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When will John Kasich give up his candidacy?

 
 
Reply Wed 24 Feb, 2016 08:00 am
He just came in fifth behind Ben Carson. I always thought this guy was running for VP anyway, but now is the time to stop wasting time and money. If you can't beat Carson, you have no business running.
 
jespah
 
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Reply Wed 24 Feb, 2016 09:41 am
@engineer,
Oh, man.

Truth is, the entire second tier should be reassessing their chances right about now.

Nope nope nope nope nope.
http://img.ifcdn.com/images/525b8501597e3bd312400b5005947b2ec6644ab218ca2879069c37555ca96c6b_1.gif
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Lilkanyon
 
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Reply Fri 26 Feb, 2016 10:43 pm
If GOP was smart, he would be the front runner, maybe behind Jim Gilmore. Moderates can win the general. GOP needs to get over the extremes of anti this and anti that, and start accepting inclusion. They know this too.
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McGentrix
 
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Reply Sat 27 Feb, 2016 12:01 am
@engineer,
After Ohio. I think he wants to see where he stands in his own state.
Lilkanyon
 
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Reply Sat 27 Feb, 2016 12:12 am
@McGentrix,
Hes behind even in his own state...the GOP has built a base of crazy due to pundants Limbaugh, and Omally and Hannity...ect ect..all the right wing crazies and Trumps own Twitter and Facebook accounts. Im not saying they support him, but hes the demon they created...now they are like, "oooh ****! Umm...deny!" Pfft!
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panzade
 
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Reply Sat 27 Feb, 2016 09:27 am
Any governor that signs a bill to defund Planned Parenthood in his own state is not a viable candidate in my opinion. He's just another old white man that doesn't believe Freedom extends to the other half of the population.
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sat 27 Feb, 2016 09:36 am
@panzade,
Yes!
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Blickers
 
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Reply Tue 1 Mar, 2016 02:25 pm
@panzade,
And like all Republicans, he wants to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them. The Republicans have gone so far to the right, that their "moderates" now would have been considered lunatics even by Republicans 20 years ago.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Tue 1 Mar, 2016 02:27 pm
@Blickers,
Blickers wrote:

And like all Republicans, he wants to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them. The Republicans have gone so far to the right, that their "moderates" now would have been considered lunatics even by Republicans 20 years ago.

This bears repeating.
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Lilkanyon
 
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Reply Fri 4 Mar, 2016 11:01 pm
Sadly, this man is the most moderate of the GOP. Didnt he work with Clinton to balance our budget? He has the most experience, and has the capability of being a decent GOP candidate if he wasnt forced to the right by the ridiculous "conservatives" that have yet to prove that conservatism has done any good for anyone. He could actually give Hillary a run for her money amongst independants but NO! The GOP cant get it out of their head that they cant win with the white male rural vote anymore.
engineer
 
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Reply Sat 5 Mar, 2016 07:46 am
@Lilkanyon,
I would have loved for Kasich to make a conservative case for increasing the minimum wage when asked during the debate. I think that would have done more for appealing to the Trump voter than falling back on Republican dogma. Opportunity missed.
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oralloy
 
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Reply Sat 5 Mar, 2016 05:13 pm
@Blickers,
Blickers wrote:
And like all Republicans, he wants to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them.

Untrue:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/robert-reich-kasich-best-bad-lot/996264
Blickers
 
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Reply Sat 5 Mar, 2016 09:39 pm
@oralloy,
He took Medicaid expansion dollars. That does not mean that he wants to keep both Social Security and Medicare in anything like their present form. He is on record as wanting a two tier system for Medicare, where new people coming on will get reduced Medicare benefits than those already on it. That's not keeping Medicare in approximately the same form it is now. A two tier system will encourage the young to be less enthusiastic about Medicare, and more prone to scrap it. Which is what the Republicans eventually want.
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Lash
 
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Reply Sat 12 Mar, 2016 02:32 pm
WOW! Rubio suggests Ohio votes for Kasich. Things are getting really sideways in politics lately.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/03/marco-rubio-campaign-stop-trump-vote-kasich
engineer
 
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Reply Sat 12 Mar, 2016 04:59 pm
@Lash,
Makes sense though. If Trump takes Ohio, a winner take all state, it is pretty much over. Kasich has to win there and Rubio has to win Florida (which is a pretty tough task.)
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Lilkanyon
 
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Reply Sat 12 Mar, 2016 05:20 pm
Its over for Rubio and Kasich now. The "contested convention" is a pipe dream.
Blickers
 
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Reply Sat 12 Mar, 2016 09:35 pm
@Lilkanyon,
If that's true, the scenarios get pretty desperate for the non-Tea Republicans from here on in.

A couple of possibilities:
They might simply throw Trump out of the party because of what happens at his rallies in addition to any past dirt they could dig up and give the nomination to the one with the next highest score, or do a brokered convention.

They might simply decide to publicly declare support for the Democratic nominee, (if its Hillary), because the country would be in too great a danger if Trump gets elected, and try to start an old style moderate-conservative party next year.
oralloy
 
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Reply Sun 13 Mar, 2016 02:16 pm
@Blickers,
Mainstream Republicans need to make their peace with Mr. Trump. After all, he is actually going to be pretty good for the Republicans. The Democrats are going to be shut out of the White House for a good 20 years, and the Republicans are going to lead America through the first half of the 21st century.
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Lash
 
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Reply Sun 13 Mar, 2016 02:21 pm
@Blickers,
That's what they should do! Let Hillary and her followers just be the Republicans they are. Then the progressives can actually have a liberal party.

Of course, that still leaves us with two parties... That must change.
maporsche
 
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Reply Sun 13 Mar, 2016 02:30 pm
@Lash,
You HAVE a liberal party...it's the Green Party. Maybe you should be throwing your support there if you feel they better align with you than the Democratic party does.

I wonder why Sanders didn't do that?
 

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