Reply #26: Umm . . . Javaman, according to Wikipedia, that's not quite true.

[Kukesa]

Brown announced during the summer that he would NOT run:

"In the summer of 2005, Brown announced he would not run for the United States Senate seat held by Republican Mike DeWine. <1> That fall, however, Brown reconsidered his decision to enter the ring. <2> This announcement came shortly after Democrat Paul Hackett also stated that he would soon announce his candidacy. Within Ohio, Brown's decades of involvement in Ohio politics, including his years in statewide office, have given him high name recognition amongst Ohioans and a considerable fundraising advantage. In addition to his Senate campaign, Brown also helped to support Reform Ohio Now to promote several state jurisdictional changes on the ballot in November 2005."


Link and more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherrod_Brown