Speaking at his election night rally in Hamilton County, J.D. Ford told supporters that his district had gone without Democratic representation for over three decades "until tonight." He called it a solid Republican district and said that when people told him he would never do it, his answer was "Watch me!"
The receipt
- Who
- J.D. Ford
- Where
- rally - election night, Fishers, Indiana
- Original footage
- FOX59 News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 57 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
And friends, let's not forget that this is a historic moment in our state. Yes! Democratic representation were representative in this district for over three decades until tonight that this was a solid Republican district. And it was a likely Republican district. Republican district. Whoa! Over and over I heard people say he's never gonna do it. And you know what I said? Watch me!
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