Posted on 03/14/2016 12:37:11 PM PDT by jimbo123
Ohio Gov. John Kasich leads GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump by 5 points in Mr. Kasich’s home state, according to a poll released on the eve of the March 15 primary there.
Mr. Kasich had the support of 40 percent of likely GOP primary voters in Ohio in the Monmouth University poll released Monday, followed by Mr. Trump at 35 percent.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was at 15 percent and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was at 5 percent.
“The Ohio race is tight, but with Rubio floundering in Florida, Kasich could potentially bolster his standing as the establishment’s alternative to Trump and Cruz with a win here,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.
The Monmouth survey, conducted Friday to Sunday, is about in line with other recent polling on the Buckeye State; the latest Real Clear Politics average shows Mr. Kasich with a slight edge over Mr. Trump there.
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Don’t believe it.
Go Kasich / Soros / Romney!
SMH. Come on Ohio! Kasish doesn’t have a prayer!
Trump needs to get out the Independent vote. Used to be closed but now modified so Independents can vote but not sure they know it.
Campaigning with Romney should lose Kasich at least 5 points. Lol
“Kasish doesn’t have a prayer!”
Hard for me to say. He did get elected governor, and could be considered a favorite son. I sure hope he loses, but it might be a close deal.
Wasn’t Kasich supposed to win Michigan too?
If it were true, it would explain why Kasich has repeatedly denied having received Mitt's endorsement.
Not impressive.
He’s a popular guy in Ohio.
Ohio is always a swing state between Dems and Republicans.
He does a good job of bridging the gap.
He ended up in third place because hey MI is literally extension of the OH market.
Make of it what you will but Bing forecasts The Donald as the predicted winner in OH.
Monmouth 3/11 - 3/13
Kasich +5
MOE 4.4
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Romney was neck and neck with Obama...until Ohio.
The Suck I State.
Kasich is an Ohio State man.
That’s a big handicap “up north” as Woody Hayes used to say...
Friday Kasich revealed he was for AMNESTY!!!!Absolutely TRUE!! He must have been instructed to say that by Karl Rove?? Then, Kasich brings Mitten Romney on stage with him two times today!!! This is a gift to Donald Trump. People will not tolerate AMNESTY! and we don’t need the father of socialized medicine to tell us how to vote!! Romney has ZERO followers!! ZERO!!
March 14, 2016 - Trump Tops Rubio In Florida, Ties Kasich In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton Leads Sanders In Two Critical Primaries
...There is a gender gap among Ohio likely Republican primary voters as men back Trump over Kasich 40 - 33 percent while women go to Kasich 44 - 37 percent. Tea Party members go to Trump over Kasich 36 - 18 percent, with 38 percent for Cruz. Kasich and Trump split white, born-again evangelicals 33 - 33 percent.
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