Ohio police union endorses first Democrat for Senate since 1988 (Dem Sen. Sherrod Brown)

[Omaha Steve]

Daily Kos

OH-Sen: The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police is the state's largest law enforcement union, with some 25,000 active and retired members. It also hasn't backed a Democrat for Senate since 1988. But thanks to the GOP assault on worker's rights, embodied by last year's successful fight to overturn the anti-collective bargaining law known as SB5, the OH FOP is endorsing Dem Sen. Sherrod Brown for re-election. The group's president praised Brown as "one of our strongest allies" in the battle against SB5.

[freshwest]

1. Hopefully, their opinion will be respected and more will come out for Brown, and Obama.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. That is excellent news!

I hope their endorsement carries a lot of weight. He is an excellent Senator, and more than deserves re-election.

[Ikonoklast]

3. They finally woke up...Kasich scared them good.

As long as the cops got what they wanted and everyone else got fucked over, no problem.

Now that no one else is left for the Republicans to fuck over, it's the cop's turn.

They don't like it one damn bit, and come slinking back to those that supported unions all along.

[demosincebirth]

4. You are right for sure, but the cops usually go back to sleep and soon forget. That's their

nature -- I got mine screw the rest of us struggling fools.

[limpyhobbler]

5. hopefully this endorsement comes with a fat check

Sherrod Brown is one I am always happy to vote for.

[gopiscrap]

6. 'bout time these folks woke up!!!