John Kasich Thread

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Peter_J said:
As I understand it, this is the appropriate forum for such threads.
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That is my understanding as well, PeterJ. Do you have any idea why most of the candidate threads have been closed?

Tonight, I’m going to a Slate broadcast/discussion at Georgia State University. My husband loves Slate. I am sure it will be very interesting and informative - especially for those of us who lean left.

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Little_Sheep said:
For me, the only candidate thread that is open is this Kasich thread. All the others - Trump, Cruz, Hillary and Bernie - are closed. I just wonder why.
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did the others reach over 1000 posts and have just not been restarted?
 
Peter_J said:
Personally, I still believe it should have been Rubio who stayed in and Kasich who exited, but there is the unwritten rule about the ultra-importance of winning your home state (just look at how much coverage their was of Trump’s win in NY).
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I think his chances in a contested convention are better if dropped out. I like the guy but repeated losses, without getting delegates, doesn’t set him up as a possible white knight.
 
7_Sorrows said:
did the others reach over 1000 posts and have just not been restarted?
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No, they hadn’t reached 1,000 posts if memory serves me correctly, and new threads were not opened. It gets confusing discussing them all on various threads.
 
John Kasich seems stressed out when he is asked rather ordinary questions - showing he is just plain tired of it all. For his own psyche health it would be best to withdraw. It must occur to him that the voting is not at all positive for him. 😊
 
grotto said:
John Kasich seems stressed out when he is asked rather ordinary questions - showing he is just plain tired of it all. For his own psyche health it would be best to withdraw. It must occur to him that the voting is not at all positive for him. 😊
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He always seems that way. As governor of Ohio, before this presidential race started, one saw the same stressed Kasich persona. He won’t be president anyway, so it doesn’t matter. He’s just in the race to play the part of spoiler.
 
I was watching the news a little while ago (CNN I think it was) and a Trump supporter said that they expect Kasich to announce he’s dropping out of the race.

IDK for sure if that’s true, but I’ve been also hearing bit and pieces of speculation…
 
He will speak from Columbus, Ohio at five this evening Eastern Time.

I guess it comes as no surprise to anyone. He was running fourth in a two man race, behind Trump, Cruz, and Rubio.
 
Peter_J said:
I was watching the news a little while ago (CNN I think it was) and a Trump supporter said that they expect Kasich to announce he’s dropping out of the race.

IDK for sure if that’s true, but I’ve been also hearing bit and pieces of speculation…
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P.S. I guess it is now an “official expectation”, as you might say. For example, WSJ has John Kasich to Suspend Campaign, Leaving Donald Trump as GOP Nominee …

“Ohio Gov. John Kasich will announce he is suspending his GOP presidential campaign Wednesday afternoon, an aide said”
 
Kasich was my favorite candidate on the repub side. Honestly I wasn’t a huge fan of anybody running but I felt better about the possibility of there being a President Kasich than many other choices. He brought good sense to this circus.
 
Lily_Bernans said:
He will speak from Columbus, Ohio at five this evening Eastern Time.

I guess it comes as no surprise to anyone. He was running fourth in a two man race, behind Trump, Cruz, and Rubio.
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Lily, you beat me to it. I am a little surprised Kasich didn’t do better especially in neighboring states to Ohio. But he just didn’t seem to fit into today’s Republican Party. I don’t know if it is because he expanded Medicaid or his comments on homosexuality, gay marriage, attending a gay wedding or exactly why he failed in his party.
 
Lily_Bernans said:
He always seems that way. As governor of Ohio, before this presidential race started, one saw the same stressed Kasich persona. He won’t be president anyway, so it doesn’t matter. He’s just in the race to play the part of spoiler.
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I think he was staying in the race hoping for a contested convention and perhaps he would then get the nod. IMO he should have had it all along.
 
Sy_Noe said:
I wouldn’t want someone as VP who self describes himself as someone who would make the worst VP ever.
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He was just being humble. I think Trump/Kasich (especially in the Rust Belt) would be Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare. Kasich also is a strong prolife voice, yet appeals to moderates and conservative Dems. He softens Trump’s Dem created ‘racist, sexist, bigot’ straw man quite a bit. Makes it look a little Elizabeth Warren wacko…and of course Kasich adds experience to the ticket.
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Sy_Noe said:
Lily, you beat me to it. I am a little surprised Kasich didn’t do better especially in neighboring states to Ohio. But he just didn’t seem to fit into today’s Republican Party. I don’t know if it is because he expanded Medicaid or his comments on homosexuality, gay marriage, attending a gay wedding or exactly why he failed in his party.
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He just doesn’t seem to have “it,” whatever “it” is now, Sy. He’s so bland, and he’s a terrible speaker.
 
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