Getty Sherrod Brown endorses Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton picked up an endorsement Tuesday from a prominent Senate liberal, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, giving her the backing of top elected Democrats in each of the three biggest general election swing states.

With Brown — a prominent ally of progressive hero Elizabeth Warren — in the fold, Clinton can boast of support from Ohio's lone Democratic senator, Virginia’s Democratic governor and its two senators, and Florida’s one Democratic senator.


The endorsement, which was first reported by the Northeast Ohio Media Group, underscores Clinton’s dominance among her former Democratic Senate colleagues: Brown is the 33rd senator to back Clinton, according to FiveThirtyEight’s endorsement tracker, compared to zero for her main rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. (Delaware’s Tom Carper officially backed Clinton on Monday after initially supporting Vice President Joe Biden.)

But it is also a significant pick-up for her because of Brown’s popularity among liberals, the group most closely identified with Sanders.

“As Ohio’s working families continue to recover from the worst economic recession in our country’s history, we need a president who’s committed to growing our economy by lifting up the middle class,” said Brown, a leading voice for Wall Street regulation, in a statement.

“From opposing unfair trade deals to fighting for a fair financial system, Hillary Clinton has shown she puts working families first. She knows as president that her first job will be creating jobs for the middle class. I am proud to endorse her today because I know she will keep Ohio moving forward."