“It is only fitting that Ohio’s first city – and the front door to our nation’s new frontier – host a legislative session as part of our annual State of the State address”, said Kasich spokesman Joe Andrews.
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Afterwards, he told reporters he’s not listening to the calls to step aside for Marco Rubio or others.
He is expected to finish back in the pack in Tuesday night’s Nevada Republican caucus. My objective is to be out here, doing what I think I need to be doing and we’ll see where it ends up.
“But let me be clear”, he baldly pivoted, “the beginning of my campaign for public office, I did town halls, except they were in people’s homes”.
Kasich’s strategy has been to keep his campaign going, hoping for better results when the race gets to the Midwest primaries.
A new poll by the Quinnipiac University shows that Ohio Governor John Kasich is struggling to lock down his own state against Republican front-runner Donald Trump. As prospective nominees try to rally voters around their causes, they’re also facing tough questions about what their America would really look like.
John Weaver, Kasich’s campaign strategist, offered his thoughts, arguing that Rubio has underperformed in votes and delegates considering how much money his campaign has spent.
But Trump’s position is being fortified with every primary victory.
But Mr. Trump’s supporters also appeared to be more committed to him; 78 percent of his supporters said their mind is made up, which was higher than the percentage of Mr. Kasich’s or Mr. Cruz’s supporters who said the same.
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