WEBVTT - 11-4-25 Willie with Frank LaRose

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<v Speaker 1>By Billy Cunningham, the great American. Of course, this is

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<v Speaker 1>election today, election afternoon. Yours truly intends on voting about

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<v Speaker 1>three to four clock. Not much on the ballot, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will do my constitutional duty to vote, joining you

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<v Speaker 1>and I alyist and man in charge of elections in

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<v Speaker 1>the state of Ohio, Frank LaRose, the second cousin of

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<v Speaker 1>Buddy L. Rosa. Franklrosa, Welcome again to the Bill Cunningham Show.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we sit here early on Tuesday afternoon, any problems,

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<v Speaker 1>any difficulties, how are we looking?

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<v Speaker 2>But it's an important election. Not everybody necessarily is paying

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<v Speaker 2>attention to that, but these are votes that can have

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<v Speaker 2>a big impact on your community, quality of life and

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of thing. And so you should get out

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<v Speaker 2>and make your voice heard. You're not going to impact

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<v Speaker 2>any lines or that kind of thing. You'll get a

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<v Speaker 2>sticker on your way out the door. Here's another thing, Willie.

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<v Speaker 2>I run into people that say I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 2>vote in this local election because I don't know enough

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to guess, right, Okay, that's not a

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<v Speaker 2>good excuse. You go to our website vote Ohio dot gov.

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<v Speaker 2>You can cheat on the test, you can look at

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what's going to be on your ballot. This is

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<v Speaker 2>what Lauren and I did last night. We put the

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<v Speaker 2>kids to bed. I printed off what's called the sample ballot,

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<v Speaker 2>where we saw exactly what's going to be on our ballot.

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<v Speaker 2>And we sat there as a couple and we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about our choices, and now we're ready to go and

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<v Speaker 2>well informed and we know what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes no sense at all, because I often say

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<v Speaker 1>that if you wake up on Tuesday this morning, and

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<v Speaker 1>you say, is the election this Tuesday or next Tuesday?

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<v Speaker 1>Or has the election already taken place? In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>shall I use the term ill informed? And I know

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<v Speaker 1>the media says you got to vote, you got No,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to vote if you don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>you're voting for, if you don't know what the issues are,

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't know the pros and cons of each issue.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't waste your time and cancel the ballot of someone

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<v Speaker 1>who's informed. Do you agree or not?

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<v Speaker 2>I think if you do a little bit of research,

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<v Speaker 2>you can cast an informed vote. And give you an example,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know which can candidates for city council where

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<v Speaker 2>the Conservatives who share my values, because I didn't follow

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<v Speaker 2>that all that closely, but I did a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of research. I saw which ones were endorsed by the

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<v Speaker 2>County Republican Party, which ones had taken stances that align

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<v Speaker 2>with the things I care about, And now I'm an

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<v Speaker 2>informed voter. And so you know, I think that with

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<v Speaker 2>a few minutes of effort, a little bit of googling,

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of checking their own website or what

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<v Speaker 2>the newspaper's candidate guide says, or whatever else, you can

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<v Speaker 2>be an informed voter. And it's worth doing because these

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<v Speaker 2>elections come down to a small margin. In many cases,

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<v Speaker 2>local elections can often come down to just a handful

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<v Speaker 2>of votes. Heck, we have tie votes every year somewhere

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<v Speaker 2>in the state that have to be determined by a

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<v Speaker 2>coin flip. Don't be that person that wakes up on

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<v Speaker 2>Wednesday morning and realizes that a Bolshevik has just been

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<v Speaker 2>elected to your school board because you didn't bother to

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<v Speaker 2>go vote and it was determined by a single vote.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's critical. I don't care how busy you are.

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<v Speaker 1>You can go online today's world, you can do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty years ago, you couldn't do it if you look

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<v Speaker 1>up twenty years ago and said, who's running? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you find? Well, I don't know. But today

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<v Speaker 1>the Encyclopedia Britannica, all the information in the world is

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<v Speaker 1>on my right home. I left it in my hand.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you don't take it ten minutes to find

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<v Speaker 1>out who I'm voting for, we get the government we deserve.

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<v Speaker 1>And that worries me too.

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<v Speaker 2>Man. Well, consider this. It's a kind of a tale

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<v Speaker 2>of two different years. If you look at the even

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<v Speaker 2>number years twenty twenty, twenty twenty two, twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been absolutely record breaking turnout. So this nonsense where

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<v Speaker 2>the liberals say, I want to suppress the vote. If

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<v Speaker 2>that's my objective, I'm really bad at it. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to suppress anything. We've had massive turnouts in those

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<v Speaker 2>even number years. But then you go one year later

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<v Speaker 2>to a year like twenty twenty five and it may

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<v Speaker 2>be single digits or low double digits. That's a shame

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<v Speaker 2>because it matters who lives in the White House. We

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<v Speaker 2>all know that. But what probably matters just as much,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe more, who works at the courthouse or the schoolhouse

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<v Speaker 2>or city hall. When it comes to your quality of life,

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<v Speaker 2>the safety of your community. Heck, the schools that our

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<v Speaker 2>children are being educated in. This year is the year

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<v Speaker 2>we make those decisions, and you've got to make your

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<v Speaker 2>voice heard.

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<v Speaker 1>Frank LeRose, you're making sense. I live in a community

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<v Speaker 1>that's safe and sound with good schools. However, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a race for the Sycamore Township trustees. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>school board race inding Hill school boards. There's one or

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<v Speaker 1>two school issues. I want to pump up as much

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<v Speaker 1>as I can in Deer Park Community schools for what

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<v Speaker 1>they've done. And so all politics is local. It may

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<v Speaker 1>be great if things are good or bad in New

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<v Speaker 1>York City, but damn it. I live in Sycamore Township.

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<v Speaker 1>I live in Kenwood, and I want my community where

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<v Speaker 1>I live to be the best. And the off year

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<v Speaker 1>elections is when we decide those things. Correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Every single election here, I give you a prediction. I

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<v Speaker 2>can tell you who's going to win today. In any race,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the candidate who gets more of their supporters to

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<v Speaker 2>go out to the polls Barnett. It's always going to

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<v Speaker 2>be that way. And so whether you live in a

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<v Speaker 2>city that Leans Republican or Leans Democrat, there's no such

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<v Speaker 2>thing as a long shot race in a local election,

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<v Speaker 2>if people just bother to show up.

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<v Speaker 1>What percent, Frank Lerosa, you're in charge of elections about,

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<v Speaker 1>give me your crystal ball prediction in the state of

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio overall? What percent of Ohio? When's you going to

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<v Speaker 1>vote today? If anyone you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's why it's really hard to tell, because it's so localized.

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<v Speaker 2>You may have one community where there's a really hot

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<v Speaker 2>race for mayor, or people are all hyped up about

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<v Speaker 2>the school board race or the levy or whatever else,

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<v Speaker 2>and you may have massive turnout. The next town over

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<v Speaker 2>it may be a complete sleeper and people aren't really

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<v Speaker 2>all that engaged. So it's hard to tell. I can

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what we've seen already for early voting, about

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred thousand. In fact, the number is three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and ninety nine nine and eighteen. That's how many people

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<v Speaker 2>participated in early voting. We know that right there in

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton County we've had a decent turnout through early voting

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<v Speaker 2>as well. It was the number of early voting ballots

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<v Speaker 2>count counted nineteen two hundred and twenty nine. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>many people voted early in Hamilton County. But we also

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<v Speaker 2>know there's a lot of outstanding absentee ballots. What does

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<v Speaker 2>that mean about fifty thousand people throughout the state that

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<v Speaker 2>have requested their absente ballot and haven't returned it yet.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if you're that guy that has your absentee

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<v Speaker 2>ballots sitting on your kitchen table or sitting on the

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<v Speaker 2>dashboard of your car, it's too late to mail it.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't take it to your voting location at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to get it down to your county Board

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<v Speaker 2>of Elections by seven thirty ten, and it's worth it.

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<v Speaker 2>Take a drive down to your county Board of Elections

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<v Speaker 2>and submit that ballot so that again you can make

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<v Speaker 2>sure your voice is heard.

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<v Speaker 1>Frank LeRose your deal with a facts ideal with hyperbole.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say there's twelve million people who live in the

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<v Speaker 1>state of Ohio. It is not approximately correct, approximately approximately.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to hold you do this. How many adults

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen and over eleve in the state of Ohio? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it nine million? Three million kids in school?

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<v Speaker 2>Well near eight point eight point something. Because I know

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<v Speaker 2>the eligible population of voters in Ohio, we're already at

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<v Speaker 2>like ninety three ninety four percent of them that are

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<v Speaker 2>registered to vote, and we have seven point eight million

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<v Speaker 2>registered voters, so the total number of eligible adults over

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen who are US citizens has to be in the

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<v Speaker 2>low eighth.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's say there's eight million people that could vote,

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<v Speaker 1>and of that number, about seven point five million or register,

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<v Speaker 1>which is fantastic. And then as far as the turnout,

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<v Speaker 1>I talk about Hamilton County or the city of Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 1>we got major problems. You may know this if down

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<v Speaker 1>the road you become a senator or a congressman, or

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<v Speaker 1>a governor or the president, you're gonna have to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with the city of Cincinnati, which is a complete meltdown.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm told by Sherry Polland at the Board of

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<v Speaker 1>Elections that the turnout this year may be as high

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<v Speaker 1>as twenty five percent, And so that means that thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the registered voters are going to decide the

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<v Speaker 1>outcome of this election. That means eighty seven percent or not.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think about that?

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<v Speaker 2>I think that it's problematic. And again, I think part

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<v Speaker 2>of this is that if you flip on your TV

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<v Speaker 2>or you go to your favorite social media account, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see all kinds of chatter about every single

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<v Speaker 2>damn thing that happens in Washington, DC. We seem to

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<v Speaker 2>be focused on federal issues. I get why they're impactful,

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<v Speaker 2>and people lose track of how important local offices are.

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<v Speaker 2>Local government is. And again look at our beloved Queen City.

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<v Speaker 2>And again I think you know this. I know and

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<v Speaker 2>love Cincinnati very well. My dad went to UC. I've

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<v Speaker 2>spent a lot of time down there. I was just

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<v Speaker 2>down there knocking on doors for Corey Bowman last weekend

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<v Speaker 2>because I think he's the right man for the job.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's finally going to turn this great American city around

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<v Speaker 2>and let it be what it was always meant to be,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is a thriving place where families can live

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<v Speaker 2>and work and raise a family. It's not that right now,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, we need more people to actually get

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<v Speaker 2>out and make their voices heard. There are more Republicans

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<v Speaker 2>in Hamilton County than almost any other county in the state.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem is they're outnumbered. If they actually bother to

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<v Speaker 2>go up and vote today, they could flip the Natty.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a very real possibility that we could put a

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<v Speaker 2>Republican in office in the mayor's office in the city

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<v Speaker 2>of Cincinnati. What a tremendous thing that would be.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, secondly, we have a situation. You were on the

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<v Speaker 1>reapportionment board. You were one of the seven to carve

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<v Speaker 1>up the districts. Can you put a period on the

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<v Speaker 1>sentence goes to Democrats? And the Republicans agreed to carve

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<v Speaker 1>up the congressional districts. Number one of my correct and

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<v Speaker 1>number two. What was the goal?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So there was a unanimous and bipartisan vote on

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<v Speaker 2>this in the Redistricting Commission. And I think that when

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<v Speaker 2>you have a vote like that, both sides are going

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<v Speaker 2>to have something they like something they don't like about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody loves the process or the way

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<v Speaker 2>that the process plays out, but it was at least

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<v Speaker 2>a result of consensus building and compromising that kind of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the bottom line. My goal was to go in

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<v Speaker 2>there and make sure that first of all, we complied

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<v Speaker 2>with the Constitution. We did that. Second of all, that

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<v Speaker 2>we create districts that relatively mirror the political leanings of

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<v Speaker 2>the state of Ohio. And again I believe that we

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<v Speaker 2>did that. And then third, putting on my hat as

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<v Speaker 2>a Republican, I want to make sure that I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>putting my party in a disadvantage or candidly want to

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<v Speaker 2>put my party in an advantageous position on this, and

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<v Speaker 2>so let's be candid about this. What we ended up

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<v Speaker 2>with was a map that creates twelve Republican districts and

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<v Speaker 2>three Democratic districts. Twelve Republican districts and three Democratic districts.

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<v Speaker 2>The current state in Ohio is ten Republican districts and

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<v Speaker 2>five Democratic districts. And the challenge that we faced was

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<v Speaker 2>that if the legislature had drawn different maps, maybe that

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<v Speaker 2>created thirteen Republican districts instead of twelve, it would have

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<v Speaker 2>certainly been subject to a referendum. The Ohio Constitution is

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<v Speaker 2>very clear that the moment the leftist dark money groups

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<v Speaker 2>gathered two hundred signatures, it would freeze the implementation of

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<v Speaker 2>the current maps. It would require us to run the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty sixth election on the old maps back to

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<v Speaker 2>ten to five, and most likely trigger us having to

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<v Speaker 2>run in August special election for congressional primaries. All kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of chaos, all kinds of bad things, something that was

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<v Speaker 2>to be avoided.

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<v Speaker 1>And I look at Greg Lansman's district that appears to

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<v Speaker 1>be like a plus six Republican. But I look at

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<v Speaker 1>some of the recent voting in that district that's very close.

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<v Speaker 1>Whoever you Republicans pick for that district to run against

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<v Speaker 1>Greg Lansman going to have to be pretty damn good.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a good politician, and it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>close race, et cetera. I would add one other thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, candidates matter, Party chairs matter. State center is a

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<v Speaker 2>great woman named Diane Cunningham that's on our state Central Committee.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be involved in that conversation, by the way, But

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<v Speaker 2>finding the right candidate matters, and the party's job is

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<v Speaker 2>to find the right candidate, and that's something has to

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<v Speaker 2>happen over the next couple months.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the media complaining about this. Oh I ask

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<v Speaker 1>you the question, you may know the answer. There's about

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<v Speaker 1>six New England states, that being, if my geography is correct,

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<v Speaker 1>you got Maine, you got Vermont, you have New Hampshire,

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<v Speaker 1>you have Massachusetts, you have Connecticut, you got Rhode Island.

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<v Speaker 1>And in those states they're a little bit smaller than

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<v Speaker 1>the state of California population wise, those six states how many.

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<v Speaker 1>And those six states voted forty percent for Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>So you would think about forty percent of the congressional

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<v Speaker 1>districts would be Republican. How many Republican congressmen or congresswomen

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<v Speaker 1>are there in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and

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<v Speaker 1>Rhode Island. Can you, Franklerosa, can you give me a

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<v Speaker 1>round number? How many?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? The round number is zero. And it's because of

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<v Speaker 2>Democratic jerryman And by the way, when the Democrats do it,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't get called out. When the Republicans do it,

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<v Speaker 2>every reporter, every leftist journalist in the state, in the

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<v Speaker 2>country wants to talk about. Here's the other thing that happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Willy city council wards get redistricted by Democratic city councils

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<v Speaker 2>in counties that have a county council form of government,

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<v Speaker 2>like where I grew up in Summit County, in Cuyahoga County,

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<v Speaker 2>they redraw the county council districts. They jerrymander the heck

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<v Speaker 2>out of that to create a situation where it's darn

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<v Speaker 2>near impossible for a Republican to get elected to city council.

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<v Speaker 2>No problem to the county council, and nobody ever says

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<v Speaker 2>a word of it. No problem.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Illinois seventeen districts, fifteen Democrats, two Republicans, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>okay with the media, no problem. We go from there.

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<v Speaker 1>But today's going to be a day become informed, then

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<v Speaker 1>go vote. Any difficulties at polling places, I know New Jersey.

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<v Speaker 1>I was on a station this morning, wond and New

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<v Speaker 1>Jersey and they were having they were having bomb threats

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<v Speaker 1>called in and which is stupid. Is there any problem

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<v Speaker 1>with voting in the state of Ohio at this point?

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing systemic. We've had the small things here and there,

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<v Speaker 2>a power outage or you know that kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 2>but nothing systemic or widespread. Of course, our operations team

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<v Speaker 2>is ready to jump on it if there is. And

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, if you see anything that's not right

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<v Speaker 2>at your polling location, the first thing you should do

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<v Speaker 2>is talk to that voting location manager. They are there

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<v Speaker 2>to do that job and they'll correct it under most scenarios.

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<v Speaker 2>But we've also got a report line. You can text

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<v Speaker 2>the word report to three four two six two three

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<v Speaker 2>four two sixty two. You text report and then we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be on top of it from the Ohio Secretary State's Office.

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<v Speaker 2>You can also message us on our website.

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<v Speaker 1>Lastly, give the website of ill informed voters want to

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<v Speaker 1>become more informed and not be a member of the

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<v Speaker 1>borg simply a bust to a pole to vote with

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<v Speaker 1>a whe a blue or a red ballot. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>tell me again the website that we need to go

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<v Speaker 1>to to become a little bit more informed?

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<v Speaker 2>Vote Ohio dot gov. That's your place for the right

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<v Speaker 2>kind of ID. What to bring you know for your ID,

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<v Speaker 2>what polling location to go to, what's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>on your ballot? Really anything you need to be an

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<v Speaker 2>informed voter anywhere in the state of Ohio. Vote Ohio.

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<v Speaker 2>Go all right?

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<v Speaker 1>Frank learose three four seven tastes so good, you got

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<v Speaker 1>to get it bad once again. Thanks for coming on

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill Cunningham Show. You can Jerry Manner for political reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>You cannot Jerry Manner for racial reasons. And the reason

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<v Speaker 1>many of the Democrats are enraged. I want to use

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<v Speaker 1>African American people and voters as an excuse to throw

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<v Speaker 1>out the ballots when they do exactly the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jared mannering for political reasons is good according to

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<v Speaker 1>US Supreme Court, Jared Manning for racial reasons is bad,

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<v Speaker 1>which did not happen in Ohio jerry mandered so to

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<v Speaker 1>speak for shall I say political reasons and not racial reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>Frank LaRose, you're a great American. Thanks for coming on

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<v Speaker 1>the Bill Cunningham Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Thanks Willy, get out and vote.

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<v Speaker 1>God bless America. Thank you, Frank. Let's continue with more

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<v Speaker 1>the line becomes available five one to three, seven four nine,

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<v Speaker 1>seven thousand. I'll say once again that if you're what

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<v Speaker 1>is it about twelve twenty two in the afternoon on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're ill informed, you won't take ten to go

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<v Speaker 1>online in order to find out what the issues are.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have no clue who's running and don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what they stand for, and you're politically a dumb ass,

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<v Speaker 1>don't vote because you canceled the ballot of someone who

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<v Speaker 1>took the time to become informed. The only way a

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<v Speaker 1>democratic republic works is to have informed voters willing to

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<v Speaker 1>make changes when things are going the wrong direction. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you simply are given a ballot slapped in your

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<v Speaker 1>hand vote for these candidates, then you're stupid and don't vote.

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<v Speaker 1>And bright people can be stupid about any issue. Hell,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm stupid about a bunch of stuff. I'm not stupid

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<v Speaker 1>about politics. Other issues, I'm very stupid. So if you're

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<v Speaker 1>ill informed and you're a dumbass on politics, don't vote.

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