Kasich, is the new Bill Clinton.

[jaysunb]

I've warned for months he would emerge as the middle of the road guy that even lots of Democrats would vote for as well as a large portion of Independents.

Beware.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. He's not crazy. That gives him some points.

[Kber]

18. my super leftie sister and brother in law in OH...

Who did NOT vote for him as gov, describe him as "not actually as bad as you'd think".

We run against him, we have a real fight on our hands.

He's anti choice, anti gay rights, pro school voucher, pro "religious conscience" laws and anti Union.

But he's smart and not balls to the walls nutz.

He'd take a decent percentage of independents and, depending on our candidate, blue dogs.

[krawhitham]

19. +1

[jaysunb]

25. +2 n/t

[SusanCalvin]

26. That's exactly what I said. nt

[Motown_Johnny]

2. Yep, this is the one to worry about. n/t

[Armstead]

3. Yeah I agree....But I think his charm may wear thin

[yourout]

4. 10 bucks says Trump takes aim at him this week.

things should be interesting on the Republican side until the next primary

[Glamrock]

8. This week?

I'll give him 10 hours...if that long.

[jaysunb]

10. Bingo ! Trump will fire a baragge that will be met with

a call for civility and thoughtful conversations about " polishing America up." Not spreading fear and anger, yet remain as conservative as ever.

This will be the play and will spell the beginning of the end for Trump.

[Leaseoption]

5. Not much appeal in the rest of the nation outside of OH n/t

[flamingdem]

6. He's a bore but by comparison Trump was a

babbling idiot tonight.

[itsrobert]

7. He will get a lot of money now

The GOP nomination is very obtainable to him. I will promise you this, I won't vote for a republican. It's Bernie or Hillary for me.

[Skwmom]

9. He will be exposed for the establishment guy he is. Plus, Ohio has jobs b/c of fracking.

It has nothing to do with Kasich.

[Nanjeanne]

11. He appears sane but

He is an extremist when it comes to women's reproductive rights.

[Samantha]

12. Is he the one that used to be a FOX commentator? (eom)

[jaysunb]

13. Much bigger resume...google him. n/t

[Nonhlanhla]

14. Terrible on reproductive rights

But yes, dangerous because he appears reasonable, even if he is not.

[Leaseoption]

15. Trump. Cruz, Bush fight it out.. n/t

[Joe Turner]

16. Not independents

John Kasich is a very much a Status Quo politican who's record on such issues as trade and health care will not sway many independent voters looking for change. He is the smiling face and the republican brand of poison. In any other election I'd say you are right. Not this time though.

[hexola]

17. I've been saying the same thing...Kasich might have something to brag about too...

I spent the summer in Ohio - and I was impressed with what seemed a prospering state...both public and private sector.

His history at FOX News is the baggage that might keep him down...

[jaysunb]

21. He's a former Congressman, Wall Streeter and considered

by many, a successful Governor of a "sorta" blue State. The Fox News stuff won't be part of the equation.

[kenfrequed]

20. No.

He did too poorly in Iowa and cannot win in South Carolina. i will admit he took second in New Hampshire but there is not real road for him. Bill Clinton was an Arkansas Democrat that had a path into the South where he could maybe push ahead and gain a bit. Kasich does not have that advantage.

[jaysunb]

24. After tonight, he will be the standard bearer of the

Republican establishment. If not, we will be hearing from Mr. Bloomberg.

[kenfrequed]

29. It doesn't matter

He has no path to a win. The only states where Trump is going to be having to compete are going to be the hard core religious states. These are the states that Kasich cannot win. Kasich is not Mitt Romney. Hell, Mittens actually managed to win Iowa and New Hampshire in 2012 and that is the only way he was able to ignore South Carolina.

For the Republicans South Carolina is almost all important for filtering out the moderates.

Oh, and unlike the Democratic nominating process, the republicans do not give points for second place in New Hampshire so Kasich walks away with nothing. Again.


South Carolina either gets taken by Cruz or Trump depending upon whether xenophobia or fundamentalism is more important to right wing voters that week.

To skip South Carolina over you have to actually have a state in your pocket and Romney had two. Kasich is not even at room temperature in South Carolina.

Next we have Nevada where last polls were high for Trump again. Granted they are a bit old, but with almost no delegates under his belt he is going nowhere.

After that is Super Tuesday where at absolute best he might be able to squeak a few delegates in states that award them proportionately if he can manage to get any name recognition at all. Until today most people barely even knew who he was.


He might...might have a half of a chance to get some votes later on if he can perform in the next Republican debate but he will be trying to throw red meat to the reddest of red states against the biggest throwers of red meat in his party.

Again, he has no chance.

[ecstatic]

22. Hopefully bush will emerge somehow

I don't want to see Trump, Kasich, Rubio, or Bloomberg as their nominee.

[Roy Ellefson]

23. meh

a more polished Scott Walker

[Kilgore]

27. You nailed it

[jen63]

28. I've tried to sound

the alarm for a few months also. He is no moderate and is dangerous because he hides his crazy so well. He's in the process of approving the defunding of PP as we speak. Our schools and environment are a mess. HE is a mess.