Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win: From the Politics Desk
Democrats score another big Senate recruiting win
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown plans to launch a comeback bid for Senate in Ohio, a major recruiting win for Democrats who need to catch every break they can in their uphill fight for the majority in the chamber.
Brown is viewed by Democrats as one of the few, if not the only, members of their party who could put the seat in the red-trending state in play next year. After serving three terms in the Senate, he lost re-election by 3.5 points last year as Donald Trump carried Ohio by 11 points. And the party in power typically faces headwinds in a midterm election.
If Brown wins the nomination, he would face GOP Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to serve the remainder of Vice President JD Vance’s term earlier this...