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Ohioans in Lima Call Out Jon Husted’s Out of Touch Attacks on Hardworking Families

Husted: “People living in poverty are just not very, they’re not very experienced at navigating the real world”

LIMA, OHIO — Today, Ohioans in Lima gathered for the sixth stop of Husted’s Real World Tour, calling out Jon Husted for his out of touch attacks on hardworking families.

Ohioans are already struggling with high grocery and utility prices because of Jon Husted’s corruption, and the skyrocketing cost of gas caused by the Husted-backed Iran war is forcing families to cut back even more. Instead of working to lower costs, Jon Husted has insulted struggling Ohioans as “not very experienced at navigating the real world” and dismissed the mounting affordability crisis by telling Ohioans to fix their “work ethic” and to simply “earn more” money to make ends meet.

“I was born and raised on the south end of town where mom and dad had to work very hard to get where they are. Jon Husted’s comments about struggling people not knowing how to ‘navigate the real world’ are disappointing. These are people waking up every day, doing everything they can do to survive in an economy that has become much harder. Jon Husted is the one who’s out of touch,” said Lima City Council President Jamie Dixon. 

“Jon Husted has caused the problems that make it harder to navigate the real world. The problem is, Husted led the charge to give utility companies billion dollar tax breaks while everyday families struggled to pay the bills. On the way home last night, I saw gas at over $5 a gallon. Husted also voted nine times to increase health care premiums. Jon Husted, you’re the one that’s out of touch,” said Jeff Adams, President of UAW Local 1219.

“Jon Husted is telling Ohioans to have a better work ethic. I still go out and work. I still go do community service. Jon Husted needs to understand that — that we’re not lazy, and we’re not trying to beat the system,” said Jeff Givans, candidate for Ohio House of Representatives. 

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ICYMI: Carey Coleman’s Message to Ohio Teachers: “Go to Hell”

COLUMBUS, OH – Despite more than 90% of Ohio teachers being in a union, Republican candidate for Congress in OH-13 Carey Coleman is launching his general election campaign by telling Ohio Teachers Unions to “go to hell.”

“Carey Coleman telling the over 90% of Ohio teachers who belong to a union to ‘go to hell,’ is not only offensive, but it’s reflective of a politician who doesn’t value our educators and doesn’t care about supporting Ohio students,” said Ohio Democratic Party Communications Director Marisa Nahem. “Ohio educators not only teach students in the classroom, they support students in after school programs, on the playing field, and in gaining the skills to help them to be successful in wherever their future takes them, whether that be college, trade school, military service, and more. Coleman is the wrong leader for Northeast Ohio – and while he told Ohio educators to ‘go to hell,’ Ohioans are going to send him a message too come November.”

In case you missed it, read more on Coleman’s message to Ohio educators as he kicks off the general election:

TiffinOhio: Ohio GOP congressional candidate vowed teachers’ unions can ‘go to hell’ 

  • Carey Coleman won the Republican primary for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District on May 5 — National Teacher Day — and the newly minted GOP nominee is heading into the general election with on-camera comments telling teachers’ unions to “go to hell.”
  • A recording from Coleman’s campaign launch event, reviewed by TiffinOhio.net, captured him saying he wanted “to make damn sure if I have any ability in Congress to enact policy to tell these, for one, national teachers unions to go to hell.” In the same remarks, he accused the unions of having “hijacked our education.”
  • 91.7% of Ohio teachers are union members
  • If Coleman’s pledge is meant as a policy goal, it would put him at odds with the overwhelming majority of Ohio’s public school workforce. The most recent state-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Teacher and Principal Survey show 91.7% of Ohio public school teachers were members of a union or similar employee association in 2017-18 — among the highest rates in the country and well above the national figure of 69.4%.

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VOTE ALERT: Jon Husted Votes to Support War in Iran for the Seventh Time

When asked about skyrocketing gas prices for Ohioans, Husted “declined to comment”

COLUMBUS, OHIO — This week, Jon Husted voted for the seventh time to support the Administration’s war in Iran, continuing to back the expensive foreign intervention in the Middle East that has sent costs skyrocketing for Ohioans.

Because of the Husted-backed war, Ohioans are being hit by soaring gas prices, and farmers are getting crushed by rising diesel and fertilizer costs, which will raise the price of groceries. Despite all this, Husted thinks the war is “good news for the global economy” and going “much better than anyone thought it would.”

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

“Jon Husted has now had seven chances to stand up for Ohio families and farmers and fight to lower costs, but every time he has voted to support the endless war in the Middle East. Ohioans are getting crushed by higher gas and food prices, but all Jon Husted’s only answer is to send more money overseas while lecturing families to work harder and earn more money.”

The Husted-backed war in Iran is crushing Ohio families and farmers:

  • Jon Husted has voted seven times to continue the war in Iran while costs continue to skyrocket.
  • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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Thanks to Husted-Backed War, Inflation Soared to Highest Rate Since 2023

WASHINGTON POST: Iran war pushed inflation to highest rate in nearly three years

COLUMBUS, OHIO — New data today shows that the Jon Husted-backed war in Iran has sent inflation surging to the highest level since late 2023. According to AAA, “Ohio currently has some of the highest gas prices in the country” and Ohioans are seeing “little to no relief in sight.”

Jon Husted has voted six times to support the endless war in the Middle East and has claimed the war is going “much better than anyone thought it would” and is “good news for the global economy.” And when asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

Ohio Democratic Party Senior Communications Advisor Tony Wen released the following statement:

“Thanks to Jon Husted, inflation has soared to the highest levels in nearly three years and Ohioans are getting crushed by rising gas prices. Instead of fighting to lower costs for Ohio families, all Jon Husted cares about is sending more money for war overseas while lecturing hardworking Ohioans to simply work harder and earn more money.”

The Husted-backed war in Iran is crushing Ohio families and farmers:

  • Jon Husted has voted six times to continue the war in Iran while costs continue to skyrocket.
  • When asked about the pain that Ohio families are feeling at the pump, Jon Husted’s campaign “declined to comment.”

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NBC4: Ramaswamy Contradicts Himself on COVID-19 After Making Over $2 Billion in Profit & Pushing for National COVID Registry

Ramaswamy: “Could we tolerate a national system in which certain people on the basis of a biomarker are segregated to say you can’t go back to a normal life”

Columbus, Ohio- In unearthed audio reported by NBC4, Vivek Ramaswamy contradicted his own comments on COVID-19 after attacking Dr. Amy Acton on her role as Ohio Department of Health director. 

This discovery follows bombshell reporting from the Associated Press that shone a spotlight on Ramaswamy’s pandemic ghosts, including how he and his company made $2.2 billion from the COVID-19 vaccine and pushed for a national COVID-19 registry that would “segregate” the American people based on their vaccine status. 

In addition to proposing draconian measures to boost his bottom line, the AP investigation revealed Ramaswamy served on Ohio’s COVID-19 response team, advised Jon Husted on pandemic response, then paid a Wikipedia editor to scrub his involvement once it was no longer politically convenient. 

WATCH THE CLIP HERE: 

“Ohioans can’t trust a single word that comes out of billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy’s mouth. Whether it’s an extreme proposal to ‘segregate’ Americans or scrubbing his involvement from his Wikipedia page after the fact, everything Ramaswamy says is a scam that will make more money for himself and leave Ohioans behind,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer.

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