{"id":2347866,"date":"2024-10-01T07:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-takes-aim-at-ohio-senate-race-with-ad-against-sherrod-brown-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T07:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:22:01","slug":"nra-takes-aim-at-ohio-senate-race-with-ad-against-sherrod-brown-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-takes-aim-at-ohio-senate-race-with-ad-against-sherrod-brown-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NRA takes aim at Ohio Senate race with ad against Sherrod Brown &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fnra-takes-aim-at-ohio-senate-race-with-ad-against-sherrod-brown-washington-examiner%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=2347866&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--><p>The National Rifle \u2062Association (NRA) \u2063is actively campaigning\u2062 in the competitive Ohio \u200bSenate race by releasing a seven-figure advertisement that targets Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown&#8217;s stance on gun control. This new ad, part\u200c of a larger effort \u200dto\u2062 support Republican\u2063 nominee\u2062 Bernie Moreno, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-take-responsibility-nancy-pelosi-fesses-up-to-j6-blunder\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi Admits to January 6 Mistake: &quot;I Take Responsibility\">highlights issues related<\/a> to\u2062 crime\u200b and public safety, which are pivotal in\u200d the upcoming\u200d election.\u2064 The 30-second commercial, narrated by three women aimed at \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reshaped-north-carolina-congressional-district-highlights-suburban-rural-split\/\" title=\"Reshaped North Carolina Congressional District Highlights Suburban-Rural Split\">suburban female voters<\/a>, emphasizes \u200cthe\u200b importance\u2063 of \u2063voting and questions Senator Brown&#8217;s commitment to law enforcement and self-defense rights. The \u200cad is\u2062 set \u200bto air\u200c statewide until Election Day on various platforms. This marks \u2062the NRA&#8217;s second\u2063 major advertising \u2064campaign this election cycle, following an\u2064 earlier\u200c $2 million initiative aimed at another vulnerable Democrat, Senator Jon \u200cTester from Montana.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NRA takes aim at Ohio Senate race with ad targeting Sherrod Brown&rsquo;s gun record<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1759352\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-rifle-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"National Rifle Association&rsquo;s\">National Rifle Association&rsquo;s<\/a> political arm is pumping a seven-figure ad buy into the toss-up Ohio Senate race to boost Republican nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3155016\/gop-senate-candidates-lag-behind-trump-polling-ahead-of-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bernie Moreno\">Bernie Moreno<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A new ad released Tuesday by the NRA Political Victory Fund targets Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3171299\/vulnerable-democrats-distance-bernie-sanders-israel-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sherrod Brown&rsquo;s\">Sherrod Brown<\/a> (D-OH) on gun control measures and crime, a prominent policy matter on the campaign trail in the final weeks before the November elections.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=efZ8Sxq80jk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>30-second spot<\/a> will run from Tuesday through Election Day statewide on satellite and cable networks, along with a shorter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K6k2m0e7NNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>15-second version<\/a> that will air on streaming services. The ad&rsquo;s narrators, which include three women in an apparent appeal to suburban female voters concerned about public safety, urge voters in the Buckeye State to &ldquo;vote like your life depends on it because it might.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-vice-presidential-debate-live-updates-vance-walz-cbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: VANCE AND WALZ TO GO TOE-TO-TOE IN CBS CONTEST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When seconds count, the police are minutes away,&rdquo; the women say. &ldquo;Soft-on-crime politicians like Sherrod Brown turn their back on law enforcement and refuse to protect our rights to self-defense, even putting anti-gun judges on the bench.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"efZ8Sxq80jk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Ohio Senate 2024 - \"When Seconds Count\"' width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/efZ8Sxq80jk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Brown campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the second significant ad campaign by the NRA this cycle. The first targeted Senate Democrats&rsquo; most vulnerable member, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT). Last month, the NRA launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3148581\/nra-targets-montana-jon-tester-ad-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"$2 million ad campaign\">$2 million ad campaign<\/a> against Tester to prop up GOP challenger and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno, a Cleveland-based owner of a car dealership, is endorsed by the NRA and has an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating from the gun rights group. Brown has an &ldquo;F&rdquo; from the NRA.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Kozuch, chairman of the NRA-PVF, said in a statement that Brown and Vice President Kamala Harris would &ldquo;work to gut the 2nd Amendment.&rdquo; He cited their advocacy for gun control measures such as expanded federal background checks and reinstating an assault weapons ban.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Doug Hamlin, NRA CEO and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">executive vice president<\/a>, said the organization will be &ldquo;strategically targeting key states&rdquo; to support former President Donald Trump and to &ldquo;elect pro-freedom candidates up and down the ballot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The battleground Senate contest is a &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/84-percent-of-warnocks-large-donations-came-from-outside-of-georgia\/\" title=\"84 Percent of Warnock\u2019s Large Donations Came From Outside of Georgia\">determine party control<\/a> of the chamber, where Democrats are fighting to keep their one-seat majority. Brown maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/senate\/2024\/ohio\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slight edge in polling<\/a>, but Moreno has slowly narrowed the gap in recent months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1759352\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1759352\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NRA launches ad campaign in Ohio Senate race against Sherrod Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2347868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nra-takes-aim-ohio-senate-race.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11497,37937,36622,32227,32076],"class_list":["post-2347866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-nra","tag-ohio-senate-race","tag-political-advertising","tag-sherrod-brown","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/nra-takes-aim-ohio-senate-race.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347866","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}