on china, on a few other issues. but you know, and i have disagreed with democrats on stuff. you know, obviously, ran against nancy pelosi, got in fights with bernie sanders, disagreed with obama on tpp. i think that s what the american people want. i m representing the exhausted majority here. and the exhausted majority wants to stop the washington, d.c. food fight. they want us to start working together. what do you think? i mean, i think he s doing what he needs to do to win in a state like ohio. he s not unlike a lot of vulnerable u.s. senators, well, vulnerable candidates for u.s. senate in swing states and states that you can t go too far to the left. and states where being perceived as too aligned with nancy pelosi might not win you the votes you need. so again, i think he s, like any other candidate, doing what he says he needs to do to connect with voters. it s still going to be difficult because ohio is a state that right now is trending red. it s very red.
this glass half full and say he clearly got vance to the front in that pack, but the other way to look at it is almost 7 in 10 ohio republican primary voters did not listen to donald trump s endorsement. so there s a way you can spin this to both say trump has a lot of influence and say his influence is limited. he s good for 33% of the vote in a state in which he did very well. in ohio. so in a crowded field, of course, that makes a large difference. but what will it be in a governor s race, for example? you mentioned kemp versus perdue, his candidate, perdue, is not doing too well in the polls right now. i think it s glass half full, half empty. as you point out, you can analyze it any way you want. he s going to face tim ryan, in the senate race in ohio. jd vance says tim ryan is trying to be a trump democrat. here s what ryan had to say about that. take a listen. i m an american. look, i agreed with donald trump