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Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell on the battle over the Buckeye State ahead of the election.
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Joining the company is former Ohio secretary of state Republican -- -- well.
A sector Blackwell governor Romney taken a big push in coal country do you think it'll work.
Yes they do because the what the governor understands.
Is that what we need is accelerated economic growth and that growth will be sustained.
By -- calls energy at Ohio.
-- a reservoir of low calls energy whether it's coal or.
Are the show all.
-- the really -- reality is that families wanted to get back to war and self sufficiency.
And low cost energy -- to way to do it and that's.
That's what we have here in Ohio if it will be the world and explored it look.
My -- married into a coal mining family might my wife band my wife's father was of what the coal miner and back in the in the early eighties I was part of a group back to -- next that own two.
Three coal mines so I know I know the business I know what's there.
Under the ground and that that the future of economic growth in Ohio -- external how we used the natural resources are.
Secretary here's the issue Ohio has.
Since 1964.
Correctly pick the winning president and so we see -- news reports out today that -- and the median income there.
Is that a 27.
Year low however cold yours is is basically being left in the cold also cold.
They also have a new report out from the congressional research -- service I want to reacted this.
Just one -- a 165 new.
Electric utility plants are being fired by coal and natural gas is -- that heavy reconcile.
Well that the way I reckon sellers by saying you have to understand where wealth that's being created an Ohio.
It's it's it can be in coal mines it is in in fracking and natural gas there is no reason why -- we in Ohio can have.
-- calls energy that drives and sustains economic growth.
The reality is is that we have a president that is anti coal.
Anti natural gas we have a president.
That wants to keep families depended on government and we have families in Ohio who want to be self sufficient.
Our right while Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell thank you -- -- street types are really appreciate it.
It's good to be with you thank you Nextel.
