Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for Senate

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Source: AP

Updated 12:56 PM EDT, October 20, 2024


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of one of the state’s best-known Republican families, threw his support Sunday behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in his hotly contested reelection race against GOP nominee Bernie Moreno. Taft, 82, made known his intention to vote for Brown over Moreno, a Donald Trump-backed Cleveland businessman, in a letter to the editor of the Dayton Daily News.

The grandson of “Mr. Republican” Robert A. Taft Sr. and great-grandson of William Howard Taft, the only person in American history to have been president and chief justice of the United States, praised Brown in the letter without mentioning Moreno.

Taft cited, among the reasons for his decision, Brown’s collaboration with U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on behalf of the Dayton area, including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Brown’s 25 years of experience in public office; and Brown’s committee assignments as a result of his senior status in the Senate.

“Although not in agreement with Senator Brown on every policy issue, I believe Ohioans very much need a highly effective, experienced advocate in the U.S. Senate — someone who is squarely focused on both Ohio’s and America’s needs,” Taft wrote.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-senate-ohio-sherrod-brown-moreno-cc439174ea8c1a1033e071780fc76b0f

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. At 82, he can remember the time before Gingrich's "Contract" against America.

He may even remember a time before the Fascist Oligarch eXtremists propaganda network brainwashed so many into becoming MAGAts.

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3. Actually it was a contract he took out on America.

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2. Thanks, good decision.

[FakeNoose]

4. Thank you Former Gov. Bob Taft! This is awesome

[NEOBuckeye]

5. Taft was an awful, forgettable Governor

But there’s still symbolism in this act by him, given his heritage, so I’ll grant him that.

[NBachers]

6. Kick this and a donation to Sherrod Brown

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/sherrod-brown-2

[BaronChocula]

7. Bob is his middle name

His first name is Scandalplagued.

But a vote's a vote.