A former Republican and independent Governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee announced his Democratic candidacy on June 3.
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John Kasich disinvited Ohio State University students from the announcement of his presidential campaign. Kasich then said, “Now, maybe some people want to lock up the mentally ill in prison”.
A veteran congressman as well as second-term governor, Kasich cited his experience with the federal budget, national security and his leadership of Ohio as reasons why he would make a strong president.
Kasich knows he is entering a crowded race, though. He also referred often to the Bible in his speech, calling for “empathy” and “compassion” for the poor and the struggling.
He recounted how on Saturday he met “two wonderful African-American fellows” at a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant.
But Humphries said Kasich “sometimes is a bull in a china shop”. “I promise you”.
As for Kasich’s polling numbers, Humphries said, “It’s really early in the process”. A member of the House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, he served on the House Armed Services Committee, with a big say in Pentagon strategy and spending. John Kasich is simply out of touch with today’s middle class and working Americans.
“How did we end up with 20 people running for president?”
In a sign of the state’s importance, Republicans chose Cleveland, Ohio as the site of their nominating convention In July 2016, as well as the venue for the first televised debate of the campaign on August 6. In that campaign, McCain crisscrossed New Hampshire in a bus called the Straight Talk Express before winning that state’s primary in an upset over George W Bush. His first events following his announcement are in the Granite State, underscoring its significance for his campaign.
Matt David has been hired to work for Kasich’s “527” group, New Day for America, according to the Columbus Dispatch. “You can stand and you can fight, and every once in a while, you can shove something through”.
In April, Kasich tried to distance himself from Wall Street, saying although the financial system is necessary, “there’s too much greed”. It isn’t just what Kasich said, but how he said it. As Politico detailed, this type of reaction is fairly typical for Kasich. This, through allot cutting, privatization of parts of Ohio’s government and other, frequently business-style innovations.
We don’t need even one day of John Kasich out on the campaign trail to tell us what kind of president he would be.
Kasich’s unique personality sets him apart from his competitors.
He began his political career in 1979 as a 26-year-old state senator and was elected to Congress in 1982.
Mr Kasich briefly ran for president in 2000 after helping to seal a federal balanced budget deal as House Budget chairman in 1997. He also pushed for changes in military procurement, including limiting production of the B-2 bomber. Unlike Walker, Kasich did not exempt police and firefighters from his reforms.
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He is the author of three books, and he and his wife Karen have two daughters. A Monmouth University Poll released on Monday found him with only 2 percent of the vote in Iowa – trailing 12 other candidates in the field. And past year, he expanded the state’s Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
