On the eve of the primary, President Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno had a 9-point lead over his closest opponent in the race for the Republican Senate nomination in Ohio, according to an Emerson College poll.
poll find Moreno led the pack with 38 percent support, an impressive 15-point increase compared to the previous Emerson College/Nexstar Media poll. published Last Wednesday. In the latest poll, state Sen. Matt Dolan (R) is in second place with 29%, up 3 points from last week, followed by Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) with 12%. Additionally, 21% of respondents are undecided.
#Osen Republican poll
Bernie Moreno 38%
Matt Dolan 29%
Frank LaRose 12%
21% undecidedFor pending pushes:
Moreno 44%
Dolan 40%
Larose 16%https://t.co/LvBWw8IBVy pic.twitter.com/6JmoUJRVH4— Emerson College Polling (@EmersonPolling) March 18, 2024
When Mr. Emerson asked undecided voters which side they would lean towards, 51% to 30% supported Mr. Dolan over Mr. Moreno, while 19% chose Mr. LaRose. But when undecided Lean responses are included in the full sample of respondents, Moreno leads Dolan 44% to 40%. In this scenario, LaRose remains a distant third on his 16%.
The poll comes days after former President Donald Trump attended a Buckeye Values PAC rally supporting Moreno in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, hyping the candidate and slamming Dolan. .
“So Bernie will be up against a weak RINO named Matt Dolan. Here’s what I know about Matt Dolan…He’s trying to be the next Mitt Romney. “I think Mitt Romney is his hero,” President Trump said.
RINO Ohio Senate candidate Matt Dolan is running for the most liberal Republican Senate in the nation. As my father likes to say, Dolan wants to be the next Mitt Romney. pic.twitter.com/LbTJZ38d6T
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 18, 2024
“Matt Dolan once ran as a Democrat, but was easily pushed aside by some woke left-wing lunatics who renamed his family’s baseball team,” he added.
Dolan’s father, Larry Dolan, is the owner of the Major League Baseball team the Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Cleveland Indians).club cave Culture was discontinued in 2021 and the name was changed to Guardians.
“My attitude is that anyone who changes the name of the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians should not be a senator,” Trump said before grilling Dolan on Ukraine and other important issues. ” he added.
Meanwhile, he praised Moreno’s stance on the border, the U.S. auto industry, crime, China and election integrity, and urged voters to support “America First Defenders” at the polls on Tuesday.
I’m tired of weak RINOs who won’t stand by President Trump.
He’s a good guy who will fight for us and I’m proud to have his support.
thank you, @RealDonaldTrump! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ECovb5XZxr
— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) March 17, 2024
Moreno’s surge also comes on the heels of a disparaging article against him by The Associated Press over the weekend.
The poll sampled 450 likely Republican primary voters between March 17 and 18, and has a confidence interval of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.
