Sen. Sherrod Brown says he will not run for president in 2020: 'I will do everything I can to elect a Democratic President and a Democratic Senate in 2020. The best place for me to make that fight is in the United States Senate.'
Angelo Merendino / Getty Images fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Sen. Sherrod Brown announced Thursday he will not run for president.
The surprise announcement comes after a two-month tour through early voting states, which many believed was the building blocks of a presidential campaign. "I will keep calling out Donald Trump and his phony populism. I will keep fighting for all workers across the country. And I will do everything I can to elect a Democratic President and a Democratic Senate in 2020. The best place for me to make that fight is in the United States Senate," Brown said in a statement.Dubbed the"Dignity of Work Tour," Brown's spin through early voting states zeroed in on working-class voters with a populist message.
raising the federal higher minimum wage, the importance of unions and tax cuts for lower-income Americans.“Connie and I have spent the last few months traveling around the country to make dignity of work a centerpiece of Democrats’ 2020 campaign, and we are so grateful to everyone who has welcomed us into their communities and into their lives," he said.
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