COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rep. Jim Jordan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose joined forces in the Buckeye State capital last week to boost the rapidly improving prospects of GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno.
Jordan, who last year nearly nabbed the speaker’s gavel, said he sees a disturbing divide developing in America between “normal” and “crazy.”
“Do you trust these so called experts you see on TV or do you trust common sense?” Jordan asked a crowd of about 75 frustrated Ohioans. “The divide in America today has become normal versus crazy. They’re not all crazy, but the people that control their party definitely are.”
And the insanity is hurting the nation, he warned.
“It’s crazy not to have a border,” he said. “It’s crazy to let women compete in men’s sports. It’s crazy to let a Chinese spy balloon fly halfway across the country without shooting it down. I think most reasonable people here would shoot it down. I know Bernie would.”
Should Ohio voters send longtime Sen. Sherrod Brown packing in November, Jordan promised he and Moreno would work together to immediately authorize tax cuts, increase border security and bring “commonsense” policies back to Washington.
For his part, Moreno was also outraged by what he called a “remarkable lack of empathy” from sitting Democrats over the severe destruction Hurricane Helene brought.
“Can you show a little empathy? Can you at least go there and see these people? Or is that too much to ask?” Moreno said. “Our president’s on a beach, and their candidate is off raising money with elites. There is so much they will do for illegal migrants. They give them thousands of dollars to settle here, but they’ll only give $750 to citizens here whose homes were just destroyed?“
Moreno and Secretary of State LaRose predicted these “out of touch” Dems will soon be replaced and Ohio will have “nation-leading” election-security measures.
LaRose said they’re prepared to “show the world” how elections should be run.
Moreno had been trailing Brown by narrow margins since January. But recent surges in popularity for both Donald Trump and stronger anti-illegal-immigration policies in Ohio have allowed the newcomer to leapfrog the old timer.
“Because of that hard work, on election night you’ll all know in just about 30 minutes after the polls close and the early voting numbers come in — you’ll know who won and who controls the Senate,” Moreno enthused. “And then I want you all to flip over the channel. Turn it to CNN. Because you’re gonna see grown men cry.”
