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Ohio Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Rejects Moderate GOP Voters
MTN ^ | 9/7/23 | J.D. Wolf

Posted on 09/07/2023 7:57:17 AM PDT by cotton1706

Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno went on Roger Stone’s Stone Zone show and complained about Republicans who voted for Joe Biden. Moreno doesn’t want these more moderate Republicans who reject Trump in the Republican Party:

Moreno: “I think we’re better off trying to recruit disaffected Democrats into the movement and broaden our base that way because for somebody who says, ‘I’m going to vote for Biden over Trump’ and that says they’re a Republican, I don’t think we can help that person.”

Stone: “Alright, there you have it. Now you see why I’m for Bernie Moreno.”

(Excerpt) Read more at meidastouch.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
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Finally a Republican candidate that recognizes that when push comes to shove "moderate republicans" will vote for the Democrat, so don't expend much extra energy courting them.

"Those who join us in all sincerity we welcome. Those who don't favor our cause, we don't expect to enter our ranks in any case." - Barry Goldwater

1 posted on 09/07/2023 7:57:17 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Also, in 2022 Moreno dropped out the race so JD Vance could prevail over the moderate candidate.

So Moreno should be supported.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/03/bernie-moreno-ohio-senate-race-00005569


2 posted on 09/07/2023 7:58:46 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

I second that.


3 posted on 09/07/2023 7:58:56 AM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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To: All

Trump is a moderate
Even democrats used to run on “building a wall” and stoping illegal immigration. Obviously they didn’t mean it, but they did tell their voters they wanted to do it


4 posted on 09/07/2023 8:01:02 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: exnavy

We need to start sending communists to what ever marxist country they choose, one way ticket. Like they say, you don’t have to go home, but, you can’t stay here.


5 posted on 09/07/2023 8:01:30 AM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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To: cotton1706

It’s always been a ruse to water-down conservative Republicans so the base stays home.


6 posted on 09/07/2023 8:02:09 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Our Greatest Ally Evah)
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To: exnavy

This sounds like Kari Lake telling McCain voters to get the hell out of her rallies, I’m all for this guy getting elected to the Senate but Republicans are in no position to tell any voters they don’t need their support

If want you to grow the base you encourage voters to join you and that includes moderate Republicans


7 posted on 09/07/2023 8:12:46 AM PDT by srmanuel ( that )
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To: cotton1706

Moderate = slower growth of big government than radicals.


8 posted on 09/07/2023 8:12:49 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: cotton1706

Republicans that voted for Biden are not “moderates”. They’re delusional. I could think of more accurate and colorful adjectives. But, it would be impolite and probably get me banned.


9 posted on 09/07/2023 8:13:05 AM PDT by sjmjax
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
If there's any crossover here in MY Ohio district, it's Democrats voting for Trump!
10 posted on 09/07/2023 8:13:05 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: cotton1706

He’s a successful businessman and looks like a solid candidate, but Ohio is a weird state. Nominally Red and conservative, but we keep electing Sherrod Brown by pretty healthy margins. Can’t see what would change that in 2024.


11 posted on 09/07/2023 8:14:21 AM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: cotton1706

Moderate Republicans = Idiots


12 posted on 09/07/2023 8:14:29 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cotton1706

For as long as I have been a Republican, grassroot members have been told by their Chamber counterparts, “Look, fight for your nominee as you like. All is fair during the primary race. But once the GOP nominee has been chosen, you must vote for the GOP nominee in the general even if you have to hold your nose to do it.”

If former President Trump becomes the GOP nominee, I wonder how many Chambers will follow their own advice.


13 posted on 09/07/2023 8:15:32 AM PDT by batazoid (Plainclothes cop at Capital during Jan 6 riot...)
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To: cotton1706

He didn’t say anything about “moderate GOP voters.” Most moderate Republicans probably voted for Trump. Are those who didn’t really still “GOP voters”?

The headline could have been more accurate, but that would have required will and effort that the editors lacked.


14 posted on 09/07/2023 8:20:10 AM PDT by x
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Many voted for BiteMe, because Mean Tweets.


15 posted on 09/07/2023 8:20:48 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: cotton1706

I totally agree


16 posted on 09/07/2023 8:21:23 AM PDT by wild74
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To: batazoid
"If former President Trump becomes the GOP nominee, I wonder how many Chambers will follow their own advice."

I think you know the answer to that.
Me: They make that statement in bad faith.

17 posted on 09/07/2023 8:23:06 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: sjmjax
Republicans that voted for Biden are not “moderates”. They’re delusional.

However, a large number of them probably are not be happy with their choice. So we do want them.

But maybe your point is that those Republican candidates who would water down their message so as to appear more "moderate" to win over confirmed Bidenettes are delusional themselves.

18 posted on 09/07/2023 8:24:16 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: batazoid

“For as long as I have been a Republican, grassroot members have been told by their Chamber counterparts, “Look, fight for your nominee as you like. All is fair during the primary race. But once the GOP nominee has been chosen, you must vote for the GOP nominee in the general even if you have to hold your nose to do it.”

If former President Trump becomes the GOP nominee, I wonder how many Chambers will follow their own advice.”

Yeah, as we all know, that only went one way. Ask John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, George Pataki, the Bushes, etc., who all voted for Hillary or Biden. While WE were loyal and voted for the Bushes, McCain and Romney.


19 posted on 09/07/2023 8:26:23 AM PDT by cotton1706
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That headline is a hit piece. Moderate has nothing to do with it, he’s talking about democrat liars who call themselves “republican”.

Quote:”Moreno: “I think we’re better off trying to recruit disaffected Democrats into the movement and broaden our base that way because for somebody who says, ‘I’m going to vote for Biden over Trump’ and that says they’re a Republican, I don’t think we can help that person.””


20 posted on 09/07/2023 8:27:12 AM PDT by Varda
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