Discussion for article #247101
Iām kind of blown away. Iām no fan of Republicans and their platform but at least I want them to be sane. Kasich canāt even catch a break in his own state against this guy? Wow.
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I still canāt believe that a speech by Michiganās favorite son, Mitt Romney, didnāt doom Trump in that state.
Kasichās problem is that he doesnāt really stand for any independent thoughts that are different from Republican candidates. Now that would have been a clear disqualification in most presidential cycles, but with Trump standing (and saying) what the base wants to hear, Kasich has no real chance in regards to message.
Rubio: Itās impressive that I am coming in 4th in OH which is really far from FL and nobody really knows me in OH.
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Youād think being the lone adult in the room (and this was true when there were still a gazillion other candidates on the stage) would have been enough to separate him from the pack. Not joking.
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Hereās hoping for a Rubio victory in the greater Miami area.
Both of them.
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Hereās the major problem with that āadultā deal: Itās 2016.
You have a scheming Cruz, a heelish Trump and a guy who literally represents everything positive (at the time) that was mentioned in that '12 autopsy. The general belief was that if Fiorina, Carson, Huck, Paul, Christie, etc, etc were tossed, then a policy guy such as Kasich would get his āwingsā (Rubio too, but that part of the show is just about over) and there might be a chance for him to knock off Trump.
Then Super Tuesday happened, which was followed by Romney, which was followed by either Mexico wondering who was collecting on that āreceiptā/penis jokes/that debate. Then of course, Kasich is backing Trump in the general.
Mark Kirk has a choice in regards to Donald, as does Rauner. However Kasich is going to be backing a guy whoās more like Newt than him.
Add to it that Iām hard pressed to find one Kasich proposal that didnāt sound like the other zoo animals and voila: TV that no one wants to see will be coming their way soon: Trump vs Cruz: the āgrudgeā match.
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I think weāre seeing momentum at work here.
Interesting to me is the poll numbers that seem to show both Trump and Kasich taking voters from Rubio. Rats leaving a sinking puppet, I guess.
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Guys, this morning I woke up in a grave state of mind. I am happy that Bernie won MI, but looking at the breakdowns of MI by county and who won the R and D primaries there, things do not look good for the Dems winning in the fall.
Ohio will tell us, I think. And the Republican race there, not the Democratic one as much. If Trump beats Kasich, Hillary will have a serious seriously difficult time winning. Kasich is pretty popular in Ohio.
What has worked before in elections will not work this year.
There is serious economic pain and anxiety about employment/unemploymentā¦this is something that people who are economically stable cannot fully understandā¦it seeps into every corner of your lifeā¦people are over it. They feel that Trump and Sanders āget itā even if they donāt have solutions.
I am not making a case here for Bernie over Hillary. I want her to become a stronger candidate and appeal to these voters and take their sense of urgency more seriously.
Though the Supreme Court is at stake, this is not what is going to motivate these votersā¦
I think itās a mistake to assume that because Kasich is the Governor of Ohio, heās universally, or even greatly admired by the people in his State. Heās taken some terribly regressive positions against unions, womenās reproductive rights, etc. Just because he isnāt as overtly stupid and/or crazy as some of his rivals, the people of Ohio are quite familiar with who he is, and what he does.