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Columbus, OH – Last night, Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan “sparred,” “clashed bitterly,” and exchanged “personal attacks,” while making it clear they’re more focused on fighting each other than fighting for Ohioans and the issues most important to them. On the debate stage, the entire #OHSEN field said they would vote for a national abortion ban – which would overrule Ohioans – and supported a government shutdown despite the devastating consequences for Ohio families and workers. 

Watch the must see clips here and read/watch more about what Ohioans are saying about this slugfest below:

WTRF: Moreno, LaRose, and Dolan Aren’t Fighting For Ohioans

WTRF: “Tim Burga, President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, and Dr. Catherine Romanos, an Ohio OBGYN, both agreed none of these candidates are fighting for Ohioans or the issues that matter to them.”

Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO President: “The last thing we need is a U.S. Senator who has shown he is not on our side and willing to put his thumb on the scale against working families in our state. The bottom line is none of these candidates on the debate stage tonight will make Ohio workers their priority.” 

Ohio Dr. Catherine Romanos: “I feel it is my responsibility to ensure that people know how truly dangerous an abortion ban would be for Ohioans and all Americans. The danger that would stem from a ban is not hypothetical… [it’s] something I witness on a weekly basis.” 

Toledo Blade: Personal attacks mark first Republican U.S. Senate debate

Cleveland.com: “All three Republican candidates on Monday night called Ohio’s new abortion amendment out of the political mainstream, and said they would support a national law banning abortion…”

WVXU: “And all three — Moreno, LaRose, and State Sen. Matt Dolan of Chagrin Falls — agreed there should be a national abortion ban… It makes you question whether the three GOP candidates were paying attention last November when 57% of Ohio voters who went to the polls voted in favor of a ballot issue enshrining abortion rights in the Ohio constitution.”

NBC News: “Three Republicans vying for Ohio’s competitive U.S. Senate seat argued at a televised debate here Monday not so much about who is best for the state, but rather who is best for Donald Trump.”

AP: “The three Republicans vying to take on Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown this fall in Ohio’s competitive U.S. Senate race clashed bitterly in their first statewide debate Monday, lobbing personal attacks and accusing each other of shifting political positions aimed at wooing GOP primary voters.”

Ohio Capital Journal: “Dr. Catherine Romanos, a family doctor in Columbus, said her patients ‘breathed a sigh of relief’ after the passage of Issue 1 last November. ‘They asked me less often if what they’re doing is breaking the law and they seem confident to come and get the care that they need,’ she said. Echoing the warning that Republican candidates would support national abortion restrictions, Romanos argued ‘They think they know better than Ohioans. They’re wrong.’”

Axios: “The three Ohio Republicans running for U.S. Senate traded jabs and tried to convince voters they were each the best candidate during the first of three GOP debates Monday night.” 

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Dr. Kale Turner: “A national abortion ban is the end goal for politicians like Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan.”

Columbus, OH – In a new opinion piece for the Columbus Dispatch following the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Columbus OBGYN Dr. Kale Turner spotlighted how Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan would overrule the will of Ohioans by voting to pass a national abortion ban.

Read more:

Columbus Dispatch: My Patients Suffered Under Near Abortion Ban. If Ohio Gop Has Way, They Will Again.

Dr. Kale Turner

January 23, 2024

• Yesterday, the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court, should have marked 51 years of a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions.

• But since Roe v. Wade was overturned nearly two years ago, politicians across our state and country have not stopped trying to pass dangerous abortion bans – and that includes every Republican running for Senate in Ohio.

• This past November, Ohioans said loud and clear that politicians have no place making women’s personal decisions in doctor’s offices —like mine— by passing State Issue 1.

• Although passing Issue 1 was a crucial step to overturning Ohio’s existing abortion ban and ensuring women and families can make their own healthcare decisions, our fight to protect reproductive rights isn’t over.

• That’s because every Republican running in the primary for Ohio’s Senate seat would support a national abortion ban — and that ban would supersede the protections now in Ohio’s constitution thanks to State Issue 1.

• Unfortunately, I don’t need to imagine the dangerous results of a national abortion ban because I’ve already seen the consequences firsthand. My own patients suffered after Gov. Mike DeWine signed Ohio’s restrictive abortion ban which banned the medical procedure even in cases of rape or incest.

• A national abortion ban would be even more dangerous and leave my patients with few or no options for receiving abortion care. The ban could also muddy the waters and slow treatment for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies by creating extra hoops for medical professionals to jump through.

• A national abortion ban would make my patients less safe because politicians – instead of women, their families, their doctors – would have control over their healthcare decisions. That would be devastating and life-threatening for women across the country.

• Ohioans spoke loudly and clearly against dangerous bans last year. But this year, they’ll have to do so again by rejecting whoever is nominated to run against Sherrod Brown. Otherwise, Ohioans risk their voices being overruled by politicians who want to make personal decisions for them by passing a national ban.

• Make no mistake: A national abortion ban is the end goal for politicians like Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan.

• On what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I have a message for my fellow Ohioans: Our job is not over. Our rights are still at risk. And Ohio’s senators could very well determine the future of reproductive rights across the country this year.

• That’s why this November, we must defeat out-of-touch candidates like Moreno, LaRose, and Dolan who would mute our voices by voting for a national abortion ban.

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The Field Doubled Down In Support Of A National Abortion Ban & Shutting Down The Government, Moreno Couldn’t Escape His Record Of Shredding Evidence To Get Out Of Paying His Employees The Overtime They Earned

Columbus, OH – Tonight, the Ohio Senate Slugfest came to a head as Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan escalated this already “messy” and “bruising” slugfest and made it clear they won’t fight for Ohioans – from supporting a national abortion ban that would overrule Ohioans and shutting down the government despite the devastating consequences, to Bernie Moreno being unable to escape his record of shredding key evidence to get out of paying his employees the overtime they earned.  

Here are the top 3 clips from tonight’s debate: 

1. The entire field doubled down in support of overruling Ohioans by passing a national abortion ban. 

Bernie Moreno: “In as so much as there is a federal role, I think we can work towards…getting to a point where we can have a 15 week floor where there’s common sense restrictions after 15 weeks.” 

Frank LaRose: “When it comes to federal standards, listen the states can set their own standards, but there should be a bare minimum that we look at at the federal level.” 

Matt Dolan: “I would support… 15 weeks.”

2. Bernie Moreno was slammed for shredding key evidence a judge had ordered him to keep to get out of paying his employees the overtime they had earned. 

Matt Dolan: “This is about trust. And Bernie, we learned this week that I don’t know if we can trust you. You know, your employees trusted you to follow a court order and do not destroy documents that help their case against you. But what did you do? You shredded those documents because it helped Bernie Moreno – not the employees. This is a matter of trust.” 

Read the full report from Business Insider here.

3. Bernie Moreno and Frank LaRose doubled down in support of a government shutdown, which would be devastating for Ohioans. 

Bernie Moreno: “[A government shutdown] would not be something you’d take off the table because it lessens your ability to negotiate.”

Frank LaRose: “You bet I’m willing to shut down the government.” 

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Columbus, OH – With an already “bloody,” “bruising,” “messy,” and “expensive” knock-down-drag-out primary underway, the Ohio Senate Slugfest escalated further at tonight’s debate as Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan hurled attacks at one another and made it clear that none of them will fight for Ohioans. 

“In between every barb and insult lobbed at tonight’s debate, Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan made it clear that they have no interest in fighting for Ohioans or the issues most important to their daily lives,” said ODP spokesperson Katie Smith. “Whether it was doubling down on their support for a national abortion ban that would overrule the will of Ohioans, pledging to shut down the government despite the devastating consequences, or the fact that Bernie Moreno couldn’t run from his record of destroying key evidence to avoid paying his employees the overtime they were owed, Ohioans saw tonight that Moreno, LaRose, and Dolan won’t fight for anyone but themselves.”
 

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Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan would all overrule Ohioans by voting for a national abortion ban despite Ohioans voting overwhelmingly in November to protect reproductive rights and overturn the state’s dangerous abortion ban.
 
The entire #OHSEN field would overrule Ohioans by voting for a national abortion ban in the Senate: 

• Bernie Moreno supports a national abortion ban and does not support exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother. At his campaign launch, Bernie Moreno said he is “unapologetically pro-life.”
   
• Frank LaRose supports a national abortion ban, opposes exceptions for rape or incest, and admitted he colluded with out-of-state special interests to try to ban abortion by rewriting the November ballot language to be intentionally misleading.
   
• Matt Dolan celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it “exciting.” Dolan said defeating the November amendment was a priority and said he would support a national abortion ban.

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