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BernieTheLemon.Com Shows Moreno’s Self-Serving Agenda in His Own Words

Columbus, OH – The Ohio Democratic Party is launching a new website, BernieTheLemon.Com, exposing Bernie Moreno’s long record of looking out for himself – not Ohioans. The website details Moreno’s self-serving agenda in his own words: overruling Ohioans to pass a national abortion ban, refusing to pay his workers, opposing the bipartisan border deal to crack down on fentanyl, and rejecting bipartisanship. 

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Check out the highlights:

Moreno supports a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans. Moreno has said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions” and that he is “absolute pro-life, no exceptions.”     

Moreno: “Absolute pro-life. No exceptions.”

Bernie Moreno refused to pay his workers the overtime they’d earned. Moreno refused to pay his employees the overtime they’d earned, deliberately shredded evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying them, and was found liable for wage theft by a jury – forcing Moreno to pay over $400,000 in damages to his employees and settle over a dozen similar wage theft cases. After he got caught, Moreno repeatedly lied about the case and multiple fact checks found his excuses “false.”

WKYC: “Moreno was ultimately ordered to pay more than $400,000 to his former employees after having been found liable for stolen overtime wages, and went on to settle more than a dozen similar lawsuits before announcing his candidacy for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2023.”

Frank LaRose: “Mr. Moreno has had a problem not even paying people the wages that they’ve earned in his business and had to settle a lawsuit as a result of that.”

Matt Dolan: “Bernie, your employees trusted you to follow a court order and do not destroy documents that help them [make] 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.”

Moreno exploited his insider political connections to boost his businesses and enrich himself. Moreno exploited his inside political connections, hefty campaign contributions, and public board appointments to steer government contracts toward himself and boost his blockchain businesses — leading Moreno to ultimately cash out for at least $5 million. 

Frank LaRose: “[Moreno is] anything but an outsider. He’s been involved in politics for every bit as long as I have, he’s been actively engaged in campaigns and politics over the years. To call yourself an outsider is just completely false.”

Moreno opposed the bipartisan border security bill – which was backed by border patrol agents – that would have helped secure the southern border and protect Ohioans by providing additional manpower at the border, expanding resources for border patrol agents, and cracking down on fentanyl coming from China and Mexico.

Moreno: “It’s 357 pages of complete garbage.”

Moreno has made it clear he won’t work with members of the other party to get things done. When asked how he would work across the aisle to deliver for Ohioans, Moreno said he “reject[ed]” the question. In response, Moreno was slammed by the Ironton Tribune Editorial Board for having “no real interest” in advocating for Ohioans and being “intent on adding to [the] problem” in Washington.

Moreno: “I reject the premise of the question.”

Moreno doesn’t believe the minimum wage should exist. 

Moreno: “At the end of the day, the markets will flush that out.”

Moreno wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Moreno would dismantle the Affordable Care Act, putting 857,000 Ohioans at risk of losing their coverage and facing higher costs while nearly 2 million Ohioans with preexisting conditions could be denied healthcare. 

Moreno: “We have to let the markets work…That’s answer number one on health care.”

Visit BernieTheLemon.com to learn more. 

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Columbus, OH – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement congratulating the Democratic winners of tonight’s primary races. 

“Congratulations to all of the winners of tonight’s Democratic primary elections. There’s so much at stake in 2024, from protecting abortion rights to fighting for Ohio workers to flipping the Ohio Supreme Court. I’m confident we have the best candidates possible to win up and down the ticket this year as we continue our work to move Ohio forward,” said Chair Walters. 

“I’d also like to acknowledge the candidates who ran and came up short tonight. It takes courage, tenacity and a deep dedication to public service to run for office, and I look forward to working with each and every Democratic candidate who was on the ballot tonight to help us win in November,” Chair Walters continued.  

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 Ohio Democratic Party spokesperson Katie Smith issued the following statement on Bernie Moreno:  
 
“Bernie Moreno has made clear throughout his career and his campaign that he only looks out for himself – not the people of Ohio. Whether by refusing to pay his employees the overtime they’d earned and deliberately shredding evidence to cover it up, promising to put in place a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans, or coming out against the bill to crack down on fentanyl coming from China and Mexico, Moreno has already shown he will not fight for Ohioans.”
 
What you need to know about Moreno: 

1. Bernie Moreno refused to pay his workers the overtime they’d earned. Moreno refused to pay his employees the overtime they’d earned, deliberately shredded evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying them, and was found liable for wage theft by a jury – forcing Moreno to pay over $400,000 in damages to his employees and settle over a dozen similar wage theft cases. After he got caught, Moreno repeatedly lied about the case and multiple fact checks found his excuses “false.” 

2. Moreno is not the outsider he claims to be. Moreno exploited his “inside” political connections, hefty campaign contributions, and public board appointments for years to steer government contracts and taxpayer dollars towards his businesses – leading Moreno to ultimately cash out for “at least $5 million.” 
3. Moreno supports a national abortion ban that would overturn the will of Ohioans. Moreno has said he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions” and that he is “absolute pro-life, no exceptions.”  

4. Moreno opposed the bipartisan border security bill – which was backed by border patrol agents – that would have helped secure the southern border and protect Ohioans by providing additional manpower at the border, expanding resources for border patrol agents, and cracking down on fentanyl coming from China and Mexico. 

5. Moreno is out for himself, not Ohioans. From opposing the existence of the minimum wage, “reject[ing]” bipartisanship, attacking Ohioans’ healthcare, and encouraging a government shutdown, Moreno has made it clear he won’t fight for Ohioans. 

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New York Magazine: “Moreno And Dolan Have Begun Going After Each Other With Tire Irons”

Columbus, OH – After months of the #OHSEN field “slugging it out in Ohio’s costly and contentious Republican primary,” this “nasty” and “increasingly personal” brawl means that whoever emerges will face an “uphill climb” entering the general election. 

Read what they’re saying today about this “ugly” primary that’s “devolving by the hour:” 

• Statehouse News Bureau: “Final weekend of Republican U.S. Senate race in Ohio is busy, bitter and brought out big bucks…”

• Statehouse News Bureau: “The race among three men fighting for the Republican nomination to run against Ohio’s incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall got increasingly bitter over the last few days.”

• Roll Call: “[An Ohio voter] said he’s troubled by the increasingly bitter tenor of the race, which is playing out on the campaign trail and on the airwaves in ads funded by the candidates and a bevy of super PACs. ‘It’s been a pretty dirty campaign and that concerns me,’ he said. ‘They’re so busy digging at each other that they haven’t taken the time to express their views on the issues.’” 

• Roll Call: “In the waning days of the campaign, ads by the candidates and their supporters have grown increasingly personal…”

• Rollcall: “Rich candidates and super PACs hurl attacks…slugging it out in Ohio’s costly and contentious Republican primary…”

• New York Magazine: Nasty Ohio GOP Primary Could Hurt Party’s Odds of Flipping Senate

• New York Magazine: “Moreno and Dolan have begun going after each other with tire irons…”

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NBC: “Ohio’s GOP Senate Primary Ends On A Vicious Note”

Columbus, OH – The “increasingly personal” #OHSEN Slugfest is “end[ing] on a vicious note,” which even Republicans note will leave whoever emerges from tomorrow’s primary “significantly weakened,” with “bruises to show for it,” “lasting damage,” and with an “uphill climb” entering the general election. 

Read what they’re saying about this “ugly” primary that’s “getting nastier by the day” and “devolving by the hour:” 

• WVXU: “Whoever wins the GOP primary will have an uphill climb.”

• The Enquirer:  “While Tuesday’s primary is anyone’s ballgame, the sparring guarantees one outcome: Whoever wins will enter the general election against Brown with bruises to show for it.”

• Politico:“The Republican Senate primary in Ohio has turned nasty, negative and chaotic… has become an all-out brawl in the final leg of the race.”

• HuffPost:“Few if any Republican primaries this year are turning out to be as competitive as Ohio’s deadlocked three-way race on Tuesday”

• Washington Post:“In the final days before Ohio Republicans cast their votes to select a Senate candidate to challenge incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), political jabs in the GOP race have gotten increasingly personal.”

• Politico:“…the Buckeye State is home to a bruising intraparty fight, one that Republicans worry could produce lasting damage to the eventual nominee and threaten their chances…”

• Business Insider: “Yet the chaotic three-way race — in which Moreno, Dolan, and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose have lobbed insults at one another for months — has also raised the possibility that whoever emerges from the primary will be significantly weakened in the general election.”

• Politico: “‘It’s pretty ugly. Unfortunately, we’re at a phase where there’s a lot of negative advertising. I think, obviously, that will eventually harm the nominee,’ said Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). ‘The more negative dollars you spend attacking each other, the more it makes it harder.’”

• The Enquirer: “Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate primary is heading for a brutal finale… in a race that became more vicious by the day.”

• HuffPost: “The interplay has gotten nasty and personal, with the campaigns swiping at each other…”

• NBC News: “Ohio’s Republican Senate primary was already a mean-spirited and mudslinging affair, careening viciously toward a tight and bitter finish.”

• Politico: “The final days of the three-way Republican primary to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has devolved into a messy brawl.”

• Washington Post: “The fight between Moreno, Dolan and LaRose has been personal and dirty…”​​

• Politico: “…the bloodbath has arrived… As the primary enters its most brutal phase, the frustration is palpable… it’s hard to keep track of the attacks.. outbreak of fighting… the internecine mudslinging”

• New York Times: “With just days to go before the election, the three-way Republican Senate primary in Ohio has turned into a food fight…”

• The Hill: “The battle to become the Senate GOP’s nominee in Ohio against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) is getting nastier by the day… a three-way brawl”

• Washington Examiner: “As the Ohio GOP Senate primary approaches, the contest is becoming increasingly contentious…”

• Politico: “The airwaves are swamped with negative disses… And the attacks clearly rattle their various targets.”

• Washington Post: “The Ohio Senate primary…has been exceptionally ugly.”

• Columbus Dispatch:“Trump’s visit added gasoline to a primary contest that’s heated up in recent weeks… the candidates are locked in a tight battle as the race nears its end…”

• Washington Post: “The final weekend of campaigning has culminated in personal attacks representative of the past several months of bitter campaigning.”

• NBC:“…millions of dollars flooding the Buckeye State’s airwaves and nasty attacks among the candidates escalating.”

• The Enquirer: “Ads fan flames as Ohio primary approaches ends… Spending for the primary surpassed $48 million as of Friday, according to AdImpact, with groups unleashing a torrent of ads over the past week alone.”

• NBC:“…the race has turned increasingly hostile as it remains in a competitive haze… Sniping among the candidates’ advisers and allies has grown especially vicious”

• Politico:“an increasingly vicious Senate GOP contest…a heated three-way brawl…a primary that’s turned into a barroom brawl…”

• CNN: “…messy, contested, three-way primary”

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