With Republicans kicking off their national convention in Cleveland, Hillary Clinton was rallying voters elsewhere in Ohio.
“It is not enough to yell at your television or send a nasty tweet,” Clinton said from Cincinnati. “You have to get registered.”
A young Muslim campaign organizer, who talked about the discrimination she faced as a child after 9/11, kicked off the rally, warning that Donald Trump exemplifies the same sort of prejudices as the high-school bullies who yelled at her to “go back to [her] country!”
The presumptive Democratic nominee campaigned with Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, a potential running mate. As Brown introduced Clinton he repeated four times how much he “trusts” the former secretary of state, and said that he knew she would “do the right thing on manufacturing and trade.”
Clinton similarly praised Brown, telling the voters “his record of service to not only Ohio, but to the country is extraordinary. He stands up and works for and fights for the people of this state, especially working families, day in and day out.”
She also asked Ohioans to vote for former Gov. Ted Strickland for Senate in November so they could “send [Brown] a Democratic colleague.”
In addition to Brown, Clinton is considering Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to join the Democratic ticket. Clinton is expected to announce her choice later this week as she campaigns in Florida prior to next week’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
