Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley goes after Republican Ohio Senate nominee Bernie Moreno for feedback he made regarding many suburban ladies’s views on abortion.
The Columbus-based NBC affiliate WCMH first reported a video recording from a Moreno city corridor in Warren County on Friday wherein he mentioned Democrats have many “single-issue voters,” particularly with suburban ladies on abortion, which he referred to as “a little crazy.”
“Sadly, by the way, there’s a lot of suburban women, a lot of suburban women that are like, ‘Listen, abortion is it. If I can’t have an abortion in this country whenever I want, I will vote for anybody else.’ … OK. It’s a little crazy by the way, but — especially for women that are like past 50 — I’m thinking to myself, ‘I don’t think that’s an issue for you,’” he mentioned.
Haley slammed Moreno’s remark in a submit on the social platform X, suggesting the remark might danger the election in a fierce race towards incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D).
“Are you trying to lose the election? Asking for a friend. #Tonedeaf #DonLemonVibes,” Haley mentioned, referring to feedback then-CNN anchor Don Lemon made final 12 months saying Haley, 52, wasn’t “in her prime.”
Reagan McCarthy, a spokesperson for Moreno’s marketing campaign, mentioned in an announcement that the candidate was “making a tongue-in-cheek joke” and believes ladies care simply as a lot about different points as a substitute of being single-issue voters.
“Bernie was clearly making a tongue-in-cheek joke about how Sherrod Brown and members of the leftwing media wish to fake that the one difficulty that issues to ladies voters is abortion,” McCarthy mentioned.
“Bernie’s view is that women voters care just as much about the economy, rising prices, crime, and our open southern border as male voters do and it’s disgusting that Democrats and their friends in the leftwing media constantly treat all women as if they’re automatically single issue voters on abortion who don’t have other concerns that they vote on,” she continued.
Moreno’s marketing campaign didn’t touch upon Haley’s criticism.
Brown additionally pilloried Moreno for his remarks, arguing the GOP candidate “thinks he knows better than the 57% of Ohioans who made themselves clear on this issue.” Voters in Ohio handed a poll measure final 12 months to enshrine protections for abortion as much as the purpose of viability within the state structure, comfortably approving it with a transparent majority of the vote.
“The people of Ohio think women should have the power to make their own health care decisions, Bernie Moreno thinks he should. As a man over the age of 50, I care deeply about a woman’s right to make health care decisions for herself — for my daughters, my granddaughters, and all Ohio women, regardless of their age,” Brown mentioned. “Despite the majority of Ohioans agreeing, Moreno has made it clear he would overturn the will of Ohioans by passing a national abortion ban.”
Moreno mentioned this month that he believes the problem of abortion ought to “mostly” be left to states to determine however that he helps “common-sense restrictions” on it on the federal stage after 15 weeks of being pregnant.
Reproductive rights has been a very highly effective rallying difficulty for Democrats within the aftermath of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022; the problem was seen as a contributing issue to the occasion exceeding expectations for its efficiency within the midterm elections later that 12 months.
Vice President Harris has additionally run on the problem, attacking former President Trump for his position in appointing the Supreme Court docket justices who ultimately solid votes that overturned Roe.
The Ohio Senate election is likely one of the most hotly contested races this 12 months and will assist decide which occasion controls the Senate for the subsequent session of Congress. The state is more likely to vote for Trump within the presidential race, however Brown is looking for to win one other time period and at present holds a slender lead within the Choice Desk HQ/The Hill common.
