Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown says he is not surprised or worried about the lower Democratic voter turnout during yesterday's primary election.
Across the board, the , though overall voter turnout was lower than typical primaries.
Brown says that shouldn't worry Democrats when it comes to November. He points to a divisive Republican primary.
鈥淚 think the enthusiasm is clearly on the side of people who want a different direction for this country and want a different direction for this state," he said. "...On the Democratic side there weren鈥檛 a lot of TV ads, there weren鈥檛 a lot of attacks back and forth to kind of get people going."
Brown also believes the primary results demonstrate a strong showing for Democrats in the governor鈥檚 race, with Rich Cordray beating five opponents with about two-thirds of the vote.
Brown is up for reelection this year and ran unopposed in the primary. He鈥檒l face Republican Jim Renacci in the general election.
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