno received multiple endorsements, including Mr. Trump and other Ohio Republicans, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). He gained support and had a huge advantage over his opponents.
said Moreno, who won in nearly every county in the state. fox news He said the competition with Brown will be “stiff.”
“It’s going to be a very troubling situation for one reason: Sherrod Brown is incapable of anything other than disgust,” Moreno said. “He has no record. This man is a colossal failure. He has done nothing for the state of Ohio. His policies have crushed working class Americans, so he has no choice. There is no. He has to distract from his record of utter failure and disaster. His support for Joe Biden, his bending the knee to Elizabeth Warren, he has to answer for that.”
After Moreno’s victory was announced, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted on X that the Ohio Republican Party had chosen a “far-right, anti-abortion millionaire” who “only cares about himself.”
Moreno’s current opponents were quick to react to Moreno’s win on social media.
“The choice ahead of Ohio is clear,” Brown said after Moreno’s victory. “Bernie Moreno has spent his career and campaign putting himself first, and if elected, he will do the same.” and posted it on X. “I will always work for the state of Ohio.”
Meanwhile, the Ohio Senate race will be one of the most closely watched elections in November, with many believing it is one of Ohio’s best chances to regain control of the U.S. Senate.
Moreno emphasized that if elected, “energy dominance” will be his top priority from the start.
“There is no energy independence,” Moreno said. “Energy advantage. “It’s mining coal, drilling for oil, extracting natural gas. To have low energy costs to bring back manufacturing, we have to build nuclear power plants again in this country. not.”
“These are the things we are going to do in the first 100 days, and then we are going to abolish the Department of Education. That is what is strangling our children and causing this brainwashing. Yes, we must also reform the three letter institutions.”
Democrats currently hold a 51-49 majority in the U.S. Senate, with Democrats holding 23 of the 34 seats up for grabs in November.
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