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Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft described himself as “a conservative” as he defined his plan to vote for incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown within the 2024 U.S. Senate race within the Buckeye State.
Taft, who served as governor from early 1999 to early 2007, is the great-grandson of the late President William Howard Taft, who grew to become chief justice of the Supreme Court docket years after his presidency and made historical past as the one particular person to ever serve in each prestigious positions.
“I’ve all the time run for workplace underneath the banner of the Republican Celebration, am a conservative and normally vote instantly for the Republicans. Though I’m nonetheless a Republican, I’ll make an exception this 12 months within the US Senate race in Ohio by supporting Sherrod Brown helps.” Taft wrote in a chunk posted by the Dayton Each day Information.
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Governor Bob Taft of Ohio addresses the opening session of the Republican Nationwide Conference in New York, August 30, 2004. (Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
“In doing so, I be a part of most voters who base their judgments of candidates not solely on get together affiliation, however, typically extra importantly, on the candidate and his or her character, expertise and experience,” he continued.
Taft famous that he doesn’t agree with Brown on all coverage points, however believes that “Ohioans desperately want a extremely efficient, skilled legal professional within the U.S. Senate – somebody who is totally targeted on the wants of each Ohio and America. That is the form of chief Sherrod Brown has been.”
Brown, who has served within the Senate since 2007, is dealing with a problem from Republican candidate Bernie Moreno.
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Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio and chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and City Affairs Committee, speaks throughout a nomination listening to in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
Brown acknowledged the help on social media, noting, “Bob Taft is the one man to beat me in an election. Regardless of our political variations, I’m grateful to have his help on this race.”
Taft defeated Brown for Ohio Secretary of State in 1990.
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Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and his spouse Usha Chilukuri Vance rejoice as he’s nominated for the workplace of vice chairman alongside Ohio Rep. Bernie Moreno on the primary day of the Republican Nationwide Conference on the Fiserv Discussion board on July 15 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photos)
Presently, Ohio’s different U.S. Senator, JD Vance, is former President Donald Trump’s operating mate within the 2024 presidential contest.
Alex Nitzberg is a author for Fox Information Digital.
