How come nobody is talking about Kasich? He is our best bet.

a reply to: BlueAjah

The only candidate who would be a dictator in America is Donald Trump. And THAT is the point voters should remember!

a reply to: poncho1982

As an Ohioan, does he have your vote?

a reply to: frostie

A relevant inquiry but Kasich's appeal as a candidate is, IMO, much broader than that!

a reply to: awareness10

If Kasich is only a poodle to Soros then what does that make the other candidates who feed off him..

a reply to: frostie

Good [point, Frostie!

a reply to: Khaleesi

It is true that opinions are just opinons but some are based on known facts and Kasich does have a track record of experience, sound temperament, and the ability to work with Congress and unite diverse factions with an acquired executive background as governor of a major midwest industrial state.

a reply to: kendix1960

Most liberal democrats I have talked to have felt for awhile Kasich is the only decent Republican candidate. And all of the ones I have talked to are not at all excited about Hillary. Republicans would be wise to get behind Kasich. Not saying I would vote for him, but he'd have my ear in a debate.

a reply to: spiritualzombie

The reason why democrats like Kasich is because he is a moderate centrist who would govern from the middle of the political spectrum instead of from the far right.

I don't like Hillary Clinton either and if Kasich did get the Republican nomination and ran against Hillary, I would enthusiastically vote for him. Kasich can defeat the disingenuous Clinton in November.

a reply to: spiritualzombie

This is why I believe a Kasich Hillary standoff would be tighter than if Trump.

Kasich gets the Demos

a reply to: frostie

Actually, Frostie, polls show Kasich beating Hillary by around 11 percentage points, while polls also show Trump getting clobbered by Hillary and even losing his own home state of new York.

Kasich is the best bet to kill two birds with one stone----prevent the dictator from being nominated and then beating the lying Hillary in the national election as well.

We'd also be getting a really qualified gentleman for President.

originally posted by: kendix1960
a reply to: dismanrc

The main reason Trump came into prominence is ironically a factor that had nothing to do with the G.O.P.! It was the failed policies of democratic President Obama that created the awful conditions that allowed a demagogue like Trump to appeal to a disgruntled and disappointed electorate with his brand of racism, scapegoating and divisive fear together with false promises to make America great again.

Trump only seeks to feed his own gargantuan ego and he doesn't give a whit about anything else.

True, the left's raciest, scapegoating and false promise did bring rise to the conservative wish to stop them.

Just look at their tactics to stop people from go into Trump rallies.

The people are angry with the establishment.

From the start, Kasich has positioned himself as establishment.

... that's it.

I haven't had a chance to read all the posts here, but I hadn't heard of him until a few weeks ago.

Kasich wants to tax social security benefits, while reducing those benefits.

"John Kasich: "If you've had wealth throughout your lifetime, when the time comes to be on Social Security, you'll still get it. It will simply be less. And for those people who depend on that Social Security, they'll get their full benefit." "

CNN

Kasich To Seniors: “Get Over” Lower Social Security Payments

Kasich Told NH Town Hall Attendee “You’re Going To Have Get Over” Reduced Social Security Payment. According to UPI, “During a ‘Fiscal Fridays’ event in New Hampshire, Ohio Gov. John Kasich told an audience member to ‘get over’ his proposed reforms to Social Security. During the event, the Republican presidential candidate said a balanced budget cannot be had without reform to entitlements like Social Security. He later said he was part of a 1990s effort to reform Medicare and Medicaid and that he sought to minimize benefits for individuals not yet near the eligible age.

a reply to: maybee

That has been the problem. The finest candidate out there has received the least media attention due to the media's emphasis on providing most of the air time to those they think will give the talking heads the highest ratings. Gov. Kasich knows the issues and tells it like it is. He has actual policies that address America's problems and he has the knowledge and executive background as well as experience working with Congress that will make him an excellent President of the United States.

originally posted by: Teikiatsu
The people are angry with the establishment.

From the start, Kasich has positioned himself as establishment.

... that's it.

So who ISNT in some form of establishment?

a reply to: Blackmarketeer

Kasich Told NH Town Hall Attendee “You’re Going To Have Get Over” Reduced Social Security Payment. According to UPI, “During a ‘Fiscal Fridays’ event in New Hampshire, Ohio Gov. John Kasich told an audience member to ‘get over’ his proposed reforms to Social Security.

Although, Isnt it accepted by everyone that social security payments will drop as the baby boomers hit full swing?

I thought it was common sense the kids today cant support the only temporary, but growing social security demand due to solely population.

a reply to: kendix1960

This is true, the media give more attention to the ego heads.

This is only because the people are more INTERESTED in the ego heads.

The people feed of the media, the media feeds of the people.

We need to find a way that the American masses and the Mass Media can break this terrible symbiosis.

They're talking about Kasich taking $700K from George Soros.

a reply to: frostie

I absolutely agree with you, Frostie! But as long as the talking heads and the media are driven more by ratings and their pocket books than they are by concerns for their country, it will be very difficult to break this sickening and damaging symbiosis!