I agree. The only people I see toting Kasich are people in the media. most regular people I talk to don’t know him, and it’s hard to imagine him getting much greater name recognition outside the rust belt.
Walker, Bush, Cruz and Rubio all, I think, have a shot. I wouldn’t even count out Trump, frankly. I think the base is so anti establishment right now that he could pull it off.
Kasich was great back in day when our biggest worry was the budget deficit. But that was a long time ago and he’s “evolved” since then.