The process we went through took a while and it took a while because of the gravity of this decision. I interviewed a large number of people. We heard from a large number of people. There were many people who I considered very qualified to serve in the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. But I came to the conclusion, as you see, that the person who is best suited to be the United States Senator is a person who has been close to me for the last six Years. (35:19–35:30)
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Asserts that there were multiple qualified candidates for the Ohio Senate seat.
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