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AWARDS SEASON: Bernie Moreno Crowned “Biggest Windbag,” Frank LaRose Voted “Biggest Self-Promoter”

Ohioans Have Spoken

Columbus, OH – It’s awards season and Bernie Moreno and Frank LaRose today won coveted awards in Cleveland.com’s annual Sloopys. Ohioans made their voices clear by naming Moreno Ohio’s “Biggest Windbag” and LaRose Ohio’s “Biggest Self-Promoter.” 

Even with LaRose’s preferred 60% threshold, LaRose would still be named the Biggest Self-Promoter.

Congratulations to all celebrating!

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MUST-READ: As Primary Escalates Frank LaRose Gets “Financial Lifeline” From Illinois Billionaire Richard Uihlein

Columbus, OH – According to a must-read report from Cleveland.com, Frank LaRose received a “financial lifeline” through a $3 million donation from billionaire Richard Uihlein – who also funded LaRose’s August amendment to silence Ohioans.  

Read more: 

Cleveland.com: Frank LaRose needs money for his Senate race. A GOP megadonor just gave him a financial lifeline.

Andrew Tobias

December 20, 2023

  • A Republican megadonor who helped bankroll the unsuccessful attempt in August to foil Ohio’s abortion-rights amendment has made a seven-figure contribution to a political group supporting Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s run for U.S. Senate, a development that could provide LaRose’s cash-strapped campaign with a financial lifeline.
  • Richard Uihlein of Illinois has given $3 million to the Leadership for Ohio Fund, a Super PAC founded by LaRose’s political allies ahead of his Senate run, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer has learned.
  • The contribution will help LaRose address a major shortcoming — his lack of fundraising. LaRose’s campaign in September reported having $868,000 in its bank account, widely viewed as a weak number, even while including a $250,000 personal loan from LaRose.
  • LaRose’s financial issues are especially significant because Dolan and Moreno each are independently wealthy and capable of drawing from their personal fortunes to self-fund heir own campaigns. Both have launched statewide TV ad campaigns, which LaRose has yet to be able to match. The $3 million contribution will allow LaRose to run roughly two weeks of statewide TV ads.
  • The money also comes the day after ex-President Donald Trump endorsed Moreno, another major problem for LaRose, who conspicuously aimed to get Trump’s endorsement or at least keep him neutral in the race.
  • Uihlein, the founder of a shipping supplies company, got involved in Ohio politics earlier this year when he spent millions supporting failed August ballot issue, championed by LaRose, that would have have made it harder to change the Ohio constitution by requiring future amendments to get 60% in a statewide vote.

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LEAKED: #OHSEN Slugfest Candidate’s Christmas Wish Lists

Columbus, OH – In honor of the upcoming holidays, today the Republican Senate field’s Christmas wish lists leaked for all Ohioans to see. It’s been a busy year of misleading Ohioans, trying to eliminate Ohioans’ reproductive rights, and LOTS of infighting for the field. We hope they get what they asked for!

OOPS! Looks like Matt Dolan forgot to do this wish list… It’s okay though, we know he can afford anything he wants.

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After Ohio Voters Resoundingly Reject Extreme Six-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Politicians Get to Work on Total Abortion Ban Behind Closed Doors

Columbus, OH – After trying and failing twice to rip fundamental rights away from Ohio women this year, Ohio Republicans keep doubling down on their war on women. Yesterday, Morgan Trau of WEWS-TV reported anti-abortion activists are working behind closed doors with GOP politicians at the statehouse to introduce a total abortion ban, with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill would also make having an abortion or taking an abortion pill a homicide. 

Passing the bill would overrule the will of Ohio voters, who defeated the six-week abortion ban in Ohio by 14 points, and the lead anti-abortion activist behind the bill admits the goal of the legislation is to “normalize the idea of a total ban.”  

“From Frank LaRose, Bernie Moreno and Matt Dolan to corrupt politicians at the statehouse, it’s clear Ohio Republicans will stop at nothing to overrule Ohio voters and continue their ongoing war on women. Make no mistake: abortion is on the ballot in 2024, and we must defeat any politician who wants to insert themselves into the private, personal medical decisions that should be made between a woman and her doctor,” said Matt Keyes, spokesperson for the Ohio Democratic Party. 

Every Republican running for U.S. Senate has said they would overrule Ohioans by voting for a national abortion ban:

  • 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.

Republican politicians not only tried to take away abortion rights, they’ve supported spousal rape, cast doubt on a ten-year-old rape victim, called rape an ‘opportunity,’ and said they want to ‘go as far as we can’ to limit reproductive healthcare. It’s clear these politicians are disconnected from reality and hold extreme views that are dangerous for the future of our state. 

Read more from Morgan Trau HERE and below: 

  • Anti-abortion advocates say they are working with Ohio lawmakers to put forward a total abortion ban. This comes after the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the state’s appeal to enforce a near-total abortion ban.
  • It’s happening behind the scenes. Right now, anti-abortion advocate Austin Beigel is working with lawmakers to introduce a total abortion ban.
  • It would create a total abortion ban, with an exception for the life of the mother. It would make the procedure or abortion pill a homicide.
  • The draft is currently being discussed in the “Pro-Life Caucus,” a group of 27 Republicans inside the Ohio House. There is at least one sponsor and several other cosponsors, according to Beigel.
  • Beigel knows this will be a legal challenge, but he is also trying to normalize the idea of a total ban. By continuing to introduce it, it may get passed further down the line, he argued.
  • “It would be going against the majority of the voters, yes, I fully acknowledge that,” Beigel responded. “Voters can decide to do things that are immoral and evil; That has been a deeply historical part of our country and the majority of people have desired evil at many times in our culture’s history.”

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3 For 3: Three Months Out, Three Things To Know About The #OHSEN Slugfest

Columbus, OH – With the Ohio Senate primary three months away, here are the three things Ohioans have seen from this “bruising” battle so far: 

As this primary continues to heat up, the #OHSEN Slugfest is “descending into [a] bloodbath” as the field makes it clear they are more focused on fighting each other than fighting for Ohioans.

  • Politico: “In Ohio, the race against Brown has degenerated into a three-way brawl between a state senator, a businessman and the sitting Ohio secretary of state.”
  • Daily Beast: Ohio Is Shaping Up to Be the Messiest Senate Primary of 2024 
  • NBC: “Ohio’s Senate race next year is expected to be one of the most expensive in the country…”

No one in the field is fighting for or standing up for Ohioans. 

  • Bernie Moreno is a mega-millionaire who won’t work for Ohioans. Moreno wants to overturn the Affordable Care Act and doesn’t understand the daily concerns facing Ohioans.
  • Frank LaRose is incompetent, wasteful with taxpayer funds, and is more focused on advancing his political ambitions than working for Ohioans.
  • Ultra-wealthy Matt Dolan doesn’t understand the concerns of working Ohioans and won’t  stand up for them. 

The entire field supports a national abortion ban and would overrule the majority of Ohioans who voted to protect reproductive rights and overturn the state’s existing ban. 

  • 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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