1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: A real fake piece of old, dated, you know literature 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: that they manufactured a while ago. But they were caught 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: flat footed. It's a good sign for us. In the end. 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: I'm not a horse race guy. I'm not in this 5 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: to run against any particular one candidate amy act that 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: I think will be a disaster for our stay on 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 1: many levels. But more importantly, I'm in this toled Ohio 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: to greater heights than we've ever seen because we have 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: a historic opportunity to step on the gas for our economy. 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: Right we have. We're doing great as a state in 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: many ways. But the way I'm looking at this is 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm a businessman. I know how to do this. Let's 13 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: bring high paying jobs back to our state. Let's take 14 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: our income tax rate eventually down to zero. Let's bring 15 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: that property tax burden down. And in a lot of 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: our sectors, the regulatory burden is too high. We have 17 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: too many layers of government. Even as a red state, 18 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: we can fix that. That's ultimately how you address this 19 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: rising challenge of affordability is put more money back in 20 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: your pockets and increase wealth. You have many people in 21 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: a Democrat camp, including my opponent, who liked to villainize success. 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: Who like to villainize financial success. I want financial success 23 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: for every Ohio and I've achieved it. I was born 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,919 Speaker 1: and raised in Cincinnati, went to public schools through eighth grade, 25 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: went to Saint X for high school. I was so 26 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: grateful to this state, into this country for giving me 27 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: the opportunities that I've had in my life. We're raising 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: our kids now in Ohio and circumstances that frankly, my 29 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: parents would have never imagined when I grew up in 30 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: Westchester and when we grew up in Evendale. But the 31 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,279 Speaker 1: reality is we have a chance to give every kid 32 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: in this state that opportunity, and much more me someone 33 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: who really knows what they're doing. 34 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: So let me ask you about education, because I know 35 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: this is something that is very very important to you. 36 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: And Chris and I were talking a few minutes ago 37 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: about the manifestations of these kids who were affected during 38 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 2: the Wuhan, who missed out on serious amounts of schooling, 39 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: and we're seeing those effects taking place right now. How 40 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: do you address that in a meaningful way if you 41 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: were to become governor. 42 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: So, look, we had to bring standards back to our 43 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: public schools. That's something that's been missing for a long time. 44 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: We've got to be willing to say we used to 45 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: have the third grade reading guarantee in Ohio. We got 46 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: rid of it. I think we got to bring that 47 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: back to say that if you can't read by the 48 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: end of third grade, then you shouldn't go to fourth 49 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: grade in general until you can. Is that asking to 50 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: level for crying out loud? Is it if we asking 51 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: too much there? I don't think so. Just to be 52 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: clear on this one, it's not even I'm not even 53 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: talking about reading out a third grade level, which is 54 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: what we actually need. I'm saying that at minimum, you 55 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: have to be able to read it at the end 56 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: of third grade. Right. Many students are able to read 57 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: by kindergarten or first grade, but it should at least 58 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: be by the end of third grade. That's what sets 59 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: up a student for success in their life. And you 60 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: brought up the virus, right, this is important to understand. 61 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: The person that I'm running against is the person who 62 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: led the crusade as health director to shut down our 63 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: public schools. Ohio was the first state in the country 64 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: to shut down our public schools. As I told you, 65 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: I grew up in Cincinnati. I went to public schools 66 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: myself through eighth grade before going to Saint X. Saint 67 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: X was closed for five days during the pandemic. Cincinnati 68 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: public schools were closed for nearly two years. Those kids 69 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: in those public schools will never get those two years 70 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: of their education back. And this is the crucial point 71 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: because the very people, including my opponent who I'm running against, 72 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: who will preach about inequality, advance the policies that create 73 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: that inequality. So chances are next time it won't be 74 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: a pandemic or a virus. It'll be some other question 75 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: that we don't know about today. But the question is 76 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: how did the leader make decisions? And to me, I 77 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: make decisions that advance the learning of our kids, not 78 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: the bureaucracy that really runs our public schools today. Certain 79 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: leaders bend the knee and cater to that bureaucracy. I'm 80 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: a leader when it comes to education who stands for 81 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: our students, and the same thing goes with respect our economy. 82 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: You have many leaders, including on the other side, including 83 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: my opponent, who bend the knee to the bureaucracy that 84 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: regulates their economy. I actually focus on empowering the small 85 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: business owners and the entrepreneurs who create economic growth. That's 86 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: the choice we face right. It comes down to very 87 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: simple choices. You want your property taxes to go down, 88 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: I'm your man. If you want them to go up, 89 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: vote for any acton and the Democratic camp. Same thing 90 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: with respect to air income in the state. That's what 91 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: I know how to bring. But if you put somebody 92 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: who is a far left in some cases even socialist 93 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: leaning leader like they have in New York City, your 94 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: business is fleeing our state in droves, and it would 95 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: be a shame to set back all the progress that 96 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: we've had in Ohio. 97 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 2: What more to bring to the table. One more question 98 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: before I let you go. We're getting up against the 99 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 2: clock here. Early on in your campaign you talked about 100 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: how as governor you could help cities like Cincinnati deal 101 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: with crime issues, and that's something that Chris and I 102 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: were talking about it earlier today. As governor, how can you 103 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 2: reach down into cities like Cincinnati and other cities in 104 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 2: Ohio and help them deal with the crime issues that 105 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: they're plagued with a great on a daily basis. 106 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: It's a great question. It's the same way we're dealing 107 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: with our public schools bring standards back to law enforcement 108 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: expectations for local governments, and they're not getting state funding 109 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: automatically unless they're really meeting those standards. And if somebody 110 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: who grew up in Cincinnati, but you look at the 111 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: journey of a place like over the Rhine where it 112 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: was when I was growing up, right, it was a 113 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: place where we were warned not to go to having 114 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: a renaissance, but then now parts of the city receding 115 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: back into being places where older citizens aren't even comfortable 116 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: walking around. I was talking to two people over the 117 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: weekend in Hamilton County who are an older couple say 118 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: they're now scared to walk around now that they live 119 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: in an apartment in the city. That's unacceptable. But we 120 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 1: can fix this. Empowered our great police officers. I do 121 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 1: back the blue. I do back our men and women 122 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: in uniform. Empower them to be able to do their 123 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: jobs without fear of looking over their shoulder for being sued. 124 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: Fix some of the judicial system issues with judicial reforms, 125 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: then say that you are not going to just send 126 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: a violent repeat offender back on the street with forty 127 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: dollars of bail or no bail, as it's happening regularly. 128 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: And then let's also bring back some of the mental 129 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: health care, including mental health institutions where necessary, because our 130 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: jails are not the right form of mental health care 131 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: for the psychiatrically ill. In some corners, those are controversial 132 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: things to say, but for most Ohiglands, for most Cincinnatians, 133 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: this is just common sense. It's not black versus white, 134 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: it's not red versus blue. This is about common sense 135 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: and standing for the people of Cincinnati. My hometown have 136 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: really unnecessarily suffered. One of the great cities in the 137 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: United States of America is not reaching its full potential 138 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: because of that fear of crime. And when I'm governor, 139 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: to the buck stops with me. All right, We're not 140 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: going to pass the hot potato to say, well, the 141 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: local government didn't do this, or that there's a lot 142 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: of funding that comes from the state. It's not going 143 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: to be automatic. We're going to apply standards. We're going 144 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: to do it in a sensible way. And I think 145 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: a lot of people, many including many of them have 146 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: historically voted Democrat in the urban core in the inner city, 147 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: are going to be better off and understand they're going 148 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: to be better off and I really invite them to 149 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: join our coalition. You don't have to agree with me 150 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: on one hundred percent of issues to know that I'm 151 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: going to crush crime, including in cities like Cincinnati. I'm 152 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: going to improve the performance of our public schools, including 153 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: Cincinnati public schools. And we're going to bring high paying 154 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: jobs to Cincinnatians, to southwest Ohio and to every part 155 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: of Ohio. And that isn't about right versus left. That 156 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: is about up versus down, and I stand for up 157 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: for Ohio. So there are a lot of Democrats who feel 158 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: like they've been left behind by their party. You know what, 159 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: there is a better way with a pragmatic business leader, 160 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: a lot of independence who may feel politically homeless. You've 161 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: got a place in our coalition. You have a home 162 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: right here in this movement for Ohio. And for me, 163 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: standing up for my hometown of Cincinnati is top of 164 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: the list. And we will make sure that we're successful 165 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: in seeing this through. And appreciate it. Appreciate you having 166 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: me man, Thank you Vivig, thanks for coming on. 167 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 3: This is Christopher and I just want to say that 168 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: the two commercials that your team released this weekend, they're awesome. 169 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 3: I really like the introduction of the soon to be 170 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 3: first lady, your wife, your children, really just introducing you 171 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 3: and your family. 172 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: To the state of Ohio. 173 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: But I also like the other commercial that outlines hey affordability, 174 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 3: talking about supporting law and order our police. 175 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: We need a leader like that. 176 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 3: At the state level to deal with the serious issues 177 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 3: that are facing the state of Ohio. So I just 178 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 3: want to thank you for those very excellent commercials that 179 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 3: I saw released this weekend. 180 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: I appreciate that, Christopher. And look, I'm a family man 181 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: at the end of it, and that's why I'm motivated 182 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: to do this is we just welcomed our third kid, 183 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: our first daughter into the world a little a month ago, 184 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: and you know, sometimes you look yourself in the mirror 185 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: and ask yourself, why am I doing all of this? 186 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: And I'm doing it because I want our kids and 187 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: their generation to have the same opportunities that I have. 188 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not in this for the money. Thankfully 189 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: we've been blessed. I'm not in this for fame. There's 190 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: other ways to get that than running in a state 191 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: specific election, and I've come from that. I'm in this 192 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: because I know I can make a difference. I know 193 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: we can lead Ohio to be the top state in 194 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: the country for our kids, for our families, for their generation. Mean, Christopher, 195 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: you're a living example of that American dream yourself. Right. 196 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: I love your story. I love your success, both as 197 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: a businessman but also as an advocate, somebody who believed 198 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: in public service. And you know, unlike me, you're not 199 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: a Republican right here, You're an independent. But it doesn't matter, 200 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: because the issues we're talking about are common sense issues 201 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: that are going to lift up the lives of Ohioans. 202 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: Protect them in our cities, bring back law and order, 203 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: bring back accelerating economic growth, increase those wages, bring down 204 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: those electric bills and other costs that we know we 205 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: can bring down, and most importantly, over the long run, 206 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: improve the quality of education for our kids. I don't 207 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: know anybody who disagrees with that, all right, So I 208 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: think that's why I'm running for governor, and we'll be 209 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: able to win this decisively with the support of your listeners, 210 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: which I immensely appreciate. All Right, Butvik we'll have to 211 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: leave it there. 212 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 2: Thank you for picking up the phone, Thanks for listening 213 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 2: to fifty five KRC. Glad to know you're there, and 214 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: we'll hopefully we'll get a chance to talk to you 215 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: again before too long. Love it, Thank you all right, 216 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: there you go. The vike Ramaswami running for governor outstanding. 217 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 2: We got to get to a break on fifty five 218 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 2: krc V talk stage. 219 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: The Free I Heard radio app