Third-term US Senator. Sherrod Brownfrom Ohio, was one of dozens of members of Congress who said Friday that Biden should end his campaign.

The plea came as Brown faced Republicans Bernie Morenoa Cleveland businessman in what is seen as one of the most competitive Senate races of the year.

Brown is the only Democrat to hold a statewide position in Ohio. His former bellwether state has twice supported Donald Trump by large margins, and Trump has the state’s junior senator, JD Vanceas his running mate.

Though Brown has had a long, close relationship with Biden — he was even shortlisted to be Biden’s vice presidential nominee — he has worked to distance himself this cycle amid Biden’s unpopularity. Brown has run ads touting his support for border- and fentanyl-related legislation, highlighting a bill that Brown sponsored “and Trump signed.”

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Republished with permission from the Associated Press.

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