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Vivek Ramaswamy: “We had a 25% recruitment deficit in our own US military.”

Featuring: Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian, Conservative | Former Candidate, President of the United States | National

Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival

Published March 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 34:40

Yet so many in my generation had lost their sense of even what it meant to be an American. Less than 16% of Gen Z said they were proud to be an American. We had a 25% recruitment deficit in our own US military. And that was unacceptable to me. And that's why I spent the better part of last year making sure that we sent Donald Trump back for that second term as our 47th president of the United States. (34:40–34:44)

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“At the turn of the last century, we were the wealthiest state in the Union, the third most populous state in America.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 03:06-03:13
“Even in the 1950s, six of the top 15 wealthiest cities in America were right here in our own home state of Ohio.”
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“75% of our 8th graders right now are not proficient in math.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 12:46-12:53
“An average student in China is now four years ahead of the average student here in terms of academic performance.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 13:02-13:09
“Less than 50% of the money that we're spending on public education right now even goes to classroom instruction.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 17:20-17:27
“Electricity costs have already doubled over the course of the last 10 years.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 24:58-25:03
“It takes 36 months to get a new permit for a natural gas pipeline.”
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“Six years to get the permit for a new power plant.”
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“We had a 25% recruitment deficit in our own US military.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 34:40-34:44
“Ohio actually was that state of excellence in America. We were the state that led the first industrial revolution.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 02:54-03:02
“Ohio actually was that state of excellence in America. We were the state that led the first industrial revolution.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 02:54-03:02
“Ohio actually was that state of excellence in America. We were the state that led the first industrial revolution.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 02:54-03:02
“At the turn of the last century, we were the wealthiest state in the Union, the third most populous state in America.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 03:06-03:13
“At the turn of the last century, we were the wealthiest state in the Union. The third most populous state in America.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 03:06-03:13
“Even in the 1950s, six of the top 15 wealthiest cities in America were right here in our own home state of Ohio.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 03:22-03:32
“We were the state that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon, to be the first man in human history to walk on the moon.”
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“We were the state that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon. To be the first man in human history to walk on the moon.”
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“John Glenn [was] the first American to ever [orbit the earth].”
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“John Glenn to orbit the earth. The first American to ever do it.”
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“We are in the middle of a second industrial revolution right now in this country.”
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“We are in the middle of a second industrial revolution right now in this country.”
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“If Silicon Valley led the way in the last 10 years in the American economy, it's going to be the Ohio Valley that leads the way in the next…”
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“If Silicon Valley led the way in the last 10 years in the American economy, it's going to be the Ohio Valley that leads the way in the next…”
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“It's going to be the sectors of the future. From semiconductor production to nuclear energy to yes, using natural gas into oil underneath…”
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“The state where we use AI not to take jobs, but to make jobs through workforce training and education.”
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“The state where we use AI not to take jobs, but to make jobs through workforce training and education.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 06:45-06:52
“We're a conservative state at our core. It's time for us to finally be governed like one.”
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“We have a conservative state legislature. It's time for a chief executive who actually uses that to implement an agenda on time tested…”
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“We have a conservative state legislature. It's time for a chief executive who actually uses that to implement an agenda on time tested…”
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“We're going to drive an economic boom on this.”
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“For every new regulation they try to put up on my watch, we're going to require that we cut at least 10 more in this state.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 10:48-10:57
“For every new regulation they try to put up on my watch, we're going to require that we cut at least 10 more in this state.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 10:48-10:57
“75% of our 8th graders right now are not proficient in math.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 12:46-12:53
“An average student in China is now four years ahead of the average student here in terms of academic performance.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 13:02-13:09
“We're going to take our school choice programs to the next level where every parent deserves to choose where their kids go to school…”
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“We're going to take our school choice programs to the next level where every parent deserves to choose where their kids go to school…”
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“We're going to make sure our kids show up to school, ending the chronic absenteeism epidemic in our state.”
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“We're going to make sure our kids show up to school, ending the chronic absenteeism epidemic in our state.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 14:05-14:12
“Never again will we bend the knee to a fake Anthony Fauci in our own home state who allowed our public schools to be shut down while private…”
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“Never again will we bend the knee to a fake Anthony Fauci in our own home state who allowed our public schools to be shut down while private…”
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“The starting salary for a public school teacher is under $45,000 right now.”
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“The starting salary for a public school teacher is under $45,000 right now.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 16:02-16:09
“Less than 50% of the money that we're spending on public education right now even goes to classroom instruction.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 17:20-17:27
“We'll be the first state in the country to do it. Not a single state in the country does it today. Merit based compensation for teachers.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 17:29-17:37
“We'll be the first state in the country to do it. Not a single state in the country does it today. Merit based compensation for teachers.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 17:29-17:37
“Every child who graduates from an Ohio public high school on my watch will be required to pass the same civics test required of every legal…”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 19:01-19:16
“Every child who graduates from an Ohio public high school on my watch will be required to pass the same civics test required of every legal…”
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“Integrate earn while you learn programs into High School. 10th, 11th, 12th grade.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 20:03-20:09
“Integrate earn while you learn programs into High School. 10th, 11th, 12th grade.”
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“End the occupational licensing requirements.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 20:15-20:19
“We are a shrinking state in our population and this region of our state is shrinking in its population as well.”
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“We are a shrinking state in our population and this region of our state is shrinking in its population as well.”
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“We got more people moving out of our state than moving in.”
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“We got more people moving out of our state than moving in.”
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“We have fewer children being born in the state.”
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“We have more people dying in the state.”
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“The people moving out of our state are generally younger, educated people.”
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“The people moving out of our state are generally younger, educated people.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 23:36-23:40
“The people who are moving into our state tend to be more dependent on government aid.”
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“The people who are moving into our state tend to be more dependent on government aid.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 23:39-23:44
“Electricity costs have already doubled over the course of the last 10 years.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 24:58-25:03
“They're about to quadruple over the next 10 years and face rolling power outages in our state like they have in California.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 25:02-25:10
“We've also cut off and reduced the supply of baseload power generation, shutting down coal plants that on my watch would have remained open.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 25:31-25:38
“It takes two years to build an AI data center. It takes 36 months to get a new permit for a natural gas pipeline. Six years to get the…”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 25:46-25:56
“Ohio has an opportunity to lead the next industrial revolution like we did the first.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 28:51-29:00
“When we're powering our grid with the energy of the future, from natural gas to nuclear energy.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 31:55-32:01
“We're gonna drive an economic boom on this.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 43:26-43:29
“We have fewer children being born in the state and we have more people dying in the state.”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 58:20-58:24
“They're about to quadruple over the next 10 years and face rolling power outages in our state like they have in California unless we do…”
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidacy Announcement and Vision for State Revival | Uploaded March 27, 2025 | 59:58-1:00:08
“The irony now is those other parts of the world, they have electricity year round and in the United States, in California now we have…”
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“We're visiting every county in the state. This year, we're visiting all 88 counties.”
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