Posted on 12/13/2018 5:24:14 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Outgoing Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Thursday that he’d prefer to run for president as a Republican, but only if he’s entering a primary he could win.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Kasich acknowledged he probably couldn’t defeat President Donald Trump if the election were held today.
He says he’s seriously considering his options and letting his advisers monitor the daily troubles Trump is facing, including talk of impeachment.
“If you’re going to run as a Republican you have to have a sense that if you get into primaries you can win. Right now, probably couldn’t win,” he told the AP. “But that’s today. It’s ever changing.”
Primary challenges against incumbent presidents are rare but not unprecedented. The last time it happened was in 1992, when Republican Pat Buchanan unsuccessfully challenged President George H.W. Bush. Twelve years earlier, Democrat Ted Kennedy mounted a challenge to President Jimmy Carter.
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Tried that. Failed it.
Why would a Democrat run as a Republican?
He’s a vile, useless, UniParty hack.....A snowball in hell stands a better chance.
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His bad table manners torpedoed his run. Not withstanding that his dad was a postman, he was a terrible candidate.
Should go to finishing school and come back in about 10 years.
that is the plan folks, bring Trump’s numbers down so Kasich can challenge Trump in the Primary
Then the Dems challenge Trump in the general
that is the plan
Has been the plan
Please John, do listen to every single word those advisers say.
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but he’ll stay a Democrat
He needs to join the @h0l3 Party and get their nomination.
So he can damage Trump monetarily and politically as much as possible in the primary so his democrat buddy running against Trump in the general might have a chance of winning.
That “probably couldn’t win” thing is all that’s holding me back from being President too. Anyone else having this problem?
because kasich is a republican that a democrat would vote for.
Well Johnnie little buddy, you could run as an independent, but you wouldn’t win. You could run with the Party of the Donkey, but you wouldn’t win. You and Flake can make something up like the “I’m dumber than a stump Party”, but you won’t win.
Hey Kasich ya scumball:
I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve voted for you, but that’s because the alternatives were apparently worse.
If you somehow get on a ballot again, I’ll even vote for a Demscum over you, you pathetic spineless Deep State Puke.
Was that clear enough? Just in case you’re too stupid to get it (and you likely are), I and many like me will never vote for you again. To be blunter, Go Screw Yourself.
Well, he can’t run as a viable candidate, so yeah.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!! Kasich!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!! What a FRAUD!
Kasich for President, yeah that’ll work.
brain dead
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