Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is criticizing fellow Democrats as he eyes a possible 2020 White House run, saying they “aren’t talking to working class families.”
Brown made his comments while meeting with Democrats in Cresco, Iowa, according to The Des Moines Register.
"It’s almost like this view that you either talk to the progressive base to excite them or you talk to working class families and you hear about their families and their problems,” he said. “And no, you’ve got to do both."
He said he chose to make a stop in Cresco because he and his wife come from similar communities in Ohio that have been ignored, the newspaper said.
"Wall Street just totally ignores communities like this and so, too often, does state and national government. So, we chose to come here," Brown said.
A Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll in December revealed Brown is relatively unknown among likely to take part in the Democratic caucus. according to the newspaper. Twenty-three percent see Brown favorably, 8 percent view him unfavorably and 69 percent are unsure.
Brown is still said to be pondering a White House bid. He has been reaching out to other senators and party officials in early primary and caucus states.
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