WASHINGTON — As one U.S. Senator from Ohio packs his bags to ready for a move back to the Buckeye State, a former U.S. Senator prepares for his return to Washington while a third U.S. Senator from here runs for cover.
Since he unseated Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in a statewide Republican wave in 2024, Republican Bernie Moreno rarely missed an opportunity to publicly torch his former rival. During speeches, media appearances, and GOP rallies from Cleveland to Lima, Moreno routinely dismissed the veteran Ohio lawmaker as an “abject disaster,” an “empty suit,” “uniquely unlikable,” and a “political cicada.”
On Tuesday night, the tune changed instantly.
