Posted on 04/14/2015 8:16:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ohio Gov. John Kasich insisted Monday that he is "seriously considering" running for president, but first has to answer one question: "Can I win?"
That's what he told the Columbus Dispatch in an interview Monday night after speaking to the Detroit Economic Club in Michigan.
"I've been serious about this all along, you're just catching on," he said.
The comments were the clearest signal yet from the Republican that he could make a play at the White House, but he admitted that he hasn't yet decided "if it's right" to run for president.
"The most important [question] is can I win? Is it a winnable situation?" Kasich said.
The Ohio governor still lags far behind the rest of the potential Republican presidential pack in terms of preparation — he's done few of the early-state visits and little of the donor massaging that's characteristic of presidential hopefuls. But he has spent part of the year barnstorming the country trying to get enough states on board to ratify a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and will visit early primary states of South Carolina and New Hampshire to test the waters later this week.
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Please stay here in Ohio, Governor.
One thing is for sure, the national clamoring for a Kasich presidency is nothing short of deafening.
It’s hard to imagine how America get even continue without him.
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kasich is another rino vp candidate for scumbag jeb bush.
I think to have a chance his potential donors need to answer that question in the affirmative. Or there will be no money to make a run.
I am going to seriously ignore you.
I’m series!
His problem is that he is trying to go after the same voting block that is being taken up by Walker. Midwestern governor with a good many accomplishments putting an important state in play for the Republicans.
I like him a lot and would support him (as well as Walker), however Walker has probably sucked up a lot of the support that would go to someone like him. It’s going to be hard for him to get in at this point.
‘seriously consider’ not doing it, please
Oh for Heaven’s sake. There isn’t a wide angle lens big enough for the GOP debates.
This is getting ridiculous.
I’m here in Georgia just thinking if he’s got some personal money problems a ‘campaign’ with opportunities to cash in with ‘consultants’ ‘personal campaign expenses’ and what not might solve.
Personally, I used to like him but from what I remember most recently about him I don’t like his positions on some things. In the end, he’s a no-go for me, bottom of the pile.
Stay in Ohio. All your energies are needed to make ObamaCare work for you.
Do it. More votes siphoned of Jeb.
He’s becoming more and more ‘reasonable,’ as he and his friends in the media would put it.
He’ll end by condemning the angry, intolerant, out-of-touch Right Wing for ending his hopes and sundering America.
No go for me. I have better - Cruz.
Before or after you spend $400 mil of taxpayer money to build Jeep a new plant in Toledo?
Bush is pulling out all the stops, isn’t he. By the time it is all said and done with, he is going to win with 11% of the vote among 25 candidates.
Should have thought about that a year ago
Nooooo!
Another RINO
RE: Oh for Heaven’s sake. There isn’t a wide angle lens big enough for the GOP debates.
Well, in 2012, we had the following who were running for President (if memory serves me right):
1. Mitt Romney
2. Newt Gingrich
3. Rick Santorum
4. Michelle Bachmann
5. Herman Cain
6. Tim Pawlenty
7. Ron Paul
8. Rick Perry
9. Jon Huntsman
10. Gary Johnson
11. Thaddeus McCotter
So far, we have three who have declared. My feeling is next year, we will see the following having declared their candidacy:
1. Ted Cruz
2. Rand Paul
3. Marco Rubio
4. Jeb Bush
5. John Kasich
6. Rick Perry
7. Lindsay Graham
8. Ben Carson
9. Chris Christie
10. Bobby Jindal
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