Arkansas U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) recently endorsed Republican nominee Bernie Moreno in the Ohio U.S. Senate race.
“I’m proud to endorse [Bernie Moreno] for the U.S. Senate. Bernie is a businessman, a job creator, and a strong conservative leader. He’ll fight for Ohio families by reversing Biden’s disastrous border and inflation policies,” Cotton wrote in an X, formerly Twitter, post.
I’m proud to endorse @berniemoreno for the U.S. Senate. Bernie is a businessman, a job creator, and a strong conservative leader. He’ll fight for Ohio families by reversing Biden’s disastrous border and inflation policies.
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) April 5, 2024
Moreno defeated Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in the GOP primary on March 19 with 553,674 votes (50.5 percent). Moreno is now set to face Democrat incumbent U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in the general election.
With Cotton’s endorsement, Moreno has been endorsed by a total of 16 Republican U.S. senators, including the Buckeye State’s own JD Vance (R-OH).
Moreno is also endorsed by former President Donald Trump, who, in December, called the Republican candidate “exactly the type of MAGA fighter that we need in the United States Senate.”
A recent poll conducted by the polling firm RacetotheWH shows incumbent Brown leading Moreno in the general election by 6.5 percentage points, as the Democrat garnered 43.5 percent in the poll compared to Moreno’s 37 percent.
The polling firm also polled voters on the presidential race, which shows former President Donald Trump 10.8 percentage points ahead of incumbent President Joe Biden (50.7 percent-39.6 percent).
Following last month’s primary election, the Ohio Republican Party called on voters across the state to unite behind the Republican candidates who won their primary races ahead of the November general election.
“Whether you are a disenfranchised Democrat, independent, or lifelong GOP faithful, I hope you will join us in supporting our strong Republican candidates in 2024 and securing major victories up and down the ballot on November 5th,” Alex Triantafilou, the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, said in a statement.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Ohio Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Sen. Tom Cotton” by Tom Cotton and “Bernie Moreno” is by Bernie Moreno.
