Sherrod Brown Won't Run For President

[Gothmog]

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Source: Talking Points Memo

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) won’t run for president after all, he announced Thursday.

“Being president isn’t something I have dreamed of my whole life or even for years,” Brown said in a statement. “My goal for our tour is to make the dignity of work the centerpiece of the Democrats’ 2020 campaign because I believe that’s the way to beat Donald Trump.”

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/sherrod-brown-wont-run-for-president

[PatSeg]

1. I really like Sherrod Brown

I think that was very classy.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. The LBN Hosts are probably going to lock this per Skinner

Which is why I stuck the breaking news post about this in the Primaries forum!

[DavidDvorkin]

3. I really thought he would

And that he would be a strong nominee. But maybe he concluded that he had little chance of winning the nomination.

[Gothmog]

4. From my twitter feed

Link to tweet

[Renew Deal]

5. His 3% will come off the DU board

He seems like a good guy, but doesn't seem like the presidential type.

[DonViejo]

6. Locking...

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