What the fuck?!?
Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno falsely claimed in a recent interview that Issue 1 — the ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution — would allow a rapist to “force” a woman to have an abortion.
The remark by Moreno, a businessman, is the latest from groups and individuals opposed to Issue 1 to mischaracterize the proposal by tying it to parental rights.
“As a dad of two girls, it’s about having that girl be able to be raped and having a rapist force her to have an abortion — all without your consent — as a minor,” Moreno said in an Oct. 12 episode of the RestoreLiberty.US podcast.
“That is insane. It is not representative of Ohio values. We absolutely have to make it clear that this ballot initiative has to be defeated. We have to vote no in November,” Moreno added.
Earlier in the podcast, Moreno mischaracterized Issue 1 as being about "on-demand abortion, late-term abortion, stripping parental rights.” If passed, he said, it will have “opened a door to transgender surgeries, transgender mutilation of children.”
Here’s some encouraging news:
An abortion ballot measure in Ohio is driving a surge in early voter turnout in what is seen as the most important referendum on reproductive rights this year.
Voters in the Buckeye State are weighing a proposed constitutional amendment next week — called Issue 1 — that would establish abortion protections in the state’s constitution. Groups supporting and opposing the initiative have held rallies and enlisted political leaders and celebrities in recent weeks to draw attention to the race.
While recent polling indicates that a majority of Ohioans support the ballot measure, Democrats say they’re not taking anything for granted and believe it’ll come down to turnout.
“The poll that I’m the most interested in is the one that happens in the ballot box all the way up through Nov. 7,” said Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D).
Some more encouraging news today out of Ohio courtesy of Ohio Northern University’s latest poll:
Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown holds a net favorability rating of +10%, which is among the highest of public officials we queried. His opponent is far from settled as 49% of Republicans in our sample are undecided, 30% support Frank LaRose, 13% support Matt Dolan, and 7% support Bernie Moreno.
Regardless of who he faces, Brown is expected to be in for a close contest. In head-to-head matchups he draws a plurality of support against Moreno (48-26, 25% unsure), Dolan (45-30, 25% unsure), and LaRose (44-31, 25% unsure).
“Sherrod Brown continues to be viewed positively by Ohioans voters, which will serve him well in what promises to be a very difficult re-election campaign.” - Robert Alexander, Ohio Northern University
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