Staying above the fray helped power him to a strong second-place finish in New Hampshire, helping keep his presidential bid afloat.
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Kasich is often portrayed as the most LGBT-friendly candidate in a GOP field crowded with right-wingers eager to roll back recent progress for LGBT Americans.
“Well, we’re not changing any laws”, Kasich said.
An outside group backing Ted Cruz is training its sites on Marco Rubio in the final days ahead of South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary on Saturday.
The ad “Newt” begins as some other New Day anti-Bush spots have, with a mud-covered figure wearing a Jeb! button.
But Kasich’s views also strike a different tone from the time Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage was challenged before the Supreme Court and he supported Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s efforts to defend it. The lead plaintiff in the case was Jim Obergefell, who was suing to ensure Ohio recognized his same-sex marriage on the death certificate of his late spouse, who died of Lou Gehrig’s disease. “Any ad attacking Kasich on defense should be pulled as false and misleading”.
WJCL 22 News asked the Ohio Governor what he thinks his biggest obstacle is in SC. Harrison County GOP Chairman Frank Genzer is the head of Kasich 4th District campaign.
“Reports of Donald Trump’s imminent demise as a candidate are clearly and greatly exaggerated”, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
On his last visit to Vermont in October, Kasich received a warm reception at a joint appearance in Burlington with Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, a moderate Republican running for governor whose popularity crosses party lines.
The Green Mountain State, which holds its primary on March 1, may offer Kasich his best shot at scoring an out-and-out win before the primary rolls into his home state on March 15.
“We campaigned in SC on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, today, tomorrow and Friday”, Kasich campaign spokesman Chris Schrimpf told TheDCNF.
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A spokesman says Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders doesn’t “believe that gender should be the reason we vote for or against anyone”.
