All vowed to campaign aggressively in SC, site of the next Republican primary on February 20.
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The GOP White House hopeful, who has concentrated much of his campaign in the Granite State, greeted voters during a quick afternoon stop in Concord, N.H., in a last ditch effort to gain support for his presidential campaign.
Kasich, who like Christie and Bush has argued that gubernatorial experience is better preparation for the presidency, told supporters he always had an “insurance policy” in New Hampshire: “It’s you”. They’re allowed to vote in either party’s primary on Election Day, which could give them significant clout if they weighed in on a Republican contest where at least four candidates are clustered behind Trump for second place. Sanders swept majorities of men, women, independents and young people in his win over Hillary Clinton, but faces challenges in the more diverse states that come next on the primary calendar.
Washington (CNN)John Kasich said Jeb Bush’s campaign is “freaking out” and needs “to relax a little bit” after upping its attacks against the OH governor.
Kasich’s itinerary may reflect the challenge that a northern moderate faces in the conservative South – even a popular governor and former congressman with a long resume going back to the Reagan era. “And that is that the government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors and their super PACs”.
“I am for Bernie being president of Ben and Jerry’s”, Kasich, who finished eighth in the Iowa caucuses, said this week. “But, you know, we think you make a lot of sense, ‘” Kasich said.
Annmarie Vermette, of Concord, also said she is on the Kasich bandwagon.
Kasich trails Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s closest competition, by less than 1 point.
The governor received more interest Tuesday in New Hampshire than any other GOP candidate, including Trump. He said the Greenville/Spartanburg media market covers 45 percent of the state’s Republican vote.
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Though he was well behind Donald Trump in the first-in-the-nation primary, Kasich said he saw the results as a sign that “the light overcame the darkness of negative campaigning”.
