Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is considering a run for the White House in 2020.
Brown, who cruised to re-election last week in a state President Trump won by 8 points in 2016, told the Columbus Dispatch he’s heard “sort of a crescendo” in suggestions that he run for president.
“We’re hearing it increase, so we’re thinking about it as a result,” he said. “We’re not close to saying yes.”
During an appearance earlier Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Brown said he was able to clinch a third term in the red-leaning state because he respects “the dignity of work.”
“That’s what Washington forgets about,” he said, adding, “My campaign was about workers and about the direction where we go.”
Brown said some urged him to run for president during his re-election campaign, and the calls have only become more “overwhelming” since then.
“My first mission is to encourage people to start talking about [American workers] more, reaching out to people in the industrial Midwest,” he told the Dispatch. “We’ll see later on about the presidential race. But we are thinking about it for the first time seriously.”
“We’re thinking about it,” Connie Schultz, Brown’s wife tweeted in response to the Dispatch story.
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We’re thinking about it. https://t.co/MDJQX2SFRn
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) November 12, 2018
Brown would face a crowded Democratic primary field if he decided to run. A scrum of would-be aspirants are currently considering or actively planning campaigns for the right to oppose Trump in the 2020 general election.
