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Vivek Ramaswamy concedes the Ohio governor's race to Amy Acton on election night

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Now playing on All Clips Vivek Ramaswamy concedes the Ohio governor's race to Amy Acton on election night Vivek Ramaswamy89 plays Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

At an election night rally in Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy tells supporters he left Amy Acton a message congratulating her "on her victory in this race." He calls it "a tough race," "bitter at times in both directions," and says everyone in the room "should be rooting for the success of her administration."

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Who
Vivek Ramaswamy
Where
rally - election night, Ohio
Original footage
DRM News · watch the full video from this moment
Length
57 seconds, unedited within the cut
Plays
89 on Instagram
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We left her a message to congratulate her on her victory in this race, and I wish her well to lead this state to hopefully greater heights in the future. It was a tough race. It was bitter at times in both directions. But the time tomorrow is to hopefully have, through her leadership, bring this state together. And I have hope and confidence that she will do what is required to bring Ohio together, to bring our voters and our citizens together, to lead Ohio to the best place possible. We are rooting for the success of this state. We're rooting for your success. and that means that all of us in this room should be rooting for the success of her administration and we're hopeful for Ohio to achieve great things regardless of what happened tonight in this election.

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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