I'M TALKING ABOUT DON
BLANKENSHIP TRAILING IN THAT
RACE.
THE BATTLE IN THE MEANTIME TO
REPLACE GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH WHO
IS TERM LIMITED.
HE MAY BE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
HE CANNOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR
AGAIN.
FOX PREDICTING IN THE RACE TO
DECIDE THE DEMOCRAT TO CHALLENGE
THE REPUBLICAN.
IT APPEARS TO BE RICHARD CORDRAY
BEATING DENNIS YOU SEASON ITCH.
THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST FROM
THE LIKES OF ELIZABETH WARREN.
DENNIS KUCINICH, VERY GOOD TO
HAVE YOU.
WELCOME.
WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THESE
RESULTS?
>> I WON'T TALK ABOUT THIS RACE
IN THE PAST TENSE.
THE VOTE THAT CAME OUT IS A
PARTY-CONTROLLED VOTE.
THOSE VOTES COULD BE SOMEWHAT
DIFFERENT IN THE MIX THAN WHAT
WE HAVE JUST SEEN.
SO WE ARE EXPECTING WHEN WE SEE
HOW DIE OWINGA COUNTY VOTED,
FRANKLIN, HAMILTON COUNTY, LUCAS
COUNTY WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA
HOW IT WILL TURN OUT.
BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THEY
ARE 300,000 VOTES OUT.
NEIL: WE COULD ALL BE WRONG.
AND IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST
TIME.
LET ME GET YOUR SENSE OF WHAT
THE PARTY IS TO BE.
I GET A SENSE OF A BATTLE
BETWEEN THOSE WHO WANT TO TAKE A
HARD LEFT TO THOSE WHO WANT TO
MODERATE A LITTLE BIT.
WE THROW IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
RACE.
WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS?
>> I DON'T SEE THIS BEING
LEFT-RIGHT.
I SEE IT AS HAVING A PRACTICAL
APPROACH TO DEALING WITH
PEOPLE'S GENUINE CONCERNS ABOUT
WAGES, JOBS, RETIREMENT
SECURITY, CLEAN AIR, CLEAN
WATER.
AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS.
IS THERE NOT A LEFT OR RIGHT
APPROACH TO THAT.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY AND LARGE
ARE LOOKING FOR NEW DIRECTIONS.
THE EARLY VOTE IN OHIO SHOWED
THE PARTY DOES HAVE AN ABILITY
TO GET OUT ABOUT A QUARTER OF A
VOTE IN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT OR
EARLY VOTING SITUATION.
NEIL: THINGS COULD CHANGE.
BUT A LOT OF THE IDEA IS IF YOU
THINK ABOUT IT.
WINNINGS AND RUNNING NOW WITH
THESE IDEAS AS THEIR OWN.
DOES THAT EVER EAT AT YOU.
YOU STARTED A LOT OF THIS STUFF
AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE PICKING UP
THE BATON AND TAKING THE BOW.
>> IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN PUBLIC
SERVICE, I HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF
ELECTIONS.
MY WIN RATIO IS .800.
SO THAT'S NOT SO BAD.
IT'S ABOUT COMMITMENT AND
SERVICE.
AND LEADERSHIP.
SOMETIMES YOU WIN, SOMETIMES I
LOSE.
HAVE I BEEN AHEAD OF THE CURVE
AT TIMES?
YEAH.
NEIL: YOU WERE PREBERNIE SANDERS
AND PREELIZABETH WARREN.
A LOT OF THE STUFF THEY ARE