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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
CNN
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Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate major in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman within the three-way contest.
Moreno will subsequent tackle Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that might be essential to deciding Senate management. As certainly one of two Senate Democrats operating for reelection in a state Trump twice carried, Brown is a prime goal for Republicans seeking to choose up the one or two seats they should flip the chamber, relying on who wins the White Home.
“I wish to thank President Trump for all he did for me, for this marketing campaign, for his unwavering assist, for his love of this nation,” Moreno mentioned at his marketing campaign’s watch social gathering in Cleveland shortly after he was projected the winner.
Tuesday’s GOP major was this yr’s first check of Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race. The previous president backed Moreno in December on the urging of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, however his stamp of approval didn’t initially lock issues up for Moreno in what grew to become some of the costly races of the cycle up to now. Trump made a last-minute journey to the state over the weekend to assist his most popular candidate recover from the end line.
Moreno’s win can be a victory of types for Democrats, whose spending within the race urged they seen him because the weakest candidate towards Brown. An out of doors group affiliated with Senate Democrats’ prime tremendous PAC ran adverts propping him up over state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “In Washington, Bernie Moreno would do Donald Trump’s bidding,” the advert mentioned, touting the candidate as a “MAGA Republican” who’s “too conservative for Ohio.”
Moreno dismissed Democrats’ makes an attempt to tie him to Trump and sought as an alternative to hyperlink Brown to President Joe Biden.
“Let me simply say one thing, I put on with honor my endorsement … from President Trump. I put on that with a badge of honor,” the candidate mentioned. “I’ll predict this: If Joe Biden enters Ohio, Sherrod Brown is gonna fly out of right here like a scared cat.”
Brown, who was unopposed in his major Tuesday as he bids for a fourth time period in a state that’s been trending pink, was fast to color a distinction along with his rival.
“The selection forward of Ohio is evident: Bernie Moreno has spent his profession and marketing campaign placing himself first and would do the identical if elected,” the senator mentioned in a press release.
“Elections come all the way down to whose facet you’re on, and I’ll all the time work for Ohio,” Brown added.
Trump’s involvement on this race was noteworthy since nationwide Republicans – who determined to get entangled in primaries this yr, partially to counter the sorts of candidates who emerged as flawed basic election nominees in 2022 – stayed out of this major. The conservative Membership for Progress additionally supported Moreno, who was born in Colombia and made a fortune from automobile dealerships.
Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the chair of the Senate GOP marketing campaign arm, praised Moreno after his victory and supplied his “full endorsement.”
Dolan, the opposite self-funding candidate within the race who completed third within the 2022 major gained by Vance, had the assist of two outstanding Ohio Republicans — Gov. Mike DeWine and former US Sen. Rob Portman — whose engagement underscored the break up within the social gathering between its Trumpian and extra institution wings.
Dolan, who was the one one of many three candidates who didn’t endorse Trump, argued that he was the extra electable Republican as a result of he may outperform Trump within the suburbs.
At Trump’s weekend rally, which was largely overshadowed by his controversial rhetoric a couple of “massacre” for the auto trade, the previous president attacked Dolan as a RINO, or “Republican in Title Solely,” and praised Moreno as a “political outsider.”
Moreno leaned closely into his backing from Trump, with the previous president omnipresent in his marketing campaign’s promoting. “MAGA alert: President Trump needs you to vote for outsider businessman Bernie Moreno,” mentioned one of many marketing campaign’s closing adverts, which reminded voters simply tuning in who had probably the most coveted endorsement in Republican primaries. “Trump endorsed Bernie Moreno for Senate.”
Moreno confronted assaults from his opponents and their allies for beforehand holding extra average coverage positions. As CNN’s KFile reported earlier this yr, he as soon as mentioned there was “no situation” during which he would assist Trump and referred to as him a “pretend Republican.”
However like Vance, who made it via the 2022 major with the assistance of Trump, Moreno was in a position to weaponize his backing from the previous president to quell any skepticism about his earlier loyalty.
The willingness of Moreno and Dolan to pour thousands and thousands of their very own cash into their campaigns put spending for this race at over $40 million as of Monday. Ohio’s Senate race trails solely the US presidential race, the 2023 Kentucky governor’s race and California’s 2024 Senate race in complete advert spending up to now, excluding future reservations.
Moreno mentioned Tuesday that he had spoken with Dolan, who had congratulated him on the race, whereas LaRose launched a press release saying he had finished the identical.
“Now’s the time to face collectively as a celebration,” LaRose mentioned. “All of us share the identical mission to retire Sherrod Brown and restore Ohio’s voice and values to america Senate. The stakes for this election couldn’t be larger.”
Brown, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after seven phrases within the US Home, will face off towards Moreno in a state that twice voted for Barack Obama earlier than swinging to Trump within the subsequent two presidential contests. The senator, who’s referred to as a progressive populist, is the final remaining Democrat in nonjudicial statewide workplace within the Buckeye State. He gained his final race, towards a weak challenger with out nationwide GOP backing, by 7 factors in 2018.
Brown acknowledged Monday that this can be probably the most difficult contest of his profession. “Certain,” the third-term incumbent instructed reporters in Dayton, “it might be my hardest race.”
The senator ended the pre-primary reporting interval on February 28 with a cash-on-hand benefit – $13.5 million to Moreno’s $2.4 million. But when the first is any indication, Moreno can be prepared to pour his personal sources into the race.
The skin cash already laid down in Ohio reveals simply how aggressive each events expect it to be. Senate Majority PAC, the tremendous PAC tied to Democratic management, has reserved $65 million for TV adverts – by far probably the most of any of the seven states the place it made early reservations. On the Republican facet, Senate Management Fund and an affiliated group have booked about $80 million.
This story and headline have been up to date.
CNN’s David Wright, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.