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Jesse James: “In the 50 states, they're all competing as laboratories of…”

Featuring: Jesse James, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 23

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Interview with Ohio's Next Governor Vivek Ramaswamy on Competition and National Identity

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

You're so right about that. I mean, these founders, not all of them loved each other, let's put it that way. In the 50 states, they're all competing as laboratories of democracy to try to get people to move there. And for the record, they're moving to red states right now. That's for sure. When you see Trump saying we're getting Greenland whether anybody likes it or not, how does that make you feel? Look, I think Donald Trump has a masterful art of the deal. (01:28–01:37)

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Asserts that people are moving to red states as part of state competition.

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