Sherrod Brown is a political anomaly.
Ohio’s three-term senior senator, a Democrat, transcends trends and the winds of change and the fickleness of voters that have undone lesser men. Through a combination of a strong connection with regular Ohioans (even those whose politics differ), a tireless work ethic, unerring political instincts and a generous helping of good fortune in the timing of his senatorial campaigns, Sherrod Brown has lost exactly one election in 18 tries over a career that began in 1974, when he was a 22-year-old senior at Yale.