'Tireless campaign': Reactions pour in after GOP challenger flips crucial Senate seat held by longtime Dem

Reactions are pouring successful connected social media aft Republican Bernie Moreno ended Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown's astir 20-year tenure successful the United States Senate and Republicans moved toward a bulk successful the Senate. 

"This is an important flip for the Republicans," Fox News anchor Bret Baier posted connected X aft the Fox News Decision Desk projected Moreno arsenic the winner against Brown Tuesday night. 

"The enactment is edging person to an outright Senate majority."

Shortly aft Moreno was projected arsenic the winner, the Fox News Decision Desk projected that Republicans volition flip the Senate and power the enclosure successful the adjacent term. 

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Bernie Moreno, left, and Sherrod Brown (Getty Images)

"That’s 51!" South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott posted connected X. "Congrats Bernie Moreno!"

"Congrats to Bernie Moreno connected a tough, tireless run to unseat a adjacent 50-year governmental incumbent and 1 of the astir radically retired of interaction politicians successful Ohio’s history," Ohio Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who ran against Moreno successful the state's primary, posted connected X. 

"I cognize amended than astir however hard Bernie worked connected this campaign, and he’ll beryllium a relentless fighter for Ohio successful the Senate."

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and the president of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a information proceeding successful Washington, D.C., July 11, 2024. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Congratulations to my person Bernie Moreno!" Ohio Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted posted connected X. "Ohio is sending a existent America First champion to combat for america successful the Senate. Your triumph is simply a triumph for Ohio and America."

"Bravo Bernie Moreno!" Political commentator Hugh Hewit posted connected X. "Buckeye State with 2 R senators."

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Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Bernie Moreno (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"*Senator* Bernie Moreno," erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner Vivek Ramaswamy posted connected X. "Congratulations my man!"

"BIG triumph contiguous for Bernie Moreno and the radical of Ohio!" Missouri GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt posted connected X. "Bernie is the embodiment of the American Dream. He loves this state and the authorities helium represents. I look guardant to moving with Bernie successful the Senate."

Brown was facing an uphill conflict moving arsenic a Democrat successful a authorities that Trump won by 8 points successful 2020, and Trump was starring successful Ohio connected Tuesday nighttime astir midnight ET by 11 points.