Brown not running from his record

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Just under five months before the November election, two things are clear about Ohio's pivotal U.S. Senate race:
Sherrod Brown is not the sort of centrist Democrat that seems to be all the rage this year.
Both Mr. Brown and his opponents are happy about that.

Most of the Democratic candidates in the handful of red and purple-state races that figure to dictate control of the U.S. Senate this fall have embraced the "centrist" label and platform; some, such as Pennsylvania's Bob Casey, boast conservative stances on abortion or other social issues.

Mr. Brown carries a more populist - Republicans derisively say "liberal" - banner in his Ohio battle with GOP incumbent Mike DeWine. He wants troops out of Iraq this year. He denounces America's free trade pacts. He criticizes Mr. DeWine's votes to repeal the estate tax and make some of President Bush's tax cuts permanent.

When Republicans rip his votes against certain military or intelligence spending, or his opposition to a federal constitutional same-sex marriage ban, Mr. Brown dismisses them with a "yeah, so?" shrug.

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Sherrod is not running away from his record, but is running on it. He voted against the war. He stands up for American workers. He represents Democratic principals and is not backing away from them. Way to go, Sherrod.

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1. Has he denied that he is black?

Republican Party and bush administration spokesman rush limbaugh recently stated that sherrod brown is black therefore there is a "racial component" in the democrats backing of the man. Gotta do you fact checking..

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2. Wasn't that just a typical response.

What a dunce.

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3. One of the few principled members left in Congress

Sherrod doesn't need to check the latest opinion polls to decide what's important. He listens to voters concerns and acts in the interest of the average person.

He's one of the few politiicans who "gets it". You don't usually have to explain something twice to him.