Tim Ryan Calls for Bipartisanship, Implores Democrats to ‘Kill and Confront’ Extremist GOP Movement

While calling for bipartisanship and touting that he is “one of the most bipartisan members of Congress,” Ohio Democratic Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan also implored Democrats to “kill and confront” the “extremist” Republican movement in a Sept. 13 MSNBC interview.

According to multiple polls, Ryan and Donald Trump-endorsed Republican J.D. Vance are embroiled in a tight race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman.

Though voting records show that Ryan has voted with President Joe Biden 100 percent of the time, the 10-term Congressman is running as a populist and hopes to attract crossover voters in a state Trump won by eight points in 2016 and 2020.

“I’m one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. The last two congresses I have been in the top 10 percent of most bipartisan. I want to work across the aisle,” Ryan told MSNBC.

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) speaks during an event at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 13, 2019. (Duane Prokop/Getty Images for Wellness Your Way Festival)

“Democrats aren’t right on everything,” Ryan explained, adding that there are some Republicans he is not interested in working with to fix “broken systems” and move away from the current “age of stupidity.”

“Some of those answers will come from Republicans, not the extremists that we’re dealing with every single day,” Ryan said. “We’ve got to kill and confront that movement.”

It’s important to work with “normal, mainstream Republicans,” Ryan added.

A USA Today/Ohio-Suffolk University poll published earlier this week showed that 47 percent of voters in Ohio would cast their ballot for Ryan if the election were held today, while 46 percent said they would vote for Vance.

Six percent were undecided in a survey with a 4.4 percent margin of error.

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