WATCH: Frank LaRose: State Issue 1’s Biggest Loser
August 10, 2023
ODP releases new video highlighting LaRose’s close ties to State Issue 1
The Ohio Democratic Party today launched a new video showcasing Frank LaRose’s close ties to State Issue 1. Ohioans resoundingly rejected Frank LaRose’s amendment this week and LaRose continues to be slammed for making “mistake after mistake” in the process of making himself the face of State Issue 1, being “self-serving,” and looking like a “buffoon.”
One thing is clear in the aftermath of Tuesday’s results: LaRose is State Issue 1’s biggest loser and suffocated his Senate campaign before it even started.
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- LaRose stated, “I’ve said for months now that there’s an assault coming on our Constitution”
- Yes, and voters viewed that assault being led by LaRose.
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- [00:03:26] Chris Quinn: I, I was interested in all the information about Frank LaRose because I, I actually believe that guy is toast. I mean, he tied himself to one of the biggest failures ever. He did make mistake after mistake. He did shoot his mouth off, and anybody running against him will use that against him…. He just made kind of a buffoon out of himself and nobody wants to elect a buffoon. So this, I do think he’s going to suffer mightily as a result of this.
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- LaRose, who was the first to publicly float the idea that developed into Issue 1, became a prominent face of the “yes” campaign, earning him his own dedicated attack ad for his trouble.
- Democrats also have telegraphed they may try to paint LaRose as an incompetent elections administrator, saying he was too distracted trying to campaign for Issue 1. His office made several pre-election errors, including sending county boards of election the wrong Issue 1 ballot language and sending an email to prospective poll-workers containing the wrong election date. The election itself cost taxpayers $20 million, leading bipartisan county elections officials to oppose it.
- And, Democrats are pleased that LaRose during an interview with a Cincinnati radio station last month described Issue 1′s Republican opponents as “not true conservatives.” Given that Issue 1 underperformed ex-President Donald Trump’s 2020 margins by double digits in 50 Ohio counties, it’s clear a significant number of Ohio Republicans voted against the measure.
Akron Beacon Journal: Misguided LaRose loses as Ohioans protect their rights to keep Statehouse accountable
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August 10, 2023
- Self-serving LaRose lied and worse
- LaRose… clearly believes his personal future is more important than his elected role.
- He’s been caught lying to the public about Issue 1 (it’s not about abortion, he first claimed), wasted $20 million on an August vote after persuading lawmakers to ban summer elections and sought attention at every turn.
- Amid the Issue 1 campaign, he announced a Senate bid, and, in a flip-flop, endorsed Donald Trump — who has been federally indicted for plotting a coup and continues to falsely question 2020 election results.
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- Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), who recently joined what should be an intense U.S. Senate primary that also features businessman Bernie Moreno and state Sen. Matt Dolan (who both ran in 2022), was the public face of the “yes” on Issue 1 campaign. One wonders whether its failure will negatively impact LaRose, who despite warming up to Trump recently may find himself outflanked by Moreno in that department (Dolan is the least-Trumpy of the trio).