Sherrod Brown surprises Democrats by announcing he will not run for president

Brown, 66, plans to remain in US Senate but says he will ‘keep calling out Donald Trump and his phony populism’* Paul Manafort sentencing – follow it liveBrown’s appeal among working-class voters should position him to play an influential role in the election. Photograph: John Locher/APSenator Sherrod Brown, one of the Democratic party’s progressive stalwarts, has announced he will not run for president in 2020.Brown, a three-term senator from the swing state of Ohi