In what has to be considered one of the biggest upsets anywhere in 2024, Bernie Moreno — a Colombian-born, self-made multimillionaire car dealer and first-time candidate — unseated Ohio’s three-term Democrat senator, Sherrod Brown.

In results nothing short of stunning, Moreno, 57, rolled up a margin of 50.2 % to 46.4% over Brown — a political institution in the Buckeye State who has been in elective office for all but two of the past nearly 50 years.

Although Donald Trump’s strong showing (55.2%) in Ohio undoubtedly helped friend and unabashed MAGA Republican Moreno, several Ohio Republicans who spoke to Newsmax attributed his win to the inflation that is hitting hard on middle- and lower-income state residents.

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