“Help them make a plan to vote,” Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown told union supporters in a Cincinnati suburb Saturday.Brown knows he’s in the political fight of his career and he’s leaving nothing to chance.He’s encouraging those who are loyal Brown backers to find others they can convince to join his coalition.With 30 days until votes are counted for the 2024 election, the stakes are high and time is short.Although Ohio is not one of the key presidential battlegrounds this time, it could still determine which political party controls Capitol Hill.In his familiar, casually rumpled way, Brown arrived in Evendale to tell an outdoor picnic at United Auto Workers Local 863 that they have political work to do this month.”Find five people and get ’em registered if it’s not too late,” he said.The voter registration deadline in Ohio is Monday night.”They’re not as good in politics as you are, they don’t know as much as you do, they’re not as interested as you do. But they will listen to you,” he said. “But make sure that you adopt them, whatever you have to do. And get them, make sure you help them make a plan to vote.”Brown knows this is his toughest reelection challenge to date. In trying to beat back Bernie Moreno, he is up against a candidate who carries an endorsement that resonates in the Buckeye State.Moreno, a Cleveland businessman, holds the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. The Republican nominee comfortably won Ohio twice before and is favored to do so again.Moreno spent the day campaigning Saturday in Columbus, Wayne County and Stark County.The thought of a Trump victory raises the hackles on the neck of Youngstown labor leader Dave Green. “It’s pretty scary,” Green told WLWT. “I don’t know where the disconnect is. I think some people just like to hate. It seems like he gives people the ability to blame and hate other people. And people who have that mentality are OK with it.” Meanwhile, Moreno won the backing of the Border Patrol Union this week, which represents 18,000 border agents.Though Vice President Kamala Harris boasts strong union support, it is still not as robust as past Democratic presidential candidates.Like Brown, the UAW has endorsed her, but the Teamsters and International Association of Fire Fighters have withheld support.”It concerns me,” said Brian Griffin, executive secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. “But it concerns me more on the level of the fabric of our country. I think we’ve been divided purposefully for the last decade.”Polling shows that union members have become a more competitive voting bloc over time after several decades of being a reliably Democratic voting base.The Brown-Moreno race, as well as the Senate race in Montana — another state won by Trump in 2020 — could decide who controls Capitol Hill.With polling showing Montana Democrat Jon Tester lagging well behind his Republican challenger, Brown’s seat becomes the rope in a sky-high spending tug-of-war.If you factor in the GOP primary with ad campaigns to this point, this race is well north of $300 million and climbing.It could come down to how many union workers vote for a split Trump-Brown ticket.Brown refused to take a run at which states might flip, saying he doesn’t look at polls in other states.”I’ve heard about ’em,” he said with a smile. “I’ve got other things to do, man.”When asked if the Democrats would retain the Senate, he said he did not know.”I mean, we focus on work,” Brown said before heading to Sunday night’s NAACP Freedom Fund dinner.Early voting in Ohio starts Tuesday morning.
“Help them make a plan to vote,” Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown told union supporters in a Cincinnati suburb Saturday.
Brown knows he’s in the political fight of his career and he’s leaving nothing to chance.
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He’s encouraging those who are loyal Brown backers to find others they can convince to join his coalition.
With 30 days until votes are counted for the 2024 election, the stakes are high and time is short.
Although Ohio is not one of the key presidential battlegrounds this time, it could still determine which political party controls Capitol Hill.
In his familiar, casually rumpled way, Brown arrived in Evendale to tell an outdoor picnic at United Auto Workers Local 863 that they have political work to do this month.
“Find five people and get ’em registered if it’s not too late,” he said.
The voter registration deadline in Ohio is Monday night.
“They’re not as good in politics as you are, they don’t know as much as you do, they’re not as interested as you do. But they will listen to you,” he said.
“But make sure that you adopt them, whatever you have to do. And get them, make sure you help them make a plan to vote.”
Brown knows this is his toughest reelection challenge to date. In trying to beat back Bernie Moreno, he is up against a candidate who carries an endorsement that resonates in the Buckeye State.
Moreno, a Cleveland businessman, holds the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. The Republican nominee comfortably won Ohio twice before and is favored to do so again.
Moreno spent the day campaigning Saturday in Columbus, Wayne County and Stark County.
The thought of a Trump victory raises the hackles on the neck of Youngstown labor leader Dave Green.
“It’s pretty scary,” Green told WLWT. “I don’t know where the disconnect is. I think some people just like to hate. It seems like he gives people the ability to blame and hate other people. And people who have that mentality are OK with it.”
Meanwhile, Moreno won the backing of the Border Patrol Union this week, which represents 18,000 border agents.
Though Vice President Kamala Harris boasts strong union support, it is still not as robust as past Democratic presidential candidates.
Like Brown, the UAW has endorsed her, but the Teamsters and International Association of Fire Fighters have withheld support.
“It concerns me,” said Brian Griffin, executive secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. “But it concerns me more on the level of the fabric of our country. I think we’ve been divided purposefully for the last decade.”
Polling shows that union members have become a more competitive voting bloc over time after several decades of being a reliably Democratic voting base.
The Brown-Moreno race, as well as the Senate race in Montana — another state won by Trump in 2020 — could decide who controls Capitol Hill.
With polling showing Montana Democrat Jon Tester lagging well behind his Republican challenger, Brown’s seat becomes the rope in a sky-high spending tug-of-war.
If you factor in the GOP primary with ad campaigns to this point, this race is well north of $300 million and climbing.
It could come down to how many union workers vote for a split Trump-Brown ticket.
Brown refused to take a run at which states might flip, saying he doesn’t look at polls in other states.
“I’ve heard about ’em,” he said with a smile. “I’ve got other things to do, man.”
When asked if the Democrats would retain the Senate, he said he did not know.
“I mean, we focus on work,” Brown said before heading to Sunday night’s NAACP Freedom Fund dinner.
Early voting in Ohio starts Tuesday morning.
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