How could Ohio be that state in America? And I remind them, as I did last night, that it was not long ago that Ohio was the wealthiest state in the Union at the turn of the last century. Even in the 1950s, six of the top 15 wealthiest cities in America were right here in Ohio. Toledo, where I was last week, was the glass capital of the world. (09:39–09:43)
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