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Oct 16, 2006

Clip: Ohio Gubernatorial Debate

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00:00:08 WANT TO THANK MY OPPONENT FOR THIS EXCHANGE.
00:00:10 OHIO IS A GREAT STATE.
00:00:11 AS I TRAVELED OHIO OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, BIG CITIES, SMALL TOWN, RURAL AREAS, I'VE MET WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
00:00:15 WHAT I FIND OUT AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAVEL THAT I'VE DONE IS THAT OHIOANS ARE CONCERNED.
00:00:21 THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF OUR STATE.
00:00:23 THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THEIR FAMILIES, CONCERNED ABOUT THE EDUCATION THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR CHILDREN.
00:00:32 THEY ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT COLLEGE HAS BECOME ALMOST UNAFFORDABLE FOR THE WORKING CLASS KID.
00:00:39 THEY ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HEALTHCARE.
00:00:41 THEY ARE WONDERING IF SOMEONE THEY LOVE BECOMES HILL, IF THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED WITHOUT BANKRUPTING THE FAMILY.
00:00:50 I'VE TRIED TO TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
00:00:52 I THINK THEY ARE THE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
00:00:56 I'VE TRIED TO AVOID THE NAME CALLING AND THE INNUENDO AND THE NASTYNESS.
00:01:02 THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE GROWING NUMBERS OF OHIOANS OF ALL POLITICAL PERSUASIONS FROM EVERY REGION OF THIS STATE ARE JOINING MY CAMPAIGN.
00:01:11 AND I WANT TO SAY TO YOU THAT I WANT TO BE A GO WHO REACHES OUT TO CALL OHIOANS WITH AN OPEN HEART, WITH AN OPEN MIND AND WHO WILL KEEP AN OPEN DOOR.
00:01:23 I WANT TO BE THE KIND OF GOVERNOR THAT WILL PULL PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO WORK TOGETHER IN COMMON PURPOSE FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF ALL.
00:01:33 I'M HUMBLED TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
00:01:38 I DON'T -- I DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TASKS BEFORE US.
00:01:43 BUT I BELIEVE WITH THE HELP OF ALL OHIOANS, THAT WE CAN FIND AN ANSWER TO ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS AND WE CAN CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE WE LOVE, FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WE SUPPORT AND FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE LIVE.
00:01:58 THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
00:02:02 >> MR.
00:02:03 BLACKWELL, NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOUR FINAL STATEMENT.
00:02:05 >> THANK YOU, JERRY.
00:02:08 MY FELLOW OHIOAN, I'VE SERVED IN STATE GOVERNMENT GOING ON 13 YEARS NOW.
00:02:13 I'VE BEEN ELECTED TO STATEWIDE OFFICE THREE TIMES, TWO DIFFERENT OFFICES.
00:02:19 AND IN THOSE ELECTIONS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS HAVE SUPPORTED MY CANDIDACY BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT I WAS A LEADER THAT STOOD FOR SOMETHING.
00:02:30 I BELIEVE THAT AS WE APPROACH NOVEMBER 7 AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MY SUITABILITY FOR THIS JOB AS COMPARED TO