# A Thread for Downballot Nonsense

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-downballot-nonsense/1007662>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [September 24, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-downballot-nonsense/1007662 "2024-09-24T15:34:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-downballot-nonsense/1007662/1 "2024-09-24T15:34:05Z")

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As we all are aware, the MAGA crazy has filtered way down from Trump through the senate, house , state and local governments. We don’t need a thread for each one (except the big ol’ Mark Robinson thread, good riddance) but I’m interested in what sort of shit the downballot races are experiencing.

In Ohio, corrupt car salesman Bernie Moreno (R) is trying to oust good-guy Sherrod Brown (D) for senate. Recently he pondered why women, especially women over 50, are so concerned about abortion.

> **[GOP's Moreno: Women’s focus on abortion rights is ‘a little crazy’](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-moreno-womens-focus-abortion-rights-little-crazy-rcna172405)**
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> Just when it seemed Republicans’ rhetoric on abortion rights couldn’t get much worse, Donald Trump and Ohio’s Bernie Moreno weighed in with new comments.

> “You know, the left has a lot of single-issue voters,” Moreno said late last week at a town hall–style event. “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.’”

Yeah put it all out on the table there, Bernie. Why on earth would people be concerned for the health and wellbeing of other people? Crazy talk!

What’s going on downballot in your neck of the woods?

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**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-downballot-nonsense/1007662/2 "2024-09-24T17:21:38Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> Why on earth would people be concerned for the health and wellbeing of other people?

Surely you’re not suggesting that women over 50 might have daughters and grand daughters _under_ 50? What nonsense!