The Sherrod Brown strategy for winning in the Trump era

CLEVELAND, OHIO — Sherrod Brown didn’t want to talk about strategy.

Asked by reporters Monday morning about his tactics as he faces reelection this fall, the two-term Democratic senator interrupted to say he wasn’t going to discuss it. But watching the scene as Brown interacted with constituents in a Cleveland community center after speaking at an event billed as “African Americans for Sherrod,” his strategy was clear. 

Brown spoke for about 20 minutes and was immediat...