A fixture on Sunday talk shows and at one-time a Fox commentator, Kasich faces an immediate challenge to qualify for the first Republican debate. He is a pretty serious contestant.
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Kasich has long-standing ties to the conservative movement that produced the historic Republican takeover of Congress in 1994.
The most unbelievable part of the story is that a mere 12 years later, Kasich would be elected to Congress. He would go on to serve in the House of Representatives for nine terms – and if you were to take all the time he spent alone in the Oval Office over those 18 years, it wouldn’t equal the 20 minutes he got that day.
Washington (CNN)Dollar days at the local Ford dealer are about to get pushed out by heartwarming tales of Gov. John Kasich’s mailman father and Gov. Rick Perry’s humble start as an Eagle Scout.
His is an empathetic take on conservatism, his advisers say. The governor has an affable and straightforward personality, saying what he thinks, which can be appealing in an age of scripted politics.
What’s striking is that Kasich’s ad is completely non-partisan and he attacks no one. In a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll last month, only 25% of Republican primary voters said they could see themselves supporting Mr. Kasich; 42% didn’t know his name.
Mr Kasich also faced an uphill battle in his previous run for president, when he briefly sought the 2000 Republican presidential nomination. Like it or not, money matters when it comes to campaigns.
Last December, fresh off his 2014 re-election victory, Kasich launched what he dubbed a “crusade” to adopt a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which included travel to the key early voting states of South Carolina and New Hampshire, as well as others such as Idaho and Utah. He never says “compassionate conservative” but it sure has the feel of that brand which worked so well for George W. Bush. It’s still not clear who will make the cut for the first Republican debate hosted in Cleveland later this month.
Appealing and talented candidates have often suffered in the presidential nomination process.
The state finished in the black under both Kasich’s first and second budgets.
In the immediate future, he might not even be able to participate in the Republican debates.
Rath noted that about one-third of New Hampshire primary voters could be self-described independent voters, giving the electorate a more moderate flavor. But Kasich, who hasn’t polled better than 3 percent in a national poll this year, may be best positioned for the final stretch.
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In a large and varied Republican field, there may be no more confounding presidential candidate than John Kasich.
