MSNBCs Rachel Maddow responded on-air to recent comments from Bernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for Ohios U.S. Senate seat, mocking women over 50 for being concerned about abortion.Wow, Maddow responded. Good luck, sir. Related Anti-LGBTQ+ Senate candidate linked to gay profile on adult hook-up site Trump-endorsed frontrunner Bernie Morenos rep claims the profile was set up as a prank. Moreno, a wealthy car dealer trying to unseat incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown, made his comment at a state town hall event last Friday night when the issue turned to reproductive rights. Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and perspectives that matter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today You know, the left has a lot of single-issue voters, the Trump-endorsed candidate said in the video obtained and aired by the local news station WCMH in Columbus. Sadly, by the way, theres a lot of suburban women, a lot of suburban women that are like, Listen, abortion is it. If I cant have an abortion in this country whenever I want, I will vote for anybody else. OK. Its a little crazy, by the way, but especially for women that are, like, past 50.As Morenos Republican audience breaks into laughter, he continued, Im thinking to myself, I dont think thats an issue for you.'Oh, thank God my wife didnt hear that one, he sheepishly added.Maddow, 51, was slacked-jawed with the pronouncement and called it shocking. Republican Senate candidate for Ohio, Bernie Moreno says women over 50 don't have any reason to support reproductive rights.Bad news for Moreno: Women in Ohio (even women over 50!) apparently do still have the right to vote. pic.twitter.com/vvnhDZVhsV Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 24, 2024That tape just in from Lebanon, Ohio, the out journalist shared with her audience. Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno saying any woman over 50 doesnt have any reason to support reproductive rights. Abortion rights, you kidding? Because, you know, women over 50, Im thinking to myself, he actually says it Im thinking to myself, thats not an issue for you.Wow, said Maddow, wide-eyed. You know, unluckily for Bernie Marino in Ohio, running against Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, women in Ohio even women over 50 apparently, do still have the right to vote, even if he doesnt think they have a right to an opinion.Good luck, sir, she added, head still spinning. Amazing.Morenos dismissal of reproductive rights follows a vote last year to amend Ohios constitution to guarantee the right to abortion and reproductive freedom. Fifty-seven percent of voters approved the measure.Maddow wasnt the only 50-something observer appalled with Morenos comments.Are you trying to lose the election? asked one-time Republican candidate for president and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on X. Asking for a friend.The Trump administration alum added the hashtags #Tonedeaf and #DonLemonVibes to a quote of Morenos comment. Are you trying to lose the election? Asking for a friend. #Tonedeaf #DonLemonVibesSadly, by the way, theres a lot of suburban women, a lot of suburban women that are like, Listen, abortion is it. If I cant have an abortion in this country whenever I want, I will vote for Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) September 24, 2024Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.