Checking in on Sherrod Brown

Starting to look pretty good:

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Recent statewide polls indicate a highly competitive contest in Ohio:

A poll conducted March 3–8 by OnMessage Public Strategies shows Brown at 47% and Husted at 45%, with 8% undecided and a margin of error of ±4 points, highlighting a narrow lead for Brown among likely voters.
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The Ohio Federation of Teachers’ Hart Research poll of 800 likely voters found Brown with a 3-point advantage over Husted, performing particularly well with independents, moderates, suburban voters, and women.
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Earlier polls, such as Emerson College’s August 2025 survey, had Husted leading 50% to 44%, showing that Brown has gained ground since his campaign kickoff.
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Since we’re pro labor here and labor voters were the only group of voters who increased their support of Democrats from 2020 to 2024 (despite what you may read from some Right-leaning, poorly informed commenters and social media accounts) we’ll focus on the OFT poll.

Brown is plus 25 with Independents which probably reflects Donald Trump’s real unpopularity. Dislike of Trump has spread to the GOP as a whole. Sherrod is plus 15 with women and (once again) Millennials are the most liberal cohort and Gen X are the most Republican cohort.

I actually think one of the divides in the Democratic Party right now and going forward will be this generational cohort difference. We’ll see the most Right wing cohort (Gen X) vie for dominance in the Party with the most Left wing cohort (Millennials) as older Democrats recede in leadership (sometimes kicking and screaming and refusing to relinquish power) both locally and nationally.

Biggest issue is health care (by a mile) which should play to Sherrod’s strengths - he’s been an absolute warrior for rural health care access his entire career.

Checking in on Sherrod Brown

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