Heading into the Ohio Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, there was some rumbling and grumbling in Donald Trump’s orbit about the suitability of Trump’s chosen candidate, Bernie Moreno.

Moreno is a smooth-talking Clevelander who made his money selling cars and has been a down-the-line advocate of MAGA positions since he ran in last cycle’s Senate primary, which was ultimately won by Trump’s endorsee, current Sen. J.D. Vance. After meeting with Trump, Moreno dropped out of that race before voting began, setting himself up as the favorite in this year’s race.

The problem: Last week, the Associated Press wrote a story which revealed that in 2008, an account seeking “Men for 1-on-1 sex” was created using Moreno’s email address on a website called Adult Friend Finder. The present moment is not an LGBTQ-friendly one in Republican politics, and Moreno had campaigned as an enemy of gay-rights “indoctrination,” slamming one of his opponents for supporting a bill that would have prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Moreno denies setting up or using the account and has put out a statement attributed to a former aide who says he created it as a prank, but some within the party didn’t believe that........

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