WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:02.839 Every American deserves to have their voice heard. 2 00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:03.960 Your voice was heard. 3 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:07.759 Your voice. Here's what I'm thinking he needs to do 4 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:08.240 right away. 5 00:00:08.279 --> 00:00:10.160 What do you think. I think we can finally start 6 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:12.880 to turn things around for New Years. 7 00:00:12.720 --> 00:00:13.880 Talking about the future. 8 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:34.399 Fifty five krc D Talk Station. It's seven oh six 9 00:00:34.679 --> 00:00:37.200 here fifty five krc DE Talk Station and a very 10 00:00:37.359 --> 00:00:41.840 very happy Friday eve to you, extra special day with 11 00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:45.079 a recap on the election. Generally speaking, welcome back to 12 00:00:45.079 --> 00:00:47.119 the fifty five krc Morning Show. It's also a pleasure 13 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:50.000 to have him on the show. Head of the Ohio 14 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:55.240 Republican Party, Alex Trianta Filo. Alex, welcome back, my friend, Brian. 15 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:58.240 Always good to be with you, especially post election, sir. 16 00:00:58.439 --> 00:01:00.479 Yeah, and I'm glad where you can be at least 17 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:03.759 a celebratory moved on a national scale and a statewide scale. 18 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:06.000 Not so much in Hamilton County. We'll get to that later, 19 00:01:06.560 --> 00:01:09.680 but let's talk about Ohio to start with. Of course, 20 00:01:09.719 --> 00:01:12.879 obviously Trump just way ahead in Ohio in terms of 21 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:16.239 the number of votes, but Bernie Marina got him in 22 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:18.319 office thanks to the hard work for a lot of folks, 23 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:22.920 including door knockers Americans for prosperity and riding the cotails 24 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:26.760 of a successful Trump presidency our campaign. 25 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:29.200 I have no question about it. Look, Brian, we had 26 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:31.959 a banner night in Ohio, and you know, I have 27 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:34.319 been in charge of the Ohio Republican Party for nearly 28 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:36.760 two years, and I know what happened here in my hometown. 29 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.719 But you know, I cannot not just thank Ohioans really, 30 00:01:41.159 --> 00:01:43.680 and really at Hamilton County in southwest Ohio plays a 31 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:45.799 big role in delivering a lot of votes for big, 32 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:48.599 big wins across the board. So what we do sometimes 33 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:52.239 is Republican does not stop and evaluate our own success. 34 00:01:52.319 --> 00:01:54.760 We had a wildly successful night across the state of 35 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:58.799 Ohio on the Tuesday, and we're thrilled Bernie Marino being 36 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:02.840 first among that list. I mean, we many have tried 37 00:02:03.040 --> 00:02:06.640 to take out Shared Brown. We've had that campaign after 38 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:10.039 campaign in my life really since the mid two thousands, 39 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:13.800 to try to take out a career far left wing Democrat, 40 00:02:14.240 --> 00:02:17.400 and finally the Ohio Publican Party in Bernie Marino, was 41 00:02:17.439 --> 00:02:22.960 successful and getting that done. So we're wildly happy and 42 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:26.240 you know, just very proud of Bernie. Bernie as an 43 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.719 extraordinary candidate. I said it to you many times and 44 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:32.879 your listeners. I've set it across Ohio with my campaigned 45 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:35.759 with Bernie on his bus and everywhere. This is a 46 00:02:35.800 --> 00:02:39.520 special guy, Brian, he really is. He's wildly intelligent, he 47 00:02:39.639 --> 00:02:43.039 is hard working, his heart is in the right place, 48 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:47.360 He's got a business background. He'll be a strong conservative 49 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:51.159 voice for our values in DC. So I couldn't be 50 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:53.960 more happy with the win, the Bernie Marino victory over 51 00:02:54.520 --> 00:02:56.639 forever politician Shared Brown Nan. 52 00:02:56.759 --> 00:03:00.000 I'm certainly glad that Connla Harris ran his dismal account 53 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.000 paign as she did, because you know, coattails are very, 54 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:07.639 very important, and Donald Harris just didn't bring bring an 55 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:09.759 a game. I don't know that she was capable of it, 56 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:11.719 but I don't know. I don't know how you can 57 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:14.400 get elected a higher office by just running a campaign 58 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:17.800 based upon simply calling your opponent names. 59 00:03:18.680 --> 00:03:21.479 Yeah, that was a frustration I had throughout this campaign, 60 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:24.000 and really it's a frustration I have today in modern 61 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:29.120 American politics. Look, Brian, Donald Trump ran a campaign of ideas, 62 00:03:29.159 --> 00:03:31.520 and again the pundits in the press will never say 63 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:33.800 that because they hate him so much. But when Donald 64 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:37.800 Trump just for instance, does build a wall he's talking 65 00:03:37.800 --> 00:03:41.240 about an issue immigration. He's telling you I want to 66 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:44.199 steal the southern border with a physical wall. Now he 67 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:48.280 simplifies it in that way. When Donald Trump says drill, baby, drill, 68 00:03:48.360 --> 00:03:51.719 he says, I want to produce more American energy to 69 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:55.599 make the cost of goods cheaper. Brian, those are policy proposals. 70 00:03:55.759 --> 00:03:58.520 Let's have a good faith are you know discussion. If 71 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:01.439 you're a Democrat and you say that a wall doesn't work, 72 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:04.840 let's at least debate that instead. The Democrats said, he's 73 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:07.800 a Nazi, he's a threat to democracy, he's a bad 74 00:04:07.919 --> 00:04:10.560 human being. Well guess what, he just won one of 75 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:13.560 the most outstanding victories really in the history of modern 76 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:16.560 American politics. He stands poison to win the popular vote, 77 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:19.600 something we do not see because states like California New 78 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:22.720 York end up seeing low Republican turnout because they know 79 00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:25.240 they can't win those states in the electoral college. So 80 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:28.000 you know, we're about to have one of the great 81 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:31.199 victories in modern American politics because the Democrats refuse to 82 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:34.720 talk about issues. So Kamala Harris was a bad tan 83 00:04:34.920 --> 00:04:38.000 because she kept playing the same Democratic playbook, which is 84 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:41.879 to demonize one human being rather than discuss the kitchen 85 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:45.399 table issues that Americans care about the most. America has 86 00:04:45.439 --> 00:04:49.480 dealt with a shrinking middle class, higher prices for everything, 87 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:52.079 a southern border that makes it feel like we barely 88 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:56.199 have a country left. So you know we have for 89 00:04:56.279 --> 00:04:59.040 that reason. You know, we have Donald Trump going back 90 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:00.399 to the White House. You know we're gonna have a 91 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:03.560 Senate majority. I'm crossing my fingers. We have a House majority. 92 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:06.439 And in Ohio, you know, we again had big wins 93 00:05:06.439 --> 00:05:09.519 for state Supreme Court and especially on Issue one, which 94 00:05:09.519 --> 00:05:10.319 you may ask about. 95 00:05:10.319 --> 00:05:13.600 But today as Republicans, well, it looks like we already 96 00:05:13.639 --> 00:05:15.879 got the House based upon the polling I've seen this 97 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:17.519 more of than the numbers I've seen this morning, at 98 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:20.480 least in terms of who they've declared the winners. So 99 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:25.600 I think it's across the board sweep. Let us see here. Yeah, 100 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:27.839 I do want to gravitate over to Issue one because 101 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:32.279 I'm real quick. On the Democrats side of the ledger, 102 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:35.959 I get the impression that, you know, while a lot 103 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:39.319 of Democrats, and a lot of traditional Democrats, did you 104 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:41.279 know whether they or not they held their nose or 105 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:45.600 actually embraced Trump, they voted for him, which is unusual. 106 00:05:45.759 --> 00:05:48.160 Large chunks of the Black population, large chunks of the 107 00:05:48.199 --> 00:05:52.199 Jewish population, large chunks of the Hispanic population. I got 108 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:54.759 the impression, and I think the numbers tell a tale. 109 00:05:55.079 --> 00:05:57.680 A lot of Democrats just sat it out. They didn't 110 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:00.759 show up. They weren't convinced Kamala was right person for 111 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:02.560 the job. But they didn't mean they were going to 112 00:06:02.639 --> 00:06:03.639 go out and vote for Trump. 113 00:06:05.439 --> 00:06:07.879 Yeah, I mean, the Democrats definitely have a turnout problem. 114 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:10.079 And you know, I have a party leader. You know, 115 00:06:10.079 --> 00:06:11.800 I'm not going to be a candidate ever in my life. 116 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:13.839 I will tell you that. As a party leader, I 117 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:16.879 know that turning out your vote is the number one 118 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:20.360 obligation of the political parties. And you know, our machine 119 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.319 was just better. Our machine is better, certainly better in Ohio, 120 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:25.920 better even in Hamilton County, believe or not. But we're 121 00:06:25.959 --> 00:06:29.079 just outnumbered there by people who believe otherwise. But you know, 122 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:32.319 the turnout machine by the Republicans is just far superior. 123 00:06:32.399 --> 00:06:35.600 And you know, Kamala Harris energized no one. You know, 124 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:38.680 she was a bad candidate in their primary for president, 125 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:41.720 which is why she never really faced the Democrat voters. 126 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:44.480 And then by time they you know, kind of fixed 127 00:06:44.519 --> 00:06:47.040 the process for her to be the nominee without you know, 128 00:06:47.040 --> 00:06:49.800 a single Democrat casting a vote in the primary. There 129 00:06:49.839 --> 00:06:52.759 was just no energy there. And you know, again on Kamala, 130 00:06:53.079 --> 00:06:55.639 we know this, Brian. I mean, everybody talked about one 131 00:06:55.680 --> 00:06:57.560 of the reasons Biden held on as long as he 132 00:06:57.600 --> 00:06:59.000 did is because they knew they just didn't have a 133 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:02.680 good candidate. And I'm not into bashing Canis after they lose, 134 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:05.480 but Kamala Harris is a far left wing liberal. She's 135 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:07.959 not in the mainstream of American politics. So you know, 136 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:10.839 it was a mismatch from the beginning, and Democrats just 137 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:11.959 weren't excited about her. 138 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:14.079 Well, and the other change in this election, and it 139 00:07:14.120 --> 00:07:18.480 was a radical shift from the traditional norms. Republicans got 140 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:23.079 out early and voted. They negated the normal advantage Democrats 141 00:07:23.160 --> 00:07:25.920 have when they walk into the polling places on election. 142 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:29.800 Day one more time part of the operator in the machine. 143 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:32.439 I mean, I you know again, my Hamilton County Wrather 144 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:34.000 knew this when I was here. And then I went 145 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:36.240 to Ohio and I walked into a room for Ohio 146 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:39.439 as a Republican activists, Brian and I say, it's okay, 147 00:07:39.600 --> 00:07:42.680 and the room responds to vote that way. I mean, 148 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:45.079 it became a little bit although a little hokey, a 149 00:07:45.079 --> 00:07:47.519 little corny, it works in politics. But you know, I 150 00:07:47.519 --> 00:07:49.639 went around Ohio and we said it's okay to vote 151 00:07:49.680 --> 00:07:51.720 that way, and meaning get out and vote early. We 152 00:07:51.720 --> 00:07:54.120 were blown away by the early vote numbers. Now, to 153 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:56.279 be fair, a lot of those early voters were going 154 00:07:56.360 --> 00:07:58.920 to be with us anyway. By locking them in and 155 00:07:58.959 --> 00:08:01.040 turning them out early. You know, it's all part of 156 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:04.000 the job of the Republican machine, of the you know, 157 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:06.399 of the operator class of which I am a part of, 158 00:08:06.439 --> 00:08:09.279 and that is to turn people out. And we were 159 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:11.680 thrilled to see that early vote and to see Republicans 160 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:12.319 embrace it. 161 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:14.800 It worked for us, it certainly did, and I appreciate 162 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:17.360 your efforts in that regard, and I appreciate everybody who 163 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:20.000 got out and voted early. Now moving over to Issue one, 164 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:21.920 I really thought I would wake up in the morning 165 00:08:21.959 --> 00:08:24.360 and see that Issue one had actually passed, given the 166 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:28.240 millions and millions of out of state and foreign money 167 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:30.000 to float into the state to try to convince us 168 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:32.799 that was the right thing to do. Enshrining jerrymandering, in 169 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:37.519 a group of unelected officials. Lo and behold that didn't work. 170 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:38.440 That was amazing. 171 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:42.360 You know, I put us on my social media on 172 00:08:42.399 --> 00:08:44.360 my Facebook this morning because I'm just sharing of a 173 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:48.159 lot of our party faithful. This is maybe the most 174 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:52.039 rewarding win of my time in politics. And it's not 175 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:54.960 my win. It's a win for the Republicans, led really 176 00:08:55.000 --> 00:08:57.200 by Bob Paducciic, my predecessor, and by a lot of 177 00:08:57.200 --> 00:08:59.000 people in the state House. We were a big part 178 00:08:59.039 --> 00:09:02.440 of it, the OHIOG, but again it was a team effort. Brian. 179 00:09:02.519 --> 00:09:05.440 I actually sent a message to my executive director about 180 00:09:05.440 --> 00:09:08.279 twenty minutes ago, and I might have used the explictis, 181 00:09:08.559 --> 00:09:11.480 but I said we won by eight. I hadn't really 182 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:13.480 looked ultimately at the result because you know, it was 183 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:16.000 a very late night Tuesday, and I'm trying to get 184 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:18.000 over some kind of a head cold thing here. But anyway, 185 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:20.120 I didn't really closely look. I knew we won, but 186 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:23.480 we won that by eight percentage points. Issue one, here's 187 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:27.519 why you just said it once Ohioan's understood it. The 188 00:09:27.639 --> 00:09:31.360 far left believes that Americans are stupid. They just do it. 189 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:33.679 They think that they can just pass things by the 190 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:37.039 American people and they're not paying attention. Once people got involved, 191 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:39.639 they realized this was not citizen led. This was forty 192 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:42.480 million dollars an out of state left wing special interest 193 00:09:42.519 --> 00:09:47.080 powers pouring into Ohio. They got a former you know, 194 00:09:47.320 --> 00:09:50.039 former Justice of the Supreme Court Frankly to be a 195 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:52.639 bit of a stooge for that. Yeah, day, oh, this 196 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:55.360 is citizen led. It not. It wasn't anything like that. 197 00:09:55.559 --> 00:09:58.279 This was an effort to strip you, the voter, of 198 00:09:58.360 --> 00:10:03.120 your rights the process of doing important public business. Had 199 00:10:03.159 --> 00:10:05.919 our press been honest, you would have known about it sooner. 200 00:10:06.200 --> 00:10:09.000 But once Ohioland's understood it, they blew it away. Winning 201 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:12.039 that issue by eight percentage points was amazing. You know, 202 00:10:12.039 --> 00:10:14.519 I can tell you we did seventy thousand yard signs, 203 00:10:14.919 --> 00:10:18.200 bus tours. We had a glass roots effort, kind of 204 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:21.000 unprecedented for the party. We got our yard signs, then 205 00:10:21.039 --> 00:10:23.399 we had them out in about three days in about 206 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:26.120 eighty of Ohio's eighty eight county, So you know, it 207 00:10:26.159 --> 00:10:29.919 was it was a wonderful, wonderful win. It's important for Ohiolands. 208 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:31.879 You want to be able to elect the people that 209 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:34.720 do public business. You don't want far left special interest 210 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:37.840 groups stripping you of your rights. So Issue one was 211 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:41.360 an outstanding result for Ohio. And by the way, Hamilton 212 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:44.639 County was strong in Issue one. Southwest Ohio was strong 213 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:46.960 in Issue one and they continue to play an important 214 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:48.519 role in what's happening here statewide. 215 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:51.159 All right, let's pause, We'll bring Alex Trouncepeela back to 216 00:10:51.320 --> 00:10:53.919 talk about Hamilton County. 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Chuck Ingram on 252 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:44.600 fifty five KRC, the talk station. 253 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:48.480 Seven nineteen comed up in seven twenty Bryn Thomas here 254 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:51.600 with the head of the Ohio Republican Party, Alex Charantipila, 255 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:54.679 doing a little analysis to the election. Not much need 256 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:56.919 to be said. I think it's considering pretty much a 257 00:12:56.919 --> 00:13:00.919 clean sweep Republican side on Ohio generally. It doesn't come 258 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:03.639 as a surprise to me that all three open Supreme 259 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:05.159 Court seats went Republican. 260 00:13:07.039 --> 00:13:10.120 Well, that's right, and again we were deliberate and selecting 261 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:13.679 three wonderful candidates for those races, two of them from 262 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:18.000 right here in southwest Ohio. Megan Shanahan, you know, perhaps 263 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:19.720 one of the best judges ever to serve here in 264 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:22.679 Hamilton County, now elevated to the state's highest court. My 265 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:25.720 good and dear friend, Justice Joe Dieters, who's the longest 266 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.440 serving prosecutor in Hamilton County history. And then there's a 267 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:30.799 great guy named Dan Hawkins who's a judge up in 268 00:13:30.799 --> 00:13:33.799 Franklin County in Columbus, who is a you know, former 269 00:13:33.879 --> 00:13:36.759 prosecutor as well. You know, very briefly on those guys, 270 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:39.720 we selected guys with prosecute guys and women in Megan 271 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:44.120 Chanta and with prosecutorial experience going you know, going into 272 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:46.320 the the to the bench. And you know, again you 273 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:48.360 and I are lawyers, and we know there's a significant 274 00:13:48.399 --> 00:13:50.960 side of that part of that work that's civil in nature. 275 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:53.200 But when the general public looks at their judges, they 276 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:55.679 want judges to keep them safe. And we knew politically 277 00:13:55.960 --> 00:13:58.759 that we had judges and had a history of trying 278 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:00.639 to keep you in our community safe and that was 279 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:03.120 going to work. So we had three great candidates, all 280 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:07.840 three one pretty comfortably statewide. All three worked very very hard. 281 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:11.399 So again excited about big wins far three justices, and 282 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:13.440 that makes our court, by the way, here in Ohio 283 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:18.519 fix Republicans to only one Democrat. So again the Republican 284 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:20.159 Party continues to dominate in Ohio. 285 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:22.399 Well, and I know you set me up intentionally with 286 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:26.159 the comment prosecutorial experience. As we pivot over to Hamilton 287 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:29.960 County where a demonstrably unqualified person is now the ham 288 00:14:30.080 --> 00:14:32.120 or will now be the Hamlin County prosecutor. 289 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:37.159 Yeah, that's that You know again, Jennifer, my wife and 290 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:40.279 I were in Columbus, have been largely out of out 291 00:14:40.279 --> 00:14:43.039 of the region for most of the month. We you know, 292 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:45.799 we were watching with one eye, you know, back home, 293 00:14:45.919 --> 00:14:49.600 because Hamilin County certainly matters, I know, to your listeners 294 00:14:49.639 --> 00:14:52.200 and the people in southwest Ohio, and this race matters. 295 00:14:52.879 --> 00:14:56.720 It's a reality that, you know, the bigger urban centers 296 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:59.679 continue to be a challenge for Republicans once you get 297 00:14:59.720 --> 00:15:02.919 outie to Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, of course, you know, 298 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:06.240 it's much safer, better, cleaner schools, or better everything is about, 299 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:08.600 you know, better where Republicans are. But the fact of 300 00:15:08.600 --> 00:15:10.440 the matter is that was a tough, tough race, and 301 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:13.279 I'm very proud of my friend Melissa Power. She ran 302 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.919 a strong, strong campaign, Brian, you know, almost two point 303 00:15:17.559 --> 00:15:20.440 five million dollars ultimately raised. I mean, for anybody who 304 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:24.399 knows the inside workings of politics, that's that's just hard work. 305 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:27.720 That's that's getting people to commit to invest in you. 306 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:31.399 That's very, very hard. Melissa made this very close. If 307 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:33.559 you look carefully at the results here in Hamilton County, 308 00:15:33.799 --> 00:15:36.679 no other Republican got really close to winning. You know, 309 00:15:36.879 --> 00:15:39.600 A case with a partisan label on it like that race. 310 00:15:40.279 --> 00:15:43.200 No one got that close, and you know, it's a shame, 311 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:45.200 it's a shame. Most of powers was by far the 312 00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:47.919 better candid. We've seen this in American politics, you know, 313 00:15:47.960 --> 00:15:51.279 where people just put out their jerseys and qualifications hardly matter, 314 00:15:51.360 --> 00:15:54.039 and that's kind of what happened here. So you know, 315 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:56.399 that's that's just a tough one. There's there's no no 316 00:15:56.480 --> 00:15:59.519 looking back on that. Feel terrible for Hamilton County. And 317 00:15:59.759 --> 00:16:02.240 I hope to God that you know, the guard rails 318 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:06.480 that we have in place, you know, good police officers 319 00:16:06.519 --> 00:16:08.480 and you know a few of our good judges will 320 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:10.639 hold that office accountable and make sure that they're doing 321 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:14.279 what they're supposed to do, and that is to oppose publics, 322 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:17.519 do to help us keep public order, public safety. And 323 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:20.080 I get worried about that. One did not like that 324 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:20.879 result one bit. 325 00:16:21.679 --> 00:16:24.799 Well, and things change out in California after they experienced 326 00:16:24.799 --> 00:16:29.080 their woke view of policing and the judiciary, they obviously 327 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:33.480 went the opposite direction. I guess I've been saying, well, 328 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:36.720 last one out, bring the flag. As the Republican Party 329 00:16:36.799 --> 00:16:39.279 kind of written off Hamilton County completely at this juncture. 330 00:16:39.279 --> 00:16:40.679 Are we still going to keep fighting there? 331 00:16:40.919 --> 00:16:44.360 Alex, Oh God, no, no, you cannot write it off. 332 00:16:44.360 --> 00:16:47.039 And there's something very important for people to know. First 333 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:49.039 of all, my experience a statewide will tell you that 334 00:16:49.080 --> 00:16:51.480 there is a thriving Republican party in Columbus, and there's 335 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:53.720 a thriving Republican party in Cleveland, and there is a 336 00:16:53.759 --> 00:16:56.840 thriving Republican party here in Hamlin County. There are races 337 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.679 outside of these, right there are township trustee races. And 338 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:02.960 you know, there are eight big townships here in Hamilton 339 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:06.079 County that comprise a large segment of the population a lot. 340 00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:08.559 And if you live there del High and Anderson and Green, 341 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:12.400 you have Republicans governing you there. And that's better. Believe me, 342 00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:14.640 you're better to live in Green Township than you are 343 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:16.920 in the City of Cincinnati. Your taxes are lower, your 344 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:20.279 police force is well funded, you've got good school systems. 345 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:22.799 So those are all Republicans and they governed, and your 346 00:17:22.839 --> 00:17:26.400 Republican Party is very active in those races. Also, Brian, 347 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:29.680 this is important. Hamilton County sent one hundred and sixty 348 00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:32.680 eight thousand votes plus one hundred and sixty eight thousand 349 00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:37.359 votes Q ohioans to elect Donald Trump. Just by by contrast, 350 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:41.079 Butler County, a great, strong Republican county, sent one hundred 351 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:44.759 and twelve thousand votes to the state. So Ohio or 352 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:48.039 Hamilton County will play a key role in keeping Ohio 353 00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:51.680 a red red state. So there shouldn't be any thought 354 00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:54.680 that you shutter the doors in the Hamilton County Republican Party. 355 00:17:54.720 --> 00:17:57.960 That's Frankly, that's crazy talk. You must keep a strong 356 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:01.920 Republican organization in every county in Ohio to help us 357 00:18:01.920 --> 00:18:05.359 continue to win Ohio for Republicans and keep common sense 358 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:09.160 conservative governance in place around the state. So any idea 359 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:12.920 that one race, you know, look, there's not a Republican 360 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:15.680 prosecutor in Franklin County. That's Columbus. There's not a Republican 361 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:19.279 prosecutor in Cleveland, in Tyahoga County. They continue to do 362 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:22.400 the important work of electing Republicans, not on these super 363 00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:24.880 high profile races, but all the way across the board 364 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:27.400 from Ohio, all the way down to your local townships 365 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:30.680 to compete in judgeships, state representative races. You know, we've 366 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:34.039 got Mike Odoso and Cindy Abrams. Yeah, Bill Blessing and 367 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:37.240 other important Republicans in county. So, by no enough should 368 00:18:37.240 --> 00:18:39.519 we stop functioning here in Hamilton County. 369 00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:43.319 Continue to be a cheerleader. That's great And finally, absolutely 370 00:18:43.839 --> 00:18:46.519 brief word, I would expect no less from you, Alex 371 00:18:46.559 --> 00:18:48.559 and Avere. Fourth or two Dwaine's going to have an 372 00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:52.480 opportunity to replace Sadie Vans's seat, and my listeners are 373 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:55.440 sadly disappointed by the earliest indication, which was going to 374 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:58.039 be Matt Dolan. There's a bunch of rhinos on the list. 375 00:18:58.119 --> 00:18:59.880 I will call them that. You don't have to agree 376 00:18:59.920 --> 00:19:01.759 with me, because I know how you have to protect 377 00:19:01.759 --> 00:19:05.160 across the board of the Republican name. But is Dowine 378 00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:07.440 going to listen to anyone? Will he get like they 379 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:12.279 do with judges, Central Committee recommendations and consider them. Will 380 00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:15.079 he consider someone perhaps out a little more outside the 381 00:19:15.119 --> 00:19:17.839 box than he is typically inclined to do as a 382 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:19.160 more moderate Republican. 383 00:19:19.279 --> 00:19:23.799 Alex, you know this is the governor's decision one hundred percent, 384 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:26.640 And you know, I honestly don't know if he'll convene 385 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:29.319 any kind of of a process that certainly wouldn't include 386 00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:31.079 the Central Committee in or what I expect it to. 387 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:34.279 He is statutorally obligated to make this decision, and he will. 388 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:37.440 So you know, we'll see what the governor does. Look, 389 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:39.279 I have high confidence in the governor. You may not 390 00:19:39.319 --> 00:19:41.079 share that, but I have high confidence in the governor 391 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:43.519 to wine. I think he's an intelligent man. I think 392 00:19:43.519 --> 00:19:47.240 he's going to carefully weigh all the considerations. Here. Listen, 393 00:19:47.440 --> 00:19:49.720 my laying in this and I'll say this publicly, and 394 00:19:49.759 --> 00:19:51.839 I'll say to the governor. My laying in this is 395 00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:55.240 winning Republican seats in Ohio. And I just want to 396 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:58.359 win that Senate seat. For whoever gets a. Jd. Vance 397 00:19:58.519 --> 00:20:01.279 was so good as a United State Center from Ohio 398 00:20:01.559 --> 00:20:03.599 that he was selected to be the next Vice President 399 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:06.119 of the United States. I just want to win that seat, 400 00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:08.680 and that's going to be my singular focus. Let's find 401 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:11.160