Article snippet: Democrats say Sen. MORE is a potential 2020 candidate who could thread the needle and unite a party divided by people debating whether it’s better to move to the left or the center to win back the White House. Brown is the kind of politician who can appeal to both sides in that debate, which has defined the 2020 conversation in Democratic circles so far. He’s a progressive who has embraced progressive social views on gay rights and abortion, who just won reelection in Ohio — which increasingly is seen as Trump territory. Brown might be best known for his liberal economic views, including support for a higher minimum wage and opposition to the Trump tax law. But on trade, he’s long espoused positions similar to Trump’s, which have been popular with his political base. He’s got the image of a somewhat rumpled local politician who fits in well with the industrial Midwest, perhaps the key geographic area in the next presidential race. If a Democratic candidate can take back Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the three states central to Trump’s victory in 2016, they’d win back the White House assuming they carry the other states won by MORE. “Those states will be critical,” said Sen. MORE (D-R.I.), who said Brown’s win was a shot in the arm that should be credited to the candidate’s specific brand of politics. “Sherrod’s victory shows a Democrat, a progressive Democrat did very, very well,” he said. “But it’s a function of more than campaign platform. It’s also th... Link to the full article to read more