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LBM20

(1,580 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:14 AM Jan 2019

Sherrod Brown/Amy Klobuchar would be a very strong presidential ticket.

I like all the candidates, and its early, but I bet Klobuchar and Brown DO run as both are thinking very strongly about it.

With these two we have two midwesterners who have broad appeal. We need fresh faces in presidential politics.

We need to win in the heartland. It would be very risky to nominate an east or west coaster. Brown just won re-election comfortably in Ohio that is otherwise majority Republican right now. And he bridges social liberals with working class economic populists. His main message is all about working people, the kind of strong populist economic message that we need. And I really like Klobuchar. I put Brown at the top of the ticket because of the strong and clear working/middle class economic message and being from Ohio which is such strategic ground whereas MN is more likely already in the D column. But if we can take OH, Trump and R's are TOAST.

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Sherrod Brown/Amy Klobuchar would be a very strong presidential ticket. (Original Post) LBM20 Jan 2019 OP
Why not the other way around? Why not Klobuchar/Brown? Stinky The Clown Jan 2019 #1
Great ticket! lkinwi Jan 2019 #2
Yes! Great ticket Freddie Jan 2019 #3
Brown rso Jan 2019 #4
He would appointment himself... DeWine FarPoint Jan 2019 #6
this crazycatlady Jan 2019 #7
Too conservative. PubliusEnigma Jan 2019 #5
I would like more balance exboyfil Jan 2019 #8
Agreed. Unbeatable. BlueWI Jan 2019 #9
Great ticket! MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #10
Damn right, Ohio and Minnesota. sarcasmo Jan 2019 #11
I like Brown, but have two issues... Adrahil Jan 2019 #12

Stinky The Clown

(67,670 posts)
1. Why not the other way around? Why not Klobuchar/Brown?
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:17 AM
Jan 2019

Were this to be the last ones standing after the primaries, I would be happy. <== NOT an endorsement

Freddie

(9,231 posts)
3. Yes! Great ticket
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:28 AM
Jan 2019

Or the other way around.
I think we need at least one of the ticket from the Midwest - those are the people we have to speak to. Harris/Brown or Harris/Klobuchar would be good too. And why NOT both women? No one ever said a thing about 2 men on the ticket!

rso

(2,261 posts)
4. Brown
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:28 AM
Jan 2019

Please, not Sherrod Brown. The Governor of Ohio is republican, and he’ll appoint a Republican to replace Sherrod. We need him in the Senate.

FarPoint

(12,207 posts)
6. He would appointment himself... DeWine
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:35 AM
Jan 2019

...or Husted....

That said... I'll support a Brown Presidential Ticket....Ohio needs to have the Democrats mobilize and make the political change...not stiff Sherrod Brown for it.

exboyfil

(17,857 posts)
8. I would like more balance
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:36 AM
Jan 2019

This ticket seems to ignore our most loyal voting block - African Americans. I would pair Klobuchar with Booker or Gillum if he is vindicated. I would pair Brown with Harris. I remember the empty voting booths in Philadelphia on election night. Needless to say I would happily vote for ticket, and I am caucusing for Klobuchar who I picked out as my top choice the day after the 2016 election. I am a middle aged white resident of Iowa who was a Republican until George 2 invasion of Iraq.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
12. I like Brown, but have two issues...
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 12:17 PM
Jan 2019

1) we cannot give up a Democrat Senate Seat in Ohio.

2) His views on trade a firmly rooted in unrealistic 20th century thought. He supported Trump’s tariff gambit.

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