Sherrod on the Ed Schultz Show

Sherrod Brown was on the Ed Schultz Show today to talk about the UAE Port Scandal, Bush's visit to Ohio and issues of the day.

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02/23/2006 / Permalink / Sherrod Brown, (all tags)

Ohio back in spotlight

From Cincinnati Enquirer:

Ohio back in spotlight
Bush visits today to help keep Republican control of Congress

BY MALIA RULON | ENQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON - President Bush will be in Ohio today for the second time this month, this time to headline an evening fundraiser in Indian Hill for Sen. Mike DeWine's re-election campaign.

This must be an election year.

The White House isn't up for grabs this year, but the governor's mansion and the control of both the House and Senate are.

Ohio, the battleground state that gave Bush his victory in November 2004, is once again in the national political spotlight - and the voters here could determine whether Bush has a Democratic or Republican Congress for the last two years of his presidency.

DeWine, who broke with his party to join a bipartisan compromise on judicial nominees, has been criticized by conservative Republicans and is considered among the most vulnerable incumbents in the closely divided Senate.

Bush's visit to campaign for DeWine - and an earlier fundraiser for him held in Washington by Vice President Dick Cheney - shows that the significance of DeWine's seat isn't lost on the White House, which is committed to doing whatever it can to help him keep it...

...DeWine is expected to face Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown of northern Ohio this fall in a high-spending battle that is likely to produce more high-profile visits to the state for other campaign events.

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02/23/2006 / Permalink / Bush, Sherrod Brown, (all tags)

Strickland, Brown among state Democratic party’s endorsees

From Toledo Blade:

The Ohio Democratic Party machine last night refused to sit out the May 2 primary election, officially endorsing select candidates despite arguments by some that the party was dividing itself even before the campaign has begun.

The decision was easy in some cases.
The State Executive Committee endorsed U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland for governor, U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate, and state Rep. Barbara Sykes for auditor, whose primary opponents put up little if any fight. Secretary of state candidate Jennifer Brunner has no primary competition...

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02/23/2006 / Permalink / ODP, Sherrod Brown, (all tags)

Pick Up Support

Josh Wolf's Pick Up Truck

Southeast Ohio's most vocal Brown supporter is now its most visible. Regional Field Organizer Josh Wolf just received his specially ordered "Brown 06" plates from the Ohio DMV.

Josh is one of the hardest working campaign staffers in the state.  We're lucky to have him on the road working seven days a week to elect Sherrod Brown Ohio's next U.S. Senator.

Here's a message from Josh about his background in politics and why he supports Sherrod Brown:

I joined the Ohio University College Democrats my sophomore year of college, knocking doors, making telephone calls, labeling literature and working the polls for many local and statewide elections.

Since college I've worked for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election and the Ohio Democratic Party on several campaigns, including the Ohio 2 special election.

I joined the Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate Campaign in October of last year. I have been a life-long supporter of Sherrod Brown and Ted Strickland and am throwing my entire heart and soul in to electing Sherrod Brown to the U.S. Senate.

I support and work for Sherrod Brown each and every day because he is tough, incredibly intelligent and has the record to beat Mike DeWine in 2006!  Congressman Brown has worked to keep the manufacturing jobs of Southeastern Ohioans here in the United States by fighting CAFTA, he fought hard to stop President Bush from taking our nation to war, and he works hard each day to ensure that my Grandparents, and your grandparents, will never have to choose between groceries and prescription drugs.

Simply put, Congressman Sherrod Brown has a proven record of beating the odds, winning elections, being bluntly honest, and standing up against the failed and disastrous policies of Senator Mike DeWine and President Bush.  As Sherrod always says, "He's on our side".  Well friends, he's on MY side as well!

02/20/2006 / Permalink / Ohio Senate, Sherrod Brown, (all tags)