Infighting Spirals in the Ohio Senate Slugfest Following “Scorch[ing]” #OHSEN Primary Debate, FEC Reports
October 16, 2023
Columbus, OH – It’s only Monday and the infighting is already spiraling in the Ohio Senate slugfest in the aftermath of Saturday night’s “scorch[ing]” first primary debate where the candidates “clash[ed].” The attacks are also flying after the field posted their third quarter FEC reports – in which every candidate tried to buy Ohio’s Senate seat while posting abysmal fundraising numbers.
See the attacks that are escalating this already “messy” and “bruising” slugfest. 🔥
- Cleveland.com: “The GOP candidates forum also featured a heated exchange over illegal immigration that illustrates Moreno’s singular pursuit of the GOP’s hard-right base…Dolan and LaRose each painted Moreno as all flash and no substance, and someone with no demonstrated track record.”
- Frank LaRose: “Bernie’s got these slick talking points that are cooked up by consultants and focus-group tested and whatever else to get applause lines.”
- LaRose campaign while desperately trying to outrun his abysmal fundraising numbers: “Frank’s first quarterly report easily outpaces Matt Dolan whose anemic fundraising can only be saved from family money despite running for the U.S. Senate for multiple years. Frank’s other primary opponent, who did not have the political courage and belief in his own campaign to make it to the primary in 2022, is also setting millions of his own money on fire to buy a Senate seat.”
Dolan campaign after Moreno decided after all to write himself a fat check and try to buy Ohio’s Senate seat: “Bernie Moreno pledged to Ohioans on numerous occasions that he wouldn’t self-fund his campaign. What’s clear is that the former used car dealer’s credibility is eroding as quickly as his donor support.”
What Ohioans are reading today about the Ohio Senate Slugfest today:
- Cleveland.com: Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates clash in election season’s first candidate forum
- Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates clash over foreign policy in first forum
- Daily Caller: GOP Senate Candidate Accuses Primary Opponents Of Supporting Amnesty In Fiery Exchange
- Columbus Dispatch: Secretary of State Frank LaRose lags behind GOP U.S. Senate opponents in fundraising
- Cleveland.com: Frank LaRose’s latest fundraising poses viability questions for his U.S. Senate campaign
- The Messenger: Ohio Senate Candidate Matt Dolan Raises $4.1M in Third Quarter, Takes Aim At Rival
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