host: seth richardson, do you want to take that on?if we fine representatives every time they live, we would rack up a bill. there is a way you can fine your representatives if you are unhappy with them, and that is basically to vote. the ballot is the check and balance on everything. to ohio, this is mike in warren, ohio. good morning. morning, fellow ohioans and fellow americans. of the 13th district, who i think is safe to say is running a failed presidential campaign, how are voters, mainly democrat voters, how do they feel about him being on the campaign trail when gm has just and all the opioid problems and things that are is tim ryan alienating any of the people there in your opinion? secondly, does he have any chance? is probably building up his war chest and running for vice president. is there any chance that that is going to happen or that he gets suite cabinet-- position? i will take my answer off the air. guest: thank you. tim ryan is a bit of an enigma to me right now. i went out and covered him in iowa, and he is a very

let seth richardson jump in.uest: i do not know we are going to get any kind of nice debate anytime in the near future, but you do see some candidates trying that on stage. pete buttigieg has gone out of his way to not attack other people. i think a lot of that would be taking care of -- taken care of if the debate stages were smaller. when you put 10 cut 12 people on a debate stage, it does not seem like a whole lot of constructive discussion. you're trying to get 10 people and you limit yourself to what you can talk about. i think that would solve some problems. get the real to check is the ballot box. the other way, if you wanted to get them to have a more civil discussion amongst each other, is to call the campaign and say if you keep attacking someone on this stage, i will not vote for you. i will actively campaign against you. that is the one thing that , not havingrue supporters, not been elected. host: if you want a daily dose of heartland politics, sign-up for the flyover at cleveland.com. seth richardso

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seth richardson, the we -- the website is cleveland.com. what else are you focusing on in the flyover today? guest: we are focused on the issues in the heartland. we want to see -- we know the states are important. you look at wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, ohio, iowa. the states are important as well as indiana and illinois. illinois being very democrats, indiana be very republican. you have a good cross-section of midwest.- of the log of these issues -- a them are the same as the national issues. one of the biggest is the general motors strike, affecting several states. you have workers striking. chicago futures could go on strike soon. one of the bigger issues facing the president is farmers being upset. you look at the renewable fuel standards in iowa. someone in wisconsin said small dairy farmers would have to consolidate or get bigger, which is kind of throwing in the towel. they are saying there is not a way to survive if you're small. you have farmers who are upset. we dove issues that maybe not see nationally -- water quality b