Posted on 05/04/2016 8:48:08 PM PDT by fred4prez
Hey 2nddivisionvet, remember I told you you were a scumbag and you countered: "Well, who else agrees with you? I am a well respected poster!" Well, there you go, an example from JoSixChip. Smart people agree, you are a nasty scumbag, and no one will take you seriously as you attempt to pretend to be Pro-Trump after all the nasty stuff you've pulled for the past 8 months.
I know...but he didn’t have a name that would stick like “Lyin’” or “Little”.
Kasich was told by Trump to quit. He was only in the race to siphon ex-Bush and ex-Rubio voters away from Cruz.
Mission accomplished, Trump will reward his like-minded buddy Kasich with the VP slot, or at least a very prominent role in his administration.
My theory on Kasich: He’s got brain damage from choking on a sandwich.
Simplest explanation.
I think that clearing the decks for Trump allows the NeverTrump wing of the GOP time to get a third party ticket ready to go in case Trump makes any serious errors between now and the end of the month.
If Trump is the lone choice, it’s easier to justify a third party latecomer than it is to try and drag Kasich and Cruz to the convention in good enough shape to topple Trump on a second or third ballot.
If Trump picks one of the other sixteen, it will be l’il marco. I think Jeff Sessions is the most likely candidate, but Duncan Hunter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_D._Hunter) would be a good choice too. Reaganesque and the son of a man who actually built a wall between his district and Mexico, Hunter could put California in play.
John Kasich is one of the worst possible choices among people who claim to be republican. I hope Donald has better people helping him choose.
Since Trump has consistently received over 50% of the vote in every state since Wisconsin, I don’t see how Kasich staying in would have helped Trump/harmed Cruz.
It would be much more likely that Kasich had an agreement with the GOP-E to ,along with Cruz, limit how mnay delegates Trump could get.
The hope would be to ensure Trump did not get 1237 delegates prior to the convention.
Any other theory ascribes far too much intelligence and principle to the Son of Mailman.
He is an insider who is far more liberal than Trump, and who should be running in the Dem primaries.
I knew his suspension speech would be more Kumbaya gibberish.
Can’t stand this man and glad he is out of the race.
I would hazard that if there's any talking between Kasich and Trump right now, it was started from Kasich's side and all trump has said is that "he would consider Kasich" which effectively says nothing except he hasn't thumbed his nose at him.
Will have to wait to see what Trump decides but I'm expecting someone who is "moderate" but likable along with being competent. Some are upset he isn't as "100% Conservative" as they would like, but he never portrayed himself as being what Cruz portrayed himself as - what you see is what you get. Who his Veep turns out to be is anyone's guess at this time.
All eyes on Hillary...
No Senators for VP.
Probably has a deal with Hitlary.
Concur. I think Kasich really believed he would get the nomination on the 3rd ballot if he acted enough like a Democrat. He quit because it became obvious to him that would not happen. And, yes, this “realization” coincided with the exit of Cruz, because Cruz was the only one who had a shot at keeping Trump from a delegate majority.
Plus, Kasich probably figured that if he got out quickly, Trump might tap him for VP. If he does become VP, he will conspire behind the scenes to have Trump impeached. Count on it.
Kasich cant deliver pizza much less OHIO...
he lucked out with fracking and now fracking is dead....
thus goes the ohio economy
politicians are full of hot air when they say they can “provide jobs” ...
only companies can do that and they want tax relief...
It’s an open secret that he was blocking Cruz out of spite, I don’t think there needed to be an agreement with Trump.
JoSixChip? Hahahahahaha!
Not if it comes down to Ohio.
GOPe.
Actually, thinking it over, you may be right. Picking Kasich would comfort the GOPe, plus all the RATS who claimed Kasich was the only R they could ever support. Appointing Kasich to a powerless figurehead job like VP would shut him up and appeal to a lot of anti-Trump voters. It might be a smart move.
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