Hi there,
It’s been a rough first week for Sherrod Brown’s return to the campaign trail.
- A new poll out this morning, shows Brown trailing Senator Jon Husted by 6%. As reported by Politico, “Husted’s lead comes even as Brown holds higher name recognition among voters.”
- The Northwest Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, which represents 18 affiliated local unions, FLIPPED their endorsement for the Senate race. The group, which supported Brown in 2024 is backing Husted in 2026.
- On crypto policy – one of his many political vulnerabilities – the former Banking Chair is already dodging and refusing to answer multiple follow-up questions about his current position, per Axios reporting. Brown was also slammed this week by digital asset policy leaders. Current Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott called Brown out at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium this week. Crypto champion Senator Cynthia Lummis slammed Brown for leading “a relentless and unfair war against digital asset innovation in America” and officially backed Husted. And Fairshake, which spent heavily against Brown in 2024, has $140M on hand and remains steadfastly opposed to candidates like Brown who have blocked progress on digital asset policy.
- Liberal Sherrod Brown’s favorite words are in fact out of touch with the everyday voters who already rejected him last year, according to a Democrat memo out this morning. As Senator, Brown infamously scrubbed the word “women” from his pregnancy legislation, opting instead for the leftist “pregnant persons.” New reporting from Politico shows Democrats are trying to blacklist the term because of how ridiculous it is.
“Sherrod Brown is a relic of the liberal establishment that stands for everything that has led to Democrats having historically low approval ratings – raising taxes, blocking innovation, cancel culture, and woke shaming,” said NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez. “Ohio voters already know Brown and they will reject him again in 2026.”
Thanks,
Joanna Rodriguez, NRSC Communications Director