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Commitment 2022: One on one with J.D. Vance, Rep. Tim Ryan
WLWT Digital Staff
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Commitment 2022: One on one with J.D. Vance, Rep. Tim Ryan
YOU HAVE FOUR WEEKS TO DECIDE. SHEREE: RECENTLY, I SAT DOWN WITH DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE TIM RYAN AND REPUBLICAN NOMINEE J.D. VANCE. WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM J.D. VANCE SUDDENLY WANTING PRESIDENT TRUMPS SUPPORT TO TIM RYAN TELLING ME HE DOESN’T WANT PRESIDENT BIDEN TO STUMP FOR HIM. >> WE HAVE TO STOP THE STUPID FIGHTS. SHEREE: IT’S THE RACE AMERICA IS WATCHING. >> D.C. TIM RYAN IS BAD FOR OHIO. SHEREE: AND DESPITE WHAT YOU SEE IN THE COMMERCIALS, SOME OF WHAT TIM RYAN AND J.D. VANCE STAND FOR MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. FOR INSTANCE, THE LONG-STANDING DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN, SERVING HIS 10TH TERM, DOES NOT WANT THE PRESIDENT’S SUPPORT IN HIS SENATE RACE. >> WE WON’T BE ASKING HIM TO COME IN. I JUST I WANT TO RUN THIS RACE ON MY OWN. THIS IS THIS IS MY VOICE, MY VALUES, MY BELIEFS. AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, J.D. IS BRINGING IN TRUMP, HE’S BRINGING IN LINDSEY GRAHAM, TED CRUZ, DON TRUMP JR. LIKE, I’M GONNA STAND ON MY OWN TWO FEET. SHEREE: WHILE VANCE MAY SEEM LIKE HE FLIP FLOPPED ON THE FORMER PRESIDENT, VANCE CANDIDLY ADMITS TO ME HE WASN’T ALWAYS ON TEAM TRUMP. >> I WAS ACTUALLY A CRITIC OF DONALD TRUMP IN 2016. I DID NOT THINK HE WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT PRESIDENT. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE PROVEN WRONG. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROSPERITY THAT WE HAD IN THIS COUNTRY, THE RISING WAGES, THE FACT THAT WE WERE FINALLY STARTED TO TAKE ON CHINA, I THINK THIS POLICY HAS REALLY WORKED FOR WORKING PEOPLE IN OUR STATE. SHEREE: I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY EITHER LOVE OR HATE HIM. RIGHT? AND THE FACT THAT YOU SUPPORT HIM, FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT’S ENOUGH TO SAY, HE’S NOT GOING TO GET MY VOTE. >> I GUESS THE MAIN THING THAT I’D SAY TO THEM IS, LOOK, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A GUY WHO’S HONEST ABOUT MAKING A MISTAKE ABOUT CHANGING THEIR MIND? OR WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A GUY LIKE TIM RYAN, WHO SUPPORTED A LOT OF REALLY BAD POLICIES FOR THIS STATE, AND THEN SAYS IN HIS TV COMMERCIALS THAT HE LOVES DONALD TRUMP? SHEREE: IN CAMPAIGN ADS, RYAN SAYS HE TOO SUPPORTS PRESIDENT TRUMP ON CERTAIN ISSUES LIKE NATIONAL DEFENSE, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA. HE INSISTS HE’S NOT JUST TRYING TO WIN OVER CONSERVATIVES. >> I’M A DEMOCRAT. BUT I AGREE WITH REPUBLICANS. I’M DOING WHAT’S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OHIO AND I’VE HAD THE GUTS TO TAKE ON MY OWN PARTY. I RAN AGAINST NANCY PELOSI. I’VE GOTTEN IN FIGHTS WITH BERNIE SANDERS I TAKE ON DEMOCRATS WHEN I THINK THEY’RE WRONG. AND I WILL AGREE WITH REPUBLICANS WHEN I THINK THEY’RE RIGHT. I THINK THAT’S THE OHIO WAY. ROB PORTMAN HAS DONE THAT WITH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WITH THE CHIPS ACT AND OTHER THINGS. AND THAT’S WHY I THINK J.D. IS OFF, BECAUSE HE’S ON THE EXTREME VEIN OF POLITICS TODAY. AND THAT’S JUST NOT OHIO. SHEREE: THE TWO GLARING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE CANDIDATES IS THEIR EXPERIENCE. DO YOU WANT A VETERAN POLITICIAN WHO’S BEEN IN D.C. FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS? OR A ROOKIE TO THE POLITICAL GAME? VANCE SAYS SOMETIMES IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT EXPERIENCE. >> GIVEN WHAT’S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON, D.C., NOT A WHOLE LOT OF BIPARTISANSHIP, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF LEGISLATING GOING ON IN WASHINGTON. NOT JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE LAST 20 YEARS. I THINK BEING A CREATURE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., SPENDING 20 YEARS IN THAT PLACE, AS TIM RYAN HAS DONE, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ANYTHING DONE. THAT’S NOT THE EXPERIENCE WE NEED. SHEREE: MANY OF YOU SAY WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS TO DITCH THE NEGATIVITY THAT WE’VE SEEN IN VANCE AND RYAN’S ADS. BUT BOTH INSIST IF YOU ELECT THEM, THEY’LL REACH ACROSS THE AISLE TO CREATE COMPROMISE INSTEAD OF CONTEMPT. >> ANY TEAM -- THE BENGALS DIDN’T GET TO THE SUPER BOWL LAST YEAR, FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ARGUMENTS. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, WE DON’T HAVE TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING. LIKE, I LOVE MY WIFE HEAD OVER HEELS. IF WE HAVE 10 CONVERSATIONS IN ONE DAY, AND WE AGREE ON SEVEN, WE CRACK A BOTTLE OF WINE AND LIKE CELEBRATE OUR MARRIAGE ON THAT DAY. YOU DON’T HAVE TO AGREE WITH EVERYBODY ON EVERYTHING. LET’S MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER AS AMERICANS, NOT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. >> THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE TO GET THINGS DONE. AND LOOK, I’M NOT OPPOSED TO GIVING SOMETHING UP, RIGHT? I’M FINE WITH A GOOD PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I DON’T NEED EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR THE STATE. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, CRIME IS TOO HIGH, THE BORDERS IN CRISIS. WE HAVE A TERRIB
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Commitment 2022: One on one with J.D. Vance, Rep. Tim Ryan
WLWT Digital Staff
WLWT Digital Staff
Ohioans have four weeks before deciding who takes over Rob Portman's open senate seat. WLWT sat down with Ohio Senate candidates Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan for one-on-one interviews about the policies that matter to them, their political affiliations and what it's going to take to represent the state of Ohio. It's the race America is watching. And despite what you see in the commercials, some of what Ryan and Vance stand for might surprise you. For instance, the long-standing Democratic congressman, serving his 10th term, does not want the president's support in his senate race."We won't be asking him to come in. I just, I want to run this race on my own. This is my voice, my values, my beliefs. And you know, again, J.D. is bringing in Trump, he's bringing in Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Jr., I'm gonna stand on my own two feet," Ryan said. While Vance may seem like he flip-flopped on the former president, Vance candidly admits he wasn't always on team Trump. "I was actually a critic of Donald trump in 2016. I did not think he was going to be a great president, I was very happy to be proven wrong. I think if you look at the prosperity that we had in this country, the rising wages, the fact that we were finally started to take on China, I think this policy has really worked for working people in our state," Vance said."I think a lot of people, they either love or hate him, right? And, the fact that you support him, for some people, it's enough to say, 'He's not going to get my vote,'" WLWT anchor Sheree Paollelo said."I guess the main thing that I'd say to them is, look, would you rather have a guy who's honest about making a mistake about changing their mind? Or would you rather have a guy like Tim Ryan, who supported a lot of really bad policies for this state, and then says in his tv commercials that he loves Donald Trump?" Vance said. In campaign ads, Ryan says he, too, supports former President Donald Trump on certain issues such as national defense, drug trafficking and trade deals with China. He said he's not just trying to win over conservatives. "I'm a Democrat. But I agree with Republicans. I'm doing what's in the best interest of Ohio and I've had the guts to take on my own party. I ran against Nancy Pelosi, I've gotten in fights with Bernie Sanders I take on Democrats when I think they're wrong. And I will agree with Republicans when I think they're right. I think that's the Ohio way. Rob Portman has done that with the bipartisan infrastructure bill with the chips act and other things. And that's why I think JD is off because he's on the extreme vein of politics today. And that's just not Ohio," Ryan said.The two glaring differences between these candidates is their experience. Do you want a veteran politician who's been in Washington for almost 20 years or a rookie to the political game? Vance said, sometimes, it's not just about experience."Given what's going on in Washington, D.C, not a whole lot of bipartisanship, not a whole lot of legislating going on in Washington, not just the last few years, the last 20 years.10 I think being a creature of Washington, D.C, spending 20 years in that place, as Tim Ryan has done, not being able to get anything done. That's not the experience we need," Vance said. Some voters say what elections need to do is ditch the negativity. That's what we've seen in Vance and Ryan's ads. But both insist if voters elect them, they'll reach across the aisle to create compromise instead of contempt. "Any team, the Bengals didn't get to the Super Bowl last year, fighting with each other. You know, you can have your arguments. I tell people all the time, 'We don't have to agree on everything.' Like, I love my wife head over heels. If we have 10 conversations in one day and we agree on seven, we crack a bottle of wine and like celebrate our marriage on that day. You don't have to agree with everybody on everything. Let's move forward together as Americans, not Democrats and Republicans," Ryan said. "There are things that you can do to work across the aisle to get things done. And look, I'm not opposed to giving something up, right? I'm fine with a good piece of legislation. I don't need everything to be perfect. I just want to make things better for the state. And at the end of the day, crime is too high, the border's in crisis. We have a terrible price problem and inflation problem. We need to do something, and we need to make people's lives better," Vance said. Both men think they're the guy to do that.

Ohioans have four weeks before deciding who takes over Rob Portman's open senate seat.

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WLWT sat down with Ohio Senate candidates Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan for one-on-one interviews about the policies that matter to them, their political affiliations and what it's going to take to represent the state of Ohio.

It's the race America is watching.

And despite what you see in the commercials, some of what Ryan and Vance stand for might surprise you.

For instance, the long-standing Democratic congressman, serving his 10th term, does not want the president's support in his senate race.

"We won't be asking him to come in. I just, I want to run this race on my own. This is my voice, my values, my beliefs. And you know, again, J.D. is bringing in Trump, he's bringing in Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Jr., I'm gonna stand on my own two feet," Ryan said.

While Vance may seem like he flip-flopped on the former president, Vance candidly admits he wasn't always on team Trump.

"I was actually a critic of Donald trump in 2016. I did not think he was going to be a great president, I was very happy to be proven wrong. I think if you look at the prosperity that we had in this country, the rising wages, the fact that we were finally started to take on China, I think this policy has really worked for working people in our state," Vance said.

"I think a lot of people, they either love or hate him, right? And, the fact that you support him, for some people, it's enough to say, 'He's not going to get my vote,'" WLWT anchor Sheree Paollelo said.

"I guess the main thing that I'd say to them is, look, would you rather have a guy who's honest about making a mistake about changing their mind? Or would you rather have a guy like Tim Ryan, who supported a lot of really bad policies for this state, and then says in his tv commercials that he loves Donald Trump?" Vance said.

In campaign ads, Ryan says he, too, supports former President Donald Trump on certain issues such as national defense, drug trafficking and trade deals with China.

He said he's not just trying to win over conservatives.

"I'm a Democrat. But I agree with Republicans. I'm doing what's in the best interest of Ohio and I've had the guts to take on my own party. I ran against Nancy Pelosi, I've gotten in fights with Bernie Sanders I take on Democrats when I think they're wrong. And I will agree with Republicans when I think they're right. I think that's the Ohio way. Rob Portman has done that with the bipartisan infrastructure bill with the chips act and other things. And that's why I think JD is off because he's on the extreme vein of politics today. And that's just not Ohio," Ryan said.

The two glaring differences between these candidates is their experience.

Do you want a veteran politician who's been in Washington for almost 20 years or a rookie to the political game?

Vance said, sometimes, it's not just about experience.

"Given what's going on in Washington, D.C, not a whole lot of bipartisanship, not a whole lot of legislating going on in Washington, not just the last few years, the last 20 years.10 I think being a creature of Washington, D.C, spending 20 years in that place, as Tim Ryan has done, not being able to get anything done. That's not the experience we need," Vance said.

Some voters say what elections need to do is ditch the negativity. That's what we've seen in Vance and Ryan's ads.

But both insist if voters elect them, they'll reach across the aisle to create compromise instead of contempt.

"Any team, the Bengals didn't get to the Super Bowl last year, fighting with each other. You know, you can have your arguments. I tell people all the time, 'We don't have to agree on everything.' Like, I love my wife head over heels. If we have 10 conversations in one day and we agree on seven, we crack a bottle of wine and like celebrate our marriage on that day. You don't have to agree with everybody on everything. Let's move forward together as Americans, not Democrats and Republicans," Ryan said.

"There are things that you can do to work across the aisle to get things done. And look, I'm not opposed to giving something up, right? I'm fine with a good piece of legislation. I don't need everything to be perfect. I just want to make things better for the state. And at the end of the day, crime is too high, the border's in crisis. We have a terrible price problem and inflation problem. We need to do something, and we need to make people's lives better," Vance said.

Both men think they're the guy to do that.