GOP House candidate JR Majewski drops out after facing backlash for disparaging Special Olympics athletes

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GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.
GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.

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MAGA House candidate JR Majewski's disparagement of Special Olympics athletes is reverberating in the high-stakes Ohio Senate race

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Businessman Bernie Moreno (left) and OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose (right) both endorsed JR Majewski (center) in December.
Businessman Bernie Moreno (left) and OH Secretary of State Frank LaRose (right) both endorsed JR Majewski (center) in December.

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski refuses to drop out after disparaging Special Olympics athletes: 'I will not be threatened'

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.
GOP House candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.

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GOP House candidate JR Majewski uses ableist slur against Democrats: 'It's like being in the Special Olympics'

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JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.
JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio on September 17, 2022.

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Elise Stefanik pulls endorsement from Ohio Republican who was caught on tape calling Trump 'arrogant'

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Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York speaks during a hearing on campus antisemitism on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2023.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York

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Ohio Republicans are coalescing behind one of the worst-performing candidates of the 2022 midterms — after his main GOP opponent trashed Trump

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GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.
GOP candidate JR Majewski at a Trump rally in Vandalia, Ohio on November 7, 2022.

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