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GOP candidate delivers blistering closing message as most expensive Senate race in history comes to a close

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November 6, 2024

GOP candidate delivers blistering closing message as most expensive Senate race in history comes to a close

BELLBROOK, OHIO – Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno is making his closing pitch to voters as one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country and the most expensive in American history enters its final days.

Moreno addressed a large group of enthusiastic supporters on Saturday night in Greene County, Ohio, and also spoke to Fox News Digital about what he hopes undecided voters know about his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

“Sherrod Brown is too liberal for Ohio,” Moreno said. “I’m for Ohio. He’s for they/them. The reality is I’m going to work every single day to make the lives of Ohioans better. Sherrod Brown has failed: 200,000 manufacturing jobs lost, Generationally high inflation, instability in every corner of the world. He’s for the Green New Deal. He doesn’t represent Ohio’s values.”

“He’s too liberal for Ohio. I’m going to make a change. I’ll work hard every single day and always remember that voters are in charge.”

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Bernie Moreno speaks to Fox News Digital in Bellbrook, Ohio.

After trailing Brown in most polls all summer, Moreno has pulled virtually even with Brown in the last few weeks. Moreno was asked whether he is “nervous” about the race given that the polls are so tight.

“No, because, look, the polls had to be tied with Matt Dolan in the primary and we won by 18,” Moreno said. “Now, I don’t think it’s going to be an 18-point victory. But based on the energy, the enthusiasm, the early vote, the idea that people just want a change.”

“They’ve been crushed by the last four years. High prices, open borders, instability all over the world. They see the people in Washington, D.C., taking better care of illegal immigrants than American citizens. They see this country sending billions of dollars overseas when we have real needs here. So I think the temperature in the country, in Ohio, they want to change. Now, here’s Sherrod Brown trying to run as a change candidate, which of course, is nonsense, considering they’re the party in charge right now. They have been for four years.”

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Bernie Moreno speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Moreno, who drew a loud applause from the crowd after saying he is looking forward to “firing” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., assuming Republicans take control of the Senate, criticized Brown for lamenting the idea that “greedy corporations” are generating high inflation.

“Come on, look, you know the greediest organization on earth? Government,” Moreno said. “You talk about powerful, greedy corporations? That’s the government. You don’t love your people and your country when you allow government spending combined with an assault on American energy to drive our prices up so that you can’t afford McDonald’s.“

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Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks during a nomination hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

On immigration, Moreno also made the case that politicians in Washington, D.C., can’t claim to love the country while at the same time allowing millions of illegal immigrants to cross the southern border.

“If you love the people of this country, I mean, when I tell you genuinely love Americans, not just the country, but the people in the country, you don’t allow 12 million people to come into this country without being vetted,” Moreno said. “Uncontrolled illegal immigration, you just would never allow that if you love this country.”

Brown’s ads have blanketed the airwaves, hitting Moreno on abortion and his business record, while Moreno has labeled Brown a career politician who is essentially a rubber stamp for the Biden-Harris administration.

“Ohioans know Sherrod has worked with Republicans and stood up to his own party to get things done for Ohio – from taking on special interests to lower costs, to standing up to bad trade deals that shipped Ohio jobs overseas, to passing bipartisan laws to protect Ohioans from dangerous fentanyl,” a Brown campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

“While Sherrod fights to make sure hard work pays off for all Ohioans, Bernie Moreno has made it clear that he only looks out for himself, refused to pay his own employees the overtime they earned and destroyed the evidence to get away with it, and would overturn the will of Ohioans by supporting a national abortion ban.”

The contentious ad campaign between the two candidates has become the most expensive Senate race in American history and is expected to exceed $500 million, eclipsing the $412 million price tag of the 2020 Georgia Senate race between Jon Ossoff and David Perdue, NBC News reported.

Tuesday’s Ohio Senate election is expected to play a key role in whether Republicans are able to take control of the Senate, with many believing Brown represents one of the strongest chances Republicans have to do so.

The Cook Political Report ranks the race as a “toss up.”

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin had record-high number of voters Tuesday, based on preliminary totals

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November 6, 2024

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Wisconsin had record-high number of voters Tuesday, based on preliminary totals

Wisconsin had its most voters ever in Tuesday’s election, according to preliminary vote totals.

As of about 4 p.m. Tuesday, at least 3,415,306 Wisconsinites had voted in the presidential election, per the Associated Press. That’s with 99% of the vote reported and not including write-in votes for president, meaning the final voter total will be higher.

Wisconsin’s previous record turnout was in 2020, when just over 3.3 million voters cast a ballot in the general election., according to Wisconsin Elections Commission data since 1948.

Though the WEC hasn’t released final vote totals for the 2024 general election, Tuesday’s unofficial numbers would beat that record by at least 100,000 voters.

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Houston Texans Release First Injury Report vs. Detroit Lions

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November 6, 2024

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Houston Texans Release First Injury Report vs. Detroit Lions

The Houston Texans are fresh off a tough loss against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Leading up to the contest, New York was quite an abysmal football team, so the loss to drop the Texans’ record to 6-3 hurt that much more.

The Texans are without wide receivers Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs — who suffered a season-ending knee injury — so the result wasn’t exactly shocking. However, Collins is eligible to return from Injured Reserve, which would make a huge difference for Houston.

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Collins wasn’t listed on the Texans’ first injury report before their coming contest against the Detroit Lions, though that’s because he hasn’t been taken off of Injured Reserve quite yet. Here’s how the injury report played out for Houston on Wednesday:

Did not participate:

DE Will Anderson Jr., ankle
DE Derek Barnett, calf/shoulder
DT Foley Fatusaki, groin/shoulder
OG Kenyon Green, shoulder
DE Dylan Horton, illness
RB Dameon Pierce, groin

Limited particpant:

LB Azees Al-Shaair, knee
LB Jake Hanses, ankle
DE Jerry Hughes, hip
OG Shaq Mason, hip
CB Jeff Okudah, ankle
OT Laremy Tunsil, rest
S Jimmy Ward, groin

The Texans’ injury report was quite hefty, and the defense could be quite banged up as they take on the Lions — who are a very rounded, solid squad with an electric offense.

Despite the game being at NRG Stadium in Houston, Detroit enters the matchup as a 3.5-point favorite. The Lions are 7-1 on the season and are regarded as one of the best teams in the league.

Houston needs both Collins to return and the rest of the injury report to be cleaned up if they want to take down such a strong NFC opponent.

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Bucks News: Experts Blast Milwaukee in Latest NBA Power Rankings

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November 6, 2024

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Bucks News: Experts Blast Milwaukee in Latest NBA Power Rankings

The Milwaukee Bucks are off to one of the worst starts they have had in over a decade. Through seven games, they sit with a disastrous 1-6 record and are currently on a six-game losing streak.

The Bucks look like a lost bunch out there—not only that, but they are an old bunch as well. Although they possess the talents of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, those two are still not enough, at least, to start the season.

Things are not trending in the right direction, and because of that, the Bucks have fallen to near the bottom half of many NBA rankings, including the New York Times. The New York Times dropped the Bucks from 15 to 26 in week three of the rankings.

“The Bucks have the longest losing streak in the league right now at six games. It’s the first time in 10 seasons that Milwaukee has had a stretch like this. Sure, the losses to the Cavaliers came down to the wire. But that was after getting pasted in Memphis with two days off against a team that was playing the second night of a back-to-back. Yes, Khris Middleton is missed. But the Bucks bench has been awful defensively.”

The Bucks also fell from 19 to 26 in the NBA.com power rankings.

“The Bucks almost beat Cleveland on Saturday in what was their first clutch game of the season, but couldn’t get the stop they needed in the final seconds and are 1-6 (or worse) for the first time in 24 years.”

And for Hoos Hype, the Bucks see themselves at No. 25 on this week’s power rankings.

“Despite another ho-hum otherworldly performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo and a strong offensive start from Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks are just 1-5. A major culprit: opponents are dominating the possession game.”

“The Bucks are the league’s worst offensive-rebounding team and second-worst at creating turnovers. In total, foes average 90.8 shots per game compared to Milwaukee’s 26th-ranked 85.7. It’s hard to make up a differential that big, even with stars of this caliber.”

“Frankly, a lot is happening in Milwaukee, and little is good. Their ranking when we return in two weeks might be the most important story of the early season, because if they’re still bottom-feeding like Mississippi River catfish, the Giannis trade rumors will become deafening.”

The Bucks’ hope seems dim right now, but if they can get healthy, they may climb their way up slowly. As things stand, however, the Bucks are a hot mess.

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