In th' year o' 2024, a grand Senate clash be brewin'! A shiny new backin' be joinin' th' Ohio GOP rumble, all fer snatchin' th' blue booty!
2023-11-28
Arrr! Sen. Mike Lee, ye ol' sea dog from Utah, be pickin' a side in th' fierce Ohio GOP Senate brawl! He be backin' Bernie Moreno, fer this skirmish be holdin' th' key to whether th' Republicans can reclaim th' treasure trove o' th' Senate majority, me hearties!
Conservative Sen. Mike Lee has announced his endorsement of Bernie Moreno in the competitive GOP Senate primary in Ohio. Lee joins Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. JD Vance in supporting Moreno's campaign. In his statement, Lee praised Moreno as a successful businessman, political outsider, and strong constitutional conservative. He emphasized the need to elect principled conservatives who can challenge the establishment in both parties.Moreno is one of the three major Republicans running for the party's nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in the 2024 general election. The other candidates are state Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. Moreno, an immigrant from Colombia, has made border security a priority in his campaigns, along with his support for former President Donald Trump and his America First agenda. His campaign has also been successful in raising funds, surpassing Dolan and LaRose's combined fundraising totals.
Brown, the only Democrat to win statewide in Ohio in the past decade, will face heavy targeting from Republicans in a state that has shifted towards the red side. Republicans are looking at a favorable Senate map in 2024, with Democrats defending 23 of the 34 seats up for grabs. Ohio is one of the red states that Trump carried in 2020, along with Montana and West Virginia, where Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is not running for reelection. Additionally, there are key swing states that narrowly went for Biden in 2020, including Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The outcome of the GOP Senate primary in Ohio could potentially impact the Republicans' chances of winning back the majority in the Senate.