Five takeaways from the Ohio Senate debate between JDVance1 and RepTimRyan
Recent polls have indicated the race to succeed retiring Sen. Rob Portman is neck-and-neck in the state that has trended red in recent years. The Buckeye State is expected to play a key role in which party holds the majority next Congress, with GOP outside groups heavily spending to give Vance, a venture capitalist and the author of Hillbilly Elegy, a boost in the final stretch as Ryan has closed the gap in the polls.
In one of the debate's memorable lines, Ryan alluded to Trump’s remarks at a recent rally stating that Vance, a former Trump critic, is “in love” with him and “kissing my ass” for support. “He supports a national abortion ban in which he wants women to have to get a passport and go to Canada. Like we've got to have some moderation on this issue. He's got a very extreme position. J.D., you called rape inconvenience, right? That rape is not inconvenient. It's a significant tragedy. And he thinks that we should have Ohio state law, which says if you're raped or incest, pregnant through incest, that you should be forced to have the baby,” he added.
"We’ve got to increase funding for law enforcement. We've got to protect law enforcement, and we've got to do something that Tim Ryan failed to do, which is stop the leadership of this country from going after qualified immunity,” Vance said. “I've come out against this bill. And I don't think it's actually about gay marriage. It's not about same-sex marriage or same-sex equality. Look, gay marriage is the law of the land in this country. And I'm not trying to do anything to change that,” he said.
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