J. D. Vance: “I ran for Senate once before in my life a couple years ago.”

“First of all, thank you to rearrange your schedule. And I appreciate. Wasn't that tough? It's a. It's honestly just the craziest experience of my life. Right. Because, you know, I ran for Senate once before in my life a couple years ago. We won, obviously, or I wouldn't be here. You know, you drive around the state of Ohio and like the back of a used Subaru, because that's what your staff is driving.” (00:45–00:49)

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