And, no, I'm not talking about compromising principles. We hold to our principles and work to convince the officeholder who agrees with us on 3 out of 4 issues to change his/her mind on the remaining ones. It may or may not work, but at least we're in the game, which we otherwise would not be. On balance, that seems to be a more productive and positive approach than taking our ball and going home.
If he were elected he would find common ground with Schumer and Pelosi 80% of the time.
My biggest problem with him is taking the federal money for state Medicaid. Congress is been reluctant to do anything serious about Obamacare. The actions and statements of Kasich seem to indicate that he tacitly approves it or would take actions to “fix” it. It needs to be gone, not sick, not defunded – repealed. It’s only one issue but it’s too big, too important, too invasive for compromise.