Tim Ryan did not mess around in his only debate with J.D. Vance. He went for the jugular. And he did it throughout the debate.

Tim Ryan scored a knockout punch?

As reported at DailyKos, Vance got called out for the fake charity that he claimed helped Ohioans.

On Monday, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio faced off against lowest common denominator Republican contender J.D. Vance in a debate. The debate between the two Senate candidates ranged from immigration to public health issues of addiction. A couple of days ago, The New York Times put out a piece investigating the short history of Vance’s “nonprofit,” Our Ohio Renewal. The piece really laid bare how odorous the whole thing was: Raising very little, giving even less, and fizzling out just in time for Vance to take the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. …

Ryan launched into what the kids might call the facts. “Literally started a nonprofit and didn’t spend one nickel on anybody. In fact, he brought in somebody from Purdue Pharma to be the spokesperson for the nonprofit, the same drug company, Big Pharma. The big drug company that had all the pill mills going. Got everybody addicted. One million people died, J.D. One million people died. And you started a nonprofit to try to take advantage of people in Ohio. And you know what? All you did with it was launch your political career.” Was Ryan done? No he wasn’t.

“His campaign manager worked for that nonprofit. He ran a poll to check his own standing from that nonprofit. I’m not going to take a backseat to you or anybody else on fentanyl drugs or immigration or anything else.” And finally, Ryan brought it home.

“What kind of man would start a fake nonprofit to deal with addiction and not spend any money on it?”

Another exchange showed Tim Ryan had no intention of playing nice. He brought a bazooka to a gunfight.

“Just a few weeks ago in Youngstown, on the stage, Donald Trump said to J.D. Vance. All you do is kiss my ass to get my support. He said that. And that’s bad because that means J.D. Vance is going to do whatever he wants. Mitch McConnell’s given him 40 million. He’s going to do what he wants. And Peter Thiel gave him a 15.”

Ryan was not done.

“He’s going to do what he wants.,” Ryan continued. “And here’s the thing that’s most troubling about this lack of courage is that after Trump took J.D. Vance’s dignity from him on the stage in Youngstown, J.D. Vance got back up on stage and said, Start shaking his hand, take a picture saying, Hey, are we having a great time here tonight? I don’t know anybody I grew up with. I don’t know anybody I went to high school with that would allow somebody to take their dignity like that and then get back up on stage. We need leaders who have the courage to take on their own party. And I’ve proven that. And he was called an ass-kisser by the former president. I’m for Ohio. I don’t kiss anyone’s ass like him. Ohio needs an ass-kicker, not an ass-kisser.”

We are so much better on the offensive.