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John Kasich Sounds Like He's Over The Republican Party
BuzzFeed ^ | 04/28/2017 | Henry J. Gomez

Posted on 04/28/2017 7:50:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Ohio governor ran for the Republican nomination and lost. Now, in his new book and on the road, he's critical of the party and frequently noting the day will come when an independent could win the presidency. Is there space for Republicans like John Kasich in the party anymore?

Is John Kasich still a Republican?

The Ohio governor and mainstay of the party’s mainstream is out this week with a book that at times reads like an angry breakup letter.

“Oh yeah, I’m a Repub… ,” Kasich trailed off, conspicuously unable to finish the word in his rapid-fire stream of consciousness from the front seat of a big SUV barreling toward New Hampshire on Wednesday night. Kasich finished second in the state’s hugely important presidential primary last year. That was enough to make it one of the few high points of his campaign and, also conspicuously, one of the first book-signing stops on his national tour.

“I’m pro-environment, I’m pro-trade, I’m anti-debt, I’m pro-immigration, I’m pro-NATO,” Kasich continued. “And when I look at the party, I see it moving in a different direction. But I’ve always said I have the right to define what it means to be a Republican and a conservative.”

At a time when he clearly wants to remain a player on the national stage, Kasich is struggling with his political identity — and so is his party. If and where he fits in a GOP led by Donald Trump will say a great deal about the kind of Republicans who can succeed in it, and whether there’s still space for the open and internationalist values Kasich and other Republicans long have cherished.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anthonygonzalez; christinahagan; johnkasich; ohio; republicans
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To: Theodore R.
HHH said all of that but with his familiar wink and nod!

That's true. I wonder however, if he'd be aghast at what has become of his Party.

41 posted on 04/28/2017 8:27:31 AM PDT by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: SeekAndFind
Buh-Bye
42 posted on 04/28/2017 8:28:28 AM PDT by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Kasich / Stein in 2020!


43 posted on 04/28/2017 8:28:38 AM PDT by COBOL2Java ("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
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To: CitizenUSA

Trump winning Ohio without him was the absolute best.


44 posted on 04/28/2017 8:31:04 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Cheap Labor Express Republicans are not able to sell their hogwash anymore and it is frustrating for them.


45 posted on 04/28/2017 8:31:56 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m so over reminding everyone that Sonufamailman wasn’t always as squeaky clean as he pretends to be now, but let’s all take a moment to remember his best friend Gary Condit naked in chaps, reflect on how Condit’s affairs all told how he loved threesomes with other men, and cast our memories back to Kasich, Condition, and Hastert being seen at some of the more swinging sex parties in DC. And then let’s all puke. Good morning.


46 posted on 04/28/2017 8:33:33 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: ColdOne

Potomac Fever is a terrible disease, affecting some much more profoundly than others. There are, to be sure, some who are naturally immune, who can live in that environment, and never be troubled with the obvious symptoms. But then, they have grown up in an environment where they were properly prepared for wandering through that swamp, while the vast number of naive and poorly-trained souls succumb easily.

“Sifting out the hearts of men, before the Judgment Seat”


47 posted on 04/28/2017 8:36:10 AM PDT by alloysteel (Islam is not the highest and best end goal to be aspired to by mankind.)
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To: FreedomNotSafety

In reality, this is not about the direction of the party; he can’t understand why America doesn’t recognize what a great and caring ruler he would be.


48 posted on 04/28/2017 8:36:17 AM PDT by Yogafist
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To: MayflowerMadam

don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out.


49 posted on 04/28/2017 8:36:43 AM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff in town.)
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To: kabar

“It is not a matter of the GOP finding a space for him and others like him, e.g., Jeb Bush.”

The problem is the media will give them platforms as elder, wiser Republicans to trash conservatives because they are not reaching across the aisle. They are future Gerald Fords.


50 posted on 04/28/2017 8:37:15 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: OKSooner

“He’s a real nowhere man.”

LOL. Perfect. It fits him so well.

At least Jeb is out there trying to hustle investors to put up money so he can run a baseball team. It worked so well for investors in his presidential campaign.


51 posted on 04/28/2017 8:41:32 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m pretty sure Kasich has been angling for the 2020 Democrat nomination since last summer. If they weren’t both white men, he and Andrew Cuomo would be the default ticket.


52 posted on 04/28/2017 8:42:37 AM PDT by jz638
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To: COBOL2Java
Not too far off the mark, maybe not Jill Stein, who is too flaky and radical. Since the McGovern debacle, the Democrats have won with a seemingly moderate Presidential candidate: Carter, Bill Clinton, Obama. All were liberals, and in the case of Obama, radical. However, they all benefited from weak Republican candidates. If they want to win, they should recruit Kasich, who will be 68 in 2020, close to Trump and Hillary's ages last year. Kamala Harris, a double minority and a fire eating leftist, could hold the VP slot. She will be 56 in 2020, and a possible candidate in 2024 or 2028. Trump's support in the “collar” suburban counties in the South, Midwest, and West was weaker than what Romney or McCain received. Cutting the winning margins or even flipping a few of them could cause Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and even Missouri to go Democrat due to Kasich’s appeal to RINOs.
53 posted on 04/28/2017 8:44:00 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: alternatives?

I have met Gerald Ford and had an interesting and enjoyable 30 minute conversation with him. Bush and Kasich are no Gerald Fords. They are much worse. And Ford was an authentic war hero whose service is not recognized as it should be.


54 posted on 04/28/2017 8:46:24 AM PDT by kabar
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To: SeekAndFind

John Kasich is the most perfect example of a Republican that i can think of except perhaps for John McCain.

The GOP is the last people on earth you want standing behind you.

They are all Judas.


55 posted on 04/28/2017 8:46:45 AM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Nope. Kaisch is another mouth talking itself into poltical oblivion. Dunning–Kruger effect in action.


56 posted on 04/28/2017 8:49:02 AM PDT by MNJohnnie ("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
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To: SeekAndFind

John Kasich is what’s wrong with the Republican Party.


57 posted on 04/28/2017 8:52:58 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: Wallace T.
Trump's support in the “collar” suburban counties

That is the DC beltway dogma that is completely missing the facts. The GOP Senatorial candidates in Nov 2016 won those areas easily. What happened is the GOP-E #Never Trump moment did keep a good % of GOPE Traditional voters from voting for Trump. After a successful 4 year term as President those voters will come back to Trump after seeing he is not the "Liberal in GOP clothing" the #Never Trumpers spent so much time and effort trying to paint him as being.

58 posted on 04/28/2017 8:56:26 AM PDT by MNJohnnie ("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
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To: kabar

Gerald Ford may have been a nice guy and a war hero. However I was so tired of the periodic, predictable Gerald Ford columns in the New York Times encouraging Republicans to reach across the aisle when the conservatives were trying to accomplish something.

He, or someone in his inner circle, should have recognized he was being used.

You are right, however, Bush and Kasich are worse. In my mind, the New York Times and the establishment party have moved beyond differences of opinion to evil. I should have recognized it sooner.


59 posted on 04/28/2017 9:05:41 AM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: MNJohnnie
That is the DC beltway dogma that is completely missing the facts.

I hope you are right. Many of these areas reflected 3-4% of the vote going to the Libertarian candidate, well above the usual 1% or so that party usually attracts. One big problem for Trump are the RINOs like Paul Ryan, who is thwarting the sort of moves like tax cuts, repeal of Obamacare, and deregulation that would appeal to these voters.

60 posted on 04/28/2017 9:08:11 AM PDT by Wallace T.
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