COLUMBUS, OH – In a column today for The Akron Beacon Journal, retired opinion editor Michael Douglas praised Sherrod’s record of delivering for Ohioans. Douglas cites Sherrod’s “
leadership in rescuing the pensions of hundreds of thousands of union workers and retirees,” his support for organized labor which “
bolsters incomes and improves lives,” and his work to deliver manufacturing investment and opportunity to Ohio.
Douglas contrasts Sherrod’s record of fighting for Ohio with Bernie Moreno who “has an authenticity deficit,” is an “an ideological shape-shifter,” and has been caught in multiple lies – including that “he did not receive the master’s degree in business administration from Michigan” he claimed.
The Akron Beacon Journal: Sherrod Brown Has Been the Steady and Authentic Advocate for Ohio
Michael Douglas – September 22, 2024
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Brown belongs here. He has developed a strong, even unique, connection with Ohioans, continuously visiting towns and cities across the state, often convening small groups, and then really listening to those around the table.
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Even some Republicans admit: He has been everywhere!
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Political types long have cited authenticity as a key to electoral success. They note that voters have a keen instinct for fakery. In that way, Brown passes the test. He comes across as the real thing, and that response stems largely from what has been his focus since the outset of his long public career — the plight of working- and middle-class Ohioans facing dramatic changes in the economic landscape.
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Consider his leadership in rescuing the pensions of hundreds of thousands of union workers and retirees. He has been an ardent supporter of unions, knowing organized labor bolsters incomes and improves lives.
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Brown has touted advanced manufacturing, including legislation that secured the big investment Intel has launched in central Ohio and the sustainable polymer hub in the works here in Akron. He understands the value in an expanded child tax credit, as a tool for reducing child poverty and helping to raise families.
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In short, Moreno has an authenticity deficit…He champions border security, yet he echoes other Republicans in opposing a bipartisan border security bill (supported by Brown) that conservatives played the lead in writing.
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His team has aired an ad claiming that Brown joined in permitting undocumented immigrants to tap Social Security and other federal programs. Not true.
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Most recently, it turns out he did not receive the master’s degree in business administration from Michigan that had surfaced at times in his biography.
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No wonder a strategist for Matt Dolan during the Republican primary described Moreno as “an ideological shape-shifter.”
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There’s an old-fashioned idea in elections about voters applying a simple measure: Which candidate has done more to earn my vote? In this race, it should matter that Sherrod Brown has been the steady and authentic advocate for Ohio.
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