WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:03.160 The ignorant hits on the campuses, talk about it. They're 2 00:00:03.200 --> 00:00:06.000 just getting away with all this. We're rather than knowing facts. 3 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:12.720 Fifty five KRC eight O five because I have KRCD 4 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:14.919 talk station. A very happy Wednesday to you friend Thomas 5 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:17.320 inviting everyone to listen to Lunch at Price, so Chilli. 6 00:00:17.839 --> 00:00:19.679 I'll do that a couple more times for the end 7 00:00:19.719 --> 00:00:21.640 of the show today. Looking forward to seeing everyone, and 8 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:23.879 been looking forward to this moment in time all morning 9 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:25.640 when I saw him on the rundown. Welcome back to 10 00:00:25.679 --> 00:00:29.920 the Morning show, Alex Chanceafilo, head of the Ohio Republican Party. 11 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:31.640 That's a pleasure to have you on the Morning show. 12 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:34.880 Brian, Good morning, sir, good to be with you. 13 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:39.159 Did you have a particularly thankful Thanksgiving this year, sir. 14 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:42.759 Well, you know, I certainly did. I, As I've told 15 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:45.399 a lot of friends, this is the most enjoyable post 16 00:00:45.439 --> 00:00:48.600 election period of my career. We obviously had a very 17 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:51.759 good night here in Ohio, an excellent night actually, So yeah, 18 00:00:51.799 --> 00:00:54.560 I'm thankful for good things. But you know, Brian, much 19 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:56.840 like yourself, I know I see you on social and 20 00:00:56.880 --> 00:00:58.960 I know a little bit about you. I'm grateful to 21 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:03.560 have a wonderful family and a hugely supportive and solid, 22 00:01:03.600 --> 00:01:07.079 loving family. That's that's all around me. And that's really, Brian, 23 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:09.519 what ultimately matters, my friend, You and I both know 24 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.760 and that that was great watch a little football. None 25 00:01:12.760 --> 00:01:14.760 of it any good. You know, all the teams I 26 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:17.920 cared about went down, but uh, you know, Ohio State 27 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:22.120 loses the Michigan, the Bengals take another painful loss, the 28 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:25.959 Bearcats get beat, so I know that the hat trick 29 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:26.359 of bad. 30 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:29.200 You know, it's tough being a football fan here in 31 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:32.840 Ohio of late, But anyway, the games have been enjoyable. 32 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:35.599 I've enjoyed watching football more this year, I think than 33 00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:37.280 any year of my life, in spite of the fact 34 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:39.359 that most of the teams that I support are losers. 35 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:42.000 I'm just starting to enjoy the game. Maybe it's my 36 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:45.480 old age kicking in, but anyhow, Yes, and you're right, 37 00:01:45.519 --> 00:01:47.920 I'll double down on your on your your noting thanks 38 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:51.319 for wonderful family. I mean without family, I don't know, well, 39 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:53.280 I wouldn't be I wouldn't be alive right now without 40 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:57.200 my wife and family. So, without further ado, one of 41 00:01:57.239 --> 00:01:59.879 the reasons that Thanksgiving was so wonderful in addition to 42 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:02.719 making a break from a ridiculous diet and enjoying pecan 43 00:02:02.840 --> 00:02:06.519 pie made by my wife. Nobody taught politics, and it 44 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:08.879 was a glorious thing. We all just sort of just 45 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:12.719 smiled and chatted and remembered and had stories to tell 46 00:02:12.759 --> 00:02:14.400 and what we were doing in our lives. And that 47 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:18.879 was a refreshing experience. And I feel a little lighter 48 00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:21.560 after the election is over, because I really and I 49 00:02:21.560 --> 00:02:23.599 don't know how you felt, or those in your inner 50 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:26.400 circle felt, but I think most of my listeners, because 51 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:28.560 I've heard from so many of them, were really concerned 52 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:30.960 about the day after and that it was going to 53 00:02:31.039 --> 00:02:33.120 some sort of riot in the street kind of thing. 54 00:02:33.159 --> 00:02:35.360 Most notably, and I want to just get your reaction 55 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:39.240 on this point on that if Trump had not won 56 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:41.879 the popular vote, they would have been screaming in the 57 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:43.960 streets about getting rid of the electoral college. 58 00:02:44.039 --> 00:02:45.439 Right. Oh, here it happens again. 59 00:02:45.520 --> 00:02:48.520 The popular vote went for you know, Kamala Harrison. Nonetheless, 60 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:53.000 the electoral college bubble burst nothing. The silence is deafening, 61 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:55.680 and it's beautiful, and it just it just it was 62 00:02:55.719 --> 00:02:58.319 like a tremendous weight had been lifted off my shoulders. 63 00:02:58.360 --> 00:03:00.479 Out about over the abundance of concerent learned that I 64 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:02.039 had been keeping internally. 65 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:06.879 Well, no, I agree, and you know the noise that 66 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:09.919 I experienced eight years ago actually, and I won't recount 67 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:12.400 the whole story, but I was. I was an elector 68 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:15.680 for President Trump even eight years ago, meaning I was 69 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:18.479 one of you know, at the time, seventeen or I 70 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:21.240 think it was seventeen people that went to the Electoral College, 71 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:24.919 and I was inundated with calls and emails and letters 72 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:27.639 sent to me saying ignore the will of Ohio voters 73 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:29.800 and do not, let you know, do not name Donald Trump. 74 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:33.919 That noise was overwhelming and really pushing back. And I've 75 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:36.520 heard none of that. I mean, I really think, Brian, 76 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:40.159 I really my observation of this election cycle was, especially now, 77 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:43.919 the nation got a major course correction, and you're seeing 78 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:46.960 and I mean you see things like AOC stripping her 79 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:51.080 bio of her chosen pronouns, right, I mean, I think 80 00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:54.919 the Democrats are saying, gosh, we went too far, too fast, 81 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:57.800 something we've been saying forever. And you know, I said 82 00:03:57.919 --> 00:04:01.520 for really a year, especially as the Ohio chairman, because 83 00:04:01.520 --> 00:04:03.199 I would get these calls saying, well, you know, it's 84 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:05.479 not a swing state anymore. And I would say, listen, 85 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:07.879 it's not that the state has changed that dramatically. Our 86 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:11.599 populations haven't shifted. The Democrats shifted. They they left the 87 00:04:11.639 --> 00:04:14.639 mainstream of American politics. And you're seeing it now, you know, 88 00:04:14.680 --> 00:04:17.279 from some of the gray hairs in their party. James Carville. 89 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:20.120 I saw something with Ron mcmanuel saying, you know, we've 90 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:22.600 we've lost our way. We've been saying that. I mean, 91 00:04:22.639 --> 00:04:24.839 I you know, the Democrats used to talk about kitchen 92 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:27.519 table issues as well, and we would have a healthy debate, 93 00:04:27.839 --> 00:04:30.279 you know, Brian, about how to split up the American pie, 94 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:33.480 how to how to make the best use of this 95 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:37.160 this wonderful capitalist system of ours, and that stopped that 96 00:04:37.160 --> 00:04:39.480 that the Democrats have walked away. They don't even believe 97 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:42.439 in the system anymore. It seems to me most Democrats, 98 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:46.600 you know, barely sort of support the Constitution and patriotism 99 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:49.439 in the Statue of Liberty. So you know, it's that's 100 00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:51.639 that's where they are. And you know they've paid a 101 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:54.079 price for at the poll. So uh, you know, we've 102 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:56.240 seen we've seen a shift here over the last month 103 00:04:56.240 --> 00:04:59.319 where I think even Democrats are chasened a bit, and 104 00:04:59.360 --> 00:05:02.439 they know that, you know, they know that they have 105 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:04.959 to find themselves back to the center of American politics. 106 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:06.360 So this is going to continue to happen. 107 00:05:06.519 --> 00:05:10.040 Amen, And I guess the mere fact that although I 108 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:12.279 know he is going to be sworn in as president, 109 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:15.240 he is the next president Donald Trump. They no longer 110 00:05:15.319 --> 00:05:18.600 have that whipping boy that they would card out literally 111 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:21.920 every other word in any subject matter they were talking about. 112 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:25.519 You know, the Congress accent fails, the passive piece of legislation. 113 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:27.319 What's Trump's fault, Well, he's not in offense, A mean, 114 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:29.199 it's trumps fault. Trump tromp tump, tump t Trump. And 115 00:05:29.240 --> 00:05:31.040 they tried to build it up so much and make 116 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:33.560 people feel so guilty for even uttering the man's name 117 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:36.680 with anything positive to say about him. People shut their mouths, 118 00:05:36.759 --> 00:05:40.079 kept quiet and low, and behold, he got elected president, 119 00:05:40.360 --> 00:05:42.439 and he got elected by the majority of the people 120 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:45.199 in the country. On top of it, so boom, the 121 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:49.600 whole argument is gone, and leaving them with what nothing 122 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:53.839 other than to recalibrate, readjust and realize that the majority 123 00:05:53.839 --> 00:05:56.240 of American people are not woke, They're not in favor 124 00:05:56.240 --> 00:05:59.120 of DEI they're not in favor of defunding police, not 125 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:02.240 in favor of decriminal the system. We've all witnessed the 126 00:06:02.279 --> 00:06:05.160 aftermath of those ridiculous policies that have been embraced over 127 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:09.680 the past four to six years. Man, it's h it's 128 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:12.959 it's I'm sorry. I'm just really enjoying on a sort 129 00:06:13.000 --> 00:06:15.519 of a Shodenfreude kind of level right now. Except for 130 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:18.879 Hamilton County. I can ask you about that one. Is 131 00:06:18.920 --> 00:06:22.759 it too late? And I part of me wants to think, 132 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:24.199 you know, and we can talk about some of the 133 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:27.120 larger issues JD. Vans for example here Alex. But you know, 134 00:06:27.120 --> 00:06:29.000 Hamilton County, I went to bed knowing that it was 135 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:31.279 all blue. We lost the prosecutor, we didn't get the 136 00:06:31.360 --> 00:06:33.439 shareff we got. You know, we all knew what the 137 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:35.439 outcome of the other races was going to be, you know, 138 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:37.720 depending on where they were. But blue, blue, blue, blue, 139 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:40.720 blue all across. But as you look out over the landscape, 140 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:42.600 and you know, sort of like the discussion we're having 141 00:06:42.639 --> 00:06:46.639 right now, people are rejecting, they are reversing, they are 142 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:49.519 going back on what used to work. The bluest cities 143 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:52.519 in the country are screaming their bloody heads off over 144 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:55.959 the resources being allocated to the illegal immigration flow. They're 145 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:59.279 screaming about their neighborhoods being taken over by drug addicts 146 00:06:59.279 --> 00:07:01.879 and drug dealers, all the stores being closed because no 147 00:07:01.879 --> 00:07:09.879 one prosecutes a crime for stealing, stores are closing. It's 148 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:14.000 in the citizen rea. The Democrats who elected the woke 149 00:07:14.079 --> 00:07:17.120 officials to put these pauses into place, are now seeing 150 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:21.480 the aftermath and demanding that they do a one eighty. Now, 151 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:26.040 with that said, can that happen in Hamilton County? 152 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:29.439 Well, you know the answer is that I remained hopeful. 153 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:31.240 You know, I left being the chair there a couple 154 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:32.680 of years ago, and I you know, I waltked very 155 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:35.680 carefully what's happening here? I still live here half the time, 156 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:38.199 so you know, it's important that things go well in 157 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:41.199 Hamilton County. Look, the answer really is this, Brian. It's 158 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:43.920 an answer unfortunately I've given a long time. I mean, 159 00:07:44.199 --> 00:07:47.439 big cities really across the America, that's not it's certainly 160 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:49.759 believed me having gotten around the state. It's the exact 161 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:53.360 same conversation is happening in Cleveland. The exact same conversation 162 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:55.759 is happening in Columbus. You know they have im I 163 00:07:55.759 --> 00:07:58.240 can tell you in Columbus for instance, they've really the 164 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:00.800 Republican Party there, and they've got a great leader, much like 165 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:02.759 we have here. They just you know, they didn't even 166 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:05.759 field candidates because you know, you're picking your spots. I mean, 167 00:08:05.920 --> 00:08:08.879 the future really for Hamilton County is I've got a 168 00:08:08.920 --> 00:08:11.439 couple of prescriptions and they're not you know, none of 169 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:13.839 them arearticularly sexy. I mean, but one thing I want 170 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:17.519 Hamilton County residents to not forget is you are an 171 00:08:17.560 --> 00:08:22.160 important voter to the messaging here in Ohio. I mean, look, 172 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:26.160 Hamilton County delivered one hundred and seventy thousand roughly votes 173 00:08:26.480 --> 00:08:29.920 for Donald Trump. Just to give you a comparison, Butler County, 174 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:33.279 which is a very red county, delivered about one hundred 175 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:37.320 and fifteen thousand votes for Donald Trump. So we need 176 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:41.360 Hamilton County fully functioning, fully voting, And the same is 177 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:43.759 true for Bernie Marino and everybody else. So you know 178 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:47.399 the impact that big counties have on this statewide ticket. 179 00:08:48.080 --> 00:08:51.000 It's not going away. So you know, these counties matter 180 00:08:51.200 --> 00:08:53.759 very very much now, these county level races, I think. 181 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:55.559 So the first thing is you can't lose sight of 182 00:08:55.559 --> 00:08:58.279 that as a Republican in Hamilton County. The second thing is, 183 00:08:58.320 --> 00:09:01.559 you know, we can actually, you know, begin to feel 184 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:06.320 targeted races with candidates with crossover appeal, and sometimes, you know, 185 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:08.480 that's a hard message to hear, especially from you know, 186 00:09:08.519 --> 00:09:11.200 some of my really conservative friends, and I count myself 187 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:13.360 among that group, but it's hard to say it, but 188 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:15.440 sometimes you have to find and I think most of 189 00:09:15.480 --> 00:09:18.240 powers had that. I think she had ran a wonderful campaign, 190 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:20.279 but you know, you're just you're just in a blue 191 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:22.279 city and it just makes it harder and harder. But 192 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:24.399 you know, look, I mean, as I've as I've shared 193 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:27.200 with the local chairman here and the ones in Cleveland 194 00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:29.679 and Columbus, you know, don't don't you know, you have 195 00:09:29.759 --> 00:09:31.720 to celebrate what you were a part of, and that 196 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:34.919 is winning Ohio because, believe me, Ohio does not go 197 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:38.879 for Donald Trump without Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati showing up 198 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:42.360 in huge numbers. And make no mistake, Brian Republicans in 199 00:09:42.399 --> 00:09:45.759 Hamilton County turned out. They did turn out. The problem 200 00:09:45.799 --> 00:09:48.840 is there's just too many people in the cities continuing 201 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:51.279 to hear this left wing message from the Democratic Party, 202 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:53.720 and look, can we turn that around. I think we can. 203 00:09:54.039 --> 00:09:57.080 You're seeing us make inroads, certainly with halfcan American males 204 00:09:57.080 --> 00:09:59.919 for making inroads. You're seeing crime as a key issue 205 00:10:00.159 --> 00:10:02.919 for our party. So yeah, there is hope ahead, but 206 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:05.120 you know it's going to take a slow, steady progression 207 00:10:05.159 --> 00:10:08.399 and candidates who can speak to issues that Democrats care 208 00:10:08.440 --> 00:10:09.360 about in the big cities. 209 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:12.879 Well, and you know, I like meless of Power. She 210 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:16.200 went literally everywhere in the county, all over the place, 211 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:19.200 much in the same way Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, 212 00:10:19.279 --> 00:10:22.799 went into areas and neighborhoods and edit forums that no 213 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:26.240 other Republican president would have dare trod, and he proved 214 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:28.480 and got unable to was able to get his message out. 215 00:10:28.720 --> 00:10:30.879 I mean, even just by running a candidate that may 216 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:33.960 have a very low likelihood of winning as a Republican, 217 00:10:34.039 --> 00:10:36.320 you can get forced the other side to have to 218 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:38.600 address these key issues. And that's kind of where my 219 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:43.360 hope comes from, because those far left wing policies have 220 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:46.000 ruined cities, and even the Democrats who voted for the 221 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:48.879 people who enacted them realize that. And that's why I 222 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:53.320 think there's a positive direction opportunity here, So let's pause. 223 00:10:53.320 --> 00:10:54.840 I'll bring Alex back because we want to talk about 224 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:59.080 Jade Vance's replacement and how things are looking in Columbus 225 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:03.440 as we look forward into the next period there. So 226 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:05.600 it's paused right now. It's eight sixteen. And let me 227 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:08.399 mention my favorite firearm store twenty two three and Rouh 228 00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:11.559 forty two between Mason and Leven. 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Vance and what a wonderful 259 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:37.840 a choice he ended up turning out to be and 260 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:41.559 maybe future President of the United States of America. Hometown 261 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:44.519 hero JD. Who's going to replace JD? 262 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:45.080 Vance? 263 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:47.759 Alex any inside baseball on that you want to let 264 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:48.759 my listeners know about? 265 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:54.360 Well, Brian no, I'm having some fun. Yeah, no, I 266 00:12:54.399 --> 00:12:58.600 mean Lexa, the governor makes this appointment. For anyone listening today, 267 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:01.039 I'd understand that the governor of all Ohio, under our 268 00:13:01.080 --> 00:13:04.440 state constitution makes this makes this appointment to the United 269 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:07.639 States Senate. And there are many good candidates. And really 270 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:09.639 the reason I'm being a little coy and having some 271 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:11.519 fun with you is there are some people that think 272 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:15.200 can quote Republican Party makes this call the Republican Party's antithy. 273 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:19.000 I run, we don't look we're we think there are 274 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.039 a slew of great candidates. You know, if I start 275 00:13:21.120 --> 00:13:23.480 naming them, I probably miss some. But you know, certainly 276 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:25.840 Frank Larrose is interested. Who's our secretary of State? I 277 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:28.600 think that's been out there. Jane Timpkin, Who's you know, 278 00:13:28.759 --> 00:13:32.039 a native of Cincinnati and actually now lives in Can't, Ohio. 279 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:34.600 And a name that's well known in Republican Party circles, 280 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:37.440 you know, Warren Davidson, I know is interviewed. Who's our 281 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:40.000 congress my congressman on the west side of Hamilton County. 282 00:13:40.360 --> 00:13:42.720 I don't know that. I don't I think I've made news. 283 00:13:42.720 --> 00:13:44.519 I'm even sure he interviewed. I just think he might 284 00:13:44.519 --> 00:13:46.919 be interested. So you know, I just there are lots 285 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:49.799 of good people. Again I've left out other names people 286 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:51.279 that maybe in this part of the state do not 287 00:13:51.399 --> 00:13:53.960 know might carry from Central Ohio. I think is one 288 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:56.039 of the names that's been bandied about. So you know, 289 00:13:56.120 --> 00:13:58.240 there are other people that have shown an interest in this. 290 00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:00.399 You know, lots of people have. I mean, being a 291 00:14:00.519 --> 00:14:02.759 United States senator, you know, it's one of the one 292 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:05.639 hundred most powerful legislative jobs in the world, really, so 293 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:08.039 the governor has to make a call here, you know. 294 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:09.960 The timing of this, I just don't know. I mean, 295 00:14:10.240 --> 00:14:12.360 I believe, and I don't have any you know, sort 296 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:15.159 of inside information here necessarily, but I believe that's going 297 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:18.240 to run right up until right around January to twenty. 298 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:20.960 It's only because Senator Vance's vote, you know, in a 299 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:23.679 Senate that's you know, only a couple votes of going 300 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:25.799 the wrong way there. So I think his vote will 301 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:29.159 be needed to confirm in many of the President Trump's nominees. 302 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:31.240 So you know, I think that you're going to see 303 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:34.000 that that run, you know, into January. I don't think 304 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:36.039 we're gonna have news on that front, you know, for 305 00:14:36.120 --> 00:14:38.440 some time and listen. I mean, my job and the 306 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:41.360 job of the Ohio Republican Party is to elect Republicans. 307 00:14:41.399 --> 00:14:44.039 That's the number one obligation of the organization. So we'll 308 00:14:44.159 --> 00:14:46.480 we'll wait and you know, whoever the nominee of the 309 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:49.759 Republican Party is in twenty twenty six, that's who will run. Brian. 310 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:51.720 This one of an important point. Do I just again, 311 00:14:51.720 --> 00:14:54.399 I know you've got some of the most educated listeners anywhere, 312 00:14:54.440 --> 00:14:57.279 but people need to understand that whoever gets appointed will 313 00:14:57.360 --> 00:15:01.080 run two times in four years, and that is daunting task. 314 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:03.639 I want to tell you. On others, someone like Bernie 315 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:07.200 Marino had to raise four hundred million dollars. That's a 316 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:09.519 number that's hard to say for people who have to 317 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:11.480 raise money. And I'm one of those folks. So it 318 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:15.480 is a serious commitment. Bernie Marino is you know, he 319 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:17.600 is he He had to have broken records on the 320 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:19.879 amount of miles that the man put on his on 321 00:15:19.919 --> 00:15:22.879 his vehicle because he was all over the state. The 322 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:26.080 commitment to take on this challenge is a real one. 323 00:15:26.159 --> 00:15:29.840 These are not just TV TV appearances and speeches. This 324 00:15:29.879 --> 00:15:32.759 is a commitment that's a seven day a week commitment 325 00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:35.679 for years and I you know again, Brian, Well, well, 326 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:37.159 I've got the floor on that point. I do want 327 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:39.519 to just make one additional point. I wish people sometimes 328 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:41.879 could see behind the curtain what I've seen for a 329 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:44.399 long time, and that is the commitment that people make 330 00:15:44.759 --> 00:15:46.480 to actually run for office. And I know there's a 331 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:50.799 cynicism Brian, around politics and about politicians, and you know, 332 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:53.360 some of that's the warranted, but you know, these people 333 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:56.240 work very very hard for the right to go and 334 00:15:56.279 --> 00:15:58.440 represent you, and somebody like Bernie is a post to 335 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:01.080 child for that. Others, I mean, the powers work very 336 00:16:01.200 --> 00:16:04.440 very hard. You know. Sharon Kennedy is notorious our chief 337 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:06.879 Justice here in Ohio for just having laid it out. 338 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:09.679 I mean, these people set aside their lives and I look, 339 00:16:09.720 --> 00:16:11.480 I got a little taste of that myself. You know, 340 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:13.759 I went I probably went a month without you know, 341 00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:16.440 a serious day where I didn't do anything political, so, 342 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:18.799 you know, yet not being a martyr, but people should 343 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:22.240 understand during this holiday season some level of gratitude towards 344 00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:23.720 these people and the work they put out to go 345 00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:26.159 and fight for us. I think is is you know, 346 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:27.120 I think is merited. 347 00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:31.919 So it is, and you know, the jaded and cynical 348 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:34.559 among us. Then say, well, there's a reason they work 349 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:36.320 that hard for us, because they're going to go off, 350 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:39.240 you know, not, you know, being of modest financial means, 351 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:41.240 and like every other human being that ends up getting 352 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.080 elected and going to d C. Somehow magically they come 353 00:16:44.120 --> 00:16:47.759 back multi millionaires. Which is why I like guys like Moreno, 354 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:50.279 I like Ramas Swimming, I like must because they seem 355 00:16:50.320 --> 00:16:51.960 to be wanting to do the job for the good 356 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.080 of the people. They don't need the damn money, you 357 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:54.799 know what I mean. 358 00:16:55.759 --> 00:16:57.720 Well, there's no question. I mean, I you know, Bernie 359 00:16:57.720 --> 00:17:00.600 marino Is has taken a pay cut for that. You 360 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:03.639 can be sure, as are lots of other people in 361 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:06.960 this business who I know personally. But you know, it's 362 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:09.559 it's it's a serious commitment. And and look, I mean 363 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:12.720 that citicism is healthy sometimes, Brian, because we should hold 364 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:14.519 these people to account. You know. The other point I 365 00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:16.400 would quickly make, and I know you're not asked the question, 366 00:17:16.440 --> 00:17:19.079 but what we as Republicans need to do And I've 367 00:17:19.200 --> 00:17:20.960 told this to everybody, and I've said it every time 368 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:23.559 I've been part of winning elections and losing ones. We 369 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:25.599 now got to go do the job. I mean, we 370 00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:28.079 enjoyed this victory really for about two or three days. 371 00:17:28.079 --> 00:17:30.720 But we must as Republicans go and do what we 372 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:33.160 said we're going to do. Under Donald Trump's leadership. We're 373 00:17:33.160 --> 00:17:35.960 gonna have the House in the Senate federally, we must 374 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:39.640 do what we said. Deportations, we must steal the border. 375 00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:41.839 We've got to cut taxes. We've got to you know, 376 00:17:41.960 --> 00:17:44.400 keep the cut the tax cuts that we're in place 377 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:47.640 to keep this economy growing, cut prices, drill for energy, 378 00:17:47.720 --> 00:17:49.759 all the things. And I say, Donald Trump is a 379 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:52.319 guy who has a checklist. This guy's tireless too. He 380 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.160 works his tail off. We've got to do these things 381 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:58.000 so that the pendulum does not swing back, because ultimately, 382 00:17:58.200 --> 00:18:01.200 in American politics, it tends to swing back. These wins 383 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:03.519 can be fleeting, but we must do what we said 384 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:05.759 we are going to do. So people like me who 385 00:18:05.799 --> 00:18:07.640 have to go out and sell the Republican Party and 386 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:11.599 talk about our accomplishments, not just you know, our aspirations. Amen. 387 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:15.440 That chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, Alex Charantapila, Alex, 388 00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:18.119 if you and I don't talk before the Christmas season 389 00:18:18.200 --> 00:18:20.559 kicks in, I hope you have a very merry Christmas. 390 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:23.000 Best to health, to you and your entire family, and 391 00:18:23.039 --> 00:18:26.240 again I share your true appreciation for family and the 392 00:18:26.279 --> 00:18:28.279 importance of it. God bless you, my friend. I hope 393 00:18:28.319 --> 00:18:30.839 we get to talk again real soon, be too. 394 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:33.000 Mary. Christmas to you, your family and all your listeners. Brian, 395 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:34.160 thanks so much, Thanks much. 396 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:36.960 Eight twenty six Judge Annapolitano, We're going to law school 397 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:39.279 here in a minute or two. Hang around for that. 398 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:42.160 One Judge of Politano will be up next. I'll be 399 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:42.759 right back. 400 00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:46.519 Our newsrooms a lot like Santa's workshop. Well, don't you 401 00:18:46.599 --> 00:18:49.440