bernie moreno has defeated dolan and frank larose, who were considered traditional republican candidates. moreno will face three-time senator sherrod brown in november. and on the west coast, california s congressional 20th district will hold a special election to see who will fill out former house speaker kevin mccarthy s term. if no one gets the amount, the top two will face off. and we have suzanne with the weekend. and brandon buff, adviser. thank you for being here. hi. you know ohio politics. your reaction to what we re seeing in the buckeye state tonight? well, obviously a big win for donald trump. he had to go in there at the last minute and do a rally for bernie moreno to push him over the finish line. it s not often that the trump- endorsed candidate needs to feel backup at the last minute. but it s a risky play. everybody in at least established in republican circles thought were perhaps the better positioned to win. this is a critical seat. republicans are
punched, kicked, pushed, shoved, sprayed with chemical irtants and even blinded with eye-damaging lasers, by a violent mob that saw us law enforcement, dedicated to, ironically, protecting them as u.s. citizens as an impediment in their attempted insurrection. i, too, was particular krished by the rioters. could feel myself thinking, this is how i m going to die. because of the injuries he sustained on january 6th, staff sergeant gunnel had to retire from the force. but in some ways, he s still testifying about that day. just yesterday, former staff sergeant gunnel had to testify about one of the capitol rioters who brutally attacked him on january 6th. michael mackerel pleaded guilty last year to a felony for assaulting police officers. according to a court document, he wrapped his arm around the neck of a capitol police officer and threw the officer to the ground. he joins over 1300 others who have been charged for their role of violence. and with each passing day, more per