Ohio Gov. John Kasich Announces He's Running for President (Undocumented path to Citizenship)

nbc ^ | July 21, 2015 | Carrie Dann

[Red Steel]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich officially announced his presidential run Tuesday, telling a crowd at Ohio State University that "the sun is rising" in America again.

"I am here to ask you for your prayers, for your support, for your efforts because I have decided to run for president of the United States," he said.

In a speech that described the woes of Americans worried about lost jobs, health care costs and crushing student debt — and that made a point to reference the specific worries of minorities — Kasich also tried to strike an optimistic note.

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The former congressman is considered a relatively moderate Republican with an impressive resume and executive experience, and his home state of Ohio is a perennial key to his party's success in a presidential general election.

He has also angered conservatives with his 2013 decision to expand Medicaid within his state as a part of Obamacare, and with his openness to a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

[Red Steel]

Does Kasich have a chance?

[Jim Robinson]

In a word, no.

[nascarnation]

He’s another guy in the R prez race peloton.

My gut says the guys with the dough will persist:

Trump, Cruz, Bush

If Hillary remains basically unopposed in the D primaries, Bush will benefit greatly as Dem operatives orchestrate a large Op Chaos to help him to the R nomination - he’s the guy they know they can beat.

[Farmer Dean]

he only reason Kasich made it to governor is the fact that no one else wanted the job.

[Lurkinanloomin]

None of The Cheap Labor Express candidates have a chance.
Americans do not want to surrender the rule of law or their country.

¡Yeb!
Rubberio
Grahamnesty
La Raza Rick
NJFatBoy
Huckster
Pataki
Kasich

[Mouton]

“his openness to a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants”

Well, the last guy had an undocumented path to inauguration so never sell anyone short after that fiasco which we are living with.

[FlingWingFlyer]

“Path” my ***! It’s a superspeedway.

[CitizenUSA]

Could this all be part of some GOPe trick to control the nomination? By running semi-popular candidates in certain states, can those candidates help pull delegates only to hand them over to Jebbie Bush at a later date?

The most obvious explanation is they have sycophants telling them they should run, but with so many joining from some of the battleground states, I have to wonder.

[Maudeen]

The field is already flooded with presidential wannabes that just want to be noticed.

[Red Steel]

This doesn’t get talked about much, but presidential candidates get to pay themselves from donations about a half a million dollars.

A big reason why Al Sharpton ran for pres. was to get that easy money from his gullible supporters. Old Al still owes about $900,000 from his 2004 presidential run. Gee, I wonder if he will pay it back? LoL.

[DoughtyOne]

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[King Moonracer]

We’ve been seeing ads for weeks in NH. His dad was a mailman who cared, Yada, Yada, Yada.