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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 04:48 PM Feb 2020

How come Sherrod Brown(D-OH) did not enter the 2020 US Presidential Race?

Sherrod Brown(D-OH), Elizabeth Warren(D-MA) and Bernie Sanders(D-VT) are the 3 top tier 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates that come from a State that currently has a Republican Governor.
If Warren(MA) and/or Sanders(VT) leave the US Senate, Democrats can win back MA and VT in the 2021/2022 special election.
If Brown(OH) leaves the US Senate Election, Democrats will have a tough time winning back OH in the 2022 special election unless Tim Ryan-D runs.

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How come Sherrod Brown(D-OH) did not enter the 2020 US Presidential Race? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Feb 2020 OP
Just looked up his voting record Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #1
I brought up Sherrod Brown because he would have an easier time winning the electoral college vote. nkpolitics1212 Feb 2020 #2
You're may be right Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #9
Didn't want to give up Dem Senate seat safeinOhio Feb 2020 #3
If Sherrod Brown ran for President and won both the Primary and the General Election in 2020 nkpolitics1212 Feb 2020 #6
At the time that was his thinking. safeinOhio Feb 2020 #7
Could Sherrod Brown run for President in 2024? nkpolitics1212 Feb 2020 #8
Wish he had. He's an undisputed "progressive" who would not promise the world to get votes. Hoyt Feb 2020 #4
I think he considered it but we would have doc03 Feb 2020 #5

Bradshaw3

(7,521 posts)
1. Just looked up his voting record
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 04:50 PM
Feb 2020

Sanders votes with Sherrod Brown 84 percent of the time. A few differences, including on some bigger votes but not that much different.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. I brought up Sherrod Brown because he would have an easier time winning the electoral college vote.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 05:04 PM
Feb 2020

Brown will perform better than Sanders in IA,MI,OH,PA,and WI.
Brown is younger than Trump and Sanders.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
6. If Sherrod Brown ran for President and won both the Primary and the General Election in 2020
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 06:22 PM
Feb 2020

Democrats are going to lose Democratic held US Senate seats in AL(Jones-D) and OH(VACANT- Brown-D)-DeWine-R appoints a Republican to Brown's OH US Senate seats.
Democrats are going to win Democratic held US Senate seats in-
DE(Coon-D)35
IL(Durbin-D)36
MA(Markey-D)37
MI(Peters-D)38
MN(Smith-D)39
NH(Shaheen-D)40
NJ(Booker-D)41
NM(Lujan-D)42
OR(Merkley-D)43
RI(Reed-D)44
VA(Warner-D)45
Democrats are going to win Republican held US Senate seats in-
AZ special(Kelly-D)46
CO(Hickenlooper-D)47
IA(Greenfield-D)48
ME(Gideon-D)49
NC(Cunningham-D)50

Brown-D would need to appoint a vice Presidential runningmate that could carry GA and NC.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
8. Could Sherrod Brown run for President in 2024?
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:02 PM
Feb 2020

Donald Trump-R is barred from running for a third term in 2024.
Bernie Sanders-D is unlikely to run for a second term in 2024 due to his age.
Sherrod Brown's OH US Senate seat is up for re-election in 2024. Sherrod Brown can run for President and let Tim Ryan run for the US Senate in 2024.

doc03

(35,332 posts)
5. I think he considered it but we would have
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 05:35 PM
Feb 2020

lost our Senator. I liked Eric Swalwell but he didn't get any traction, too low energy I guess for today.

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