{"id":2200544,"date":"2024-03-16T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T01:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-moreno-rival-a-mitt-romney-wannabe-as-ohio-senate-race-turns-ugly\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T21:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T01:16:30","slug":"trump-calls-moreno-rival-a-mitt-romney-wannabe-as-ohio-senate-race-turns-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-moreno-rival-a-mitt-romney-wannabe-as-ohio-senate-race-turns-ugly\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump brands Moreno as a Romney imitator amid Ohio Senate race&#8217;s growing hostility"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-moreno-rival-a-mitt-romney-wannabe-as-ohio-senate-race-turns-ugly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Battle Intensifies: Trump Throws His Weight Behind Bernie Moreno in Ohio&#8217;s GOP Primary<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>In the\u200d bustling heart of Vandalia, Ohio, <b>the \u200bpolitical\u2063 arena erupted<\/b> with fervor as former President Donald Trump unleashed a verbal barrage in a highly charged Republican primary. The endorsement\u200b spotlight fell on Bernie Moreno, an\u2063 ambitious \u200dentrepreneur swiftly \u2063rising \u2063in\u2063 the ranks of GOP \u200cfavor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s trying \u200cto \u200bbecome the next Mitt Romney, I think Mitt Romney is his hero,\u201d Trump declared to\u200b an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marianne-williamson-announces-2024-campaign-challenge-to-president-joe-biden\/\" title=\"Marianne Williamson Announces 2024 Campaign Challenge to President Joe Biden\">engaged crowd<\/a>, painting rival Matt Dolan with the\u200c dreaded &#8216;RINO&#8217; \u200b(Republican In Name Only) brush. \u201cHe\u2019s easily pushed around by\u200b the woke-left \u200blunatics who renamed \u2064his \u200bfamily\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cherokee-nation-asks-jeep-to-drop-name-of-top-selling-vehicle-saying-it-does-not-honor-us\/\" title=\"Cherokee Nation Asks Jeep To Drop Name Of Top-Selling Vehicle, Saying It \u2018Does Not Honor Us\u2019\">baseball team<\/a>,\u201d \u200bhe continued, mocking the recent name change from the Cleveland Indians to\u200b the Cleveland Guardians, implying disqualification from senatorial candidacy.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Tense\u2064 Showdown Days Before the Primary<\/h3>\n<p>As \u2062Trump\u2064 descended into Ohio, just\u200b three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-ducks-judging-george-gascon-as-soft-on-crime-da-faces-recall\/\" title=\"Newsom Ducks Judging George Gasc\u00f3n As Soft-On-Crime DA Faces Recall\">days shy<\/a> of the \u200cpivotal Republican decision on whom to elevate\u2063 against Democratic Senator Sherrod \u200cBrown, the stakes couldn&#8217;t have been \u2062higher. The outcome of this race is seen as a <b>decisive factor<\/b> in \u2062the\u200b battle for Senate control.<\/p>\n<p>Despite securing \u200dTrump&#8217;s nod, Moreno grapples to outpace Dolan, whose more <b>centrist leanings<\/b> have wooed some traditional\u2063 party linchpins, among them\u200d Ohio&#8217;s Governor Mike DeWine. Meanwhile, a third candidate, \u200bFrank LaRose, lingers in third\u200d place, though his\u200d presence in recent polls could still sway \u200bthe race&#8217;s direction.<\/p>\n<h3>The Eleventh-Hour Campaign Crossfire<\/h3>\n<p>Unwavering,\u2063 Moreno zeroes in on Dolan, echoing Trump by dubbing his adversary a \u201cwannabe Liz Cheney\u201d\u2014a nod to Cheney&#8217;s divergence from Trump post-January\u200b 6th. Conversely, Dolan&#8217;s camp skirts the mention\u200d of Trump,\u200c countering\u200c with accusations of \u200bMoreno&#8217;s <b>inauthentic transformation<\/b> to court presidential \u2064favor.<\/p>\n<p>The primary \u2062was predestined for divisiveness,\u200d with over $35 million flooding into fierce advertising battles. Yet, the campaign\u2019s mud-slinging\u200b ascended\u200b to new peaks, particularly after reports emerged of Moreno&#8217;s past email linkage to an adult site profile\u2014a \u2062claim he vehemently denies as &#8220;desperate last-minute attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dolan&#8217;s response has been cautiously muted.<\/li>\n<li>Pro-Dolan forces, however,\u2062 have amplified the\u2062 allegation.<\/li>\n<li>Moreno&#8217;s retaliation? A \u200bbarrage of cease-and-desist letters resulting in \u2062the pullback\u2063 of controversial\u200d ads\u200b from multiple stations.\u2063 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump, \u2062battling \u2063the \u200cwind and a rebellious teleprompter, tactfully broached the contentious issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou know, I didn&#8217;t think\u200d I&#8217;d \u2062say\u200d this because, you know, they&#8217;re doing \u200ba number \u200don him just \u200clike they\u2019ve done on\u2063 everybody else,\u201d he \u200bsympathized with the gathered crowd, drawing parallels \u200dwith his own \u200dexperiences under investigative scrutiny.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet, the heart of \u200chis message was clear: Moreno \u200cas the true \u2062conservative contender,\u200b poised to champion\u200b Trump&#8217;s \u200bagenda in Washington\u2019s halls of power.<\/p>\n<p>At this high-octane rally, Moreno wasn&#8217;t alone; a cadre of Republican notables stood \u2064with him, including Gov. Kristi Noem \u200b(R-SD), \u200bSenator J.D.\u200b Vance (R-OH), and \u2063Representative Jim \u2064Jordan (R-OH).<\/p>\n<p>The battle lines are drawn, the\u200d gladiators set. As\u2063 Ohio\u2062 inches closer to\u200b its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-complicated-dr-rachel-levine-dodges-sen-pauls-issue-about-sex-adjustments-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Very Complicated\u2019: Dr. Rachel Levine Dodges Sen. Paul\u2019s Issue About Sex Adjustments For Children\">momentous decision<\/a>, the question\u200c on everyone&#8217;s mind remains: Who\u2064 will \u200demerge\u2062 victorious in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">political clash<\/a> of \u2063titans?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Rest of the HTML content --><\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Vandalia, Ohio, ex-President Trump intensified the acrimonious GOP Senate primary by backing Bernie Moreno and lambasting rival Matt Dolan in a lengthy speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2200545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24076737331091-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24076737331091-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}