Sen. Sherrod Brown wrapped up his 鈥溾�� tour over the weekend with several stops in South Carolina.
Valerie Royzman is , the student newspaper at , and covered Brown鈥檚 visit to the state. voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2016. Royzman says despite that, Brown 鈥� who is a Democrat 鈥� connected well with people.
鈥淥ne woman 鈥� it was in Florence 鈥� she really didn鈥檛 know a ton about Sherrod Brown. Because she鈥檚 from South Carolina, he鈥檚 from Ohio 鈥� they鈥檙e different worlds. But after listening to him, she just sees that he is a person of the people. He speaks to the regular American. That鈥檚 what appeals to so many, I think," said Royzman.
鈥淗e is willing to sit down at the breakfast table with a complete stranger and say, 鈥榃hat can be done for your life to be a little bit easier? What do Americans need right now?鈥� Probably a lot of other candidates just aren鈥檛 as likable in that way.鈥�
Royzman adds that access to healthcare and raising the minimum wage were the main concerns people expressed to Brown. His tour has , and he says he鈥檒l announce by the end of this month whether he鈥檒l .
