Kasich’s big 2020 strategy: Move left, pretend to be hip, attack Trump

[libertybele]

You know darn well, he's going to run.  He'll be the siphon for the DEM party! Kasich is nothing more than a RINO puke!

Kasich’s big 2020 strategy: Move left, pretend to be hip, attack Trump

John Kasich still wants to be president, and the failed 2016 candidate now thinks gun control, amnesty, his relationship with the “elites,” and Millennial voters can take him to the White House. In other words, he’s delusional.

The term-limited Republican governor of Ohio visited New Hampshire (insert big red 2020 flag here) this week and gave an unbelievable interview to Henry Gomez of BuzzFeed News. Kasich’s 2020 pitch, according to Gomez, will be framed around young people. The 65-year-old Kasich sang the praises of Millennials and strove to show how cool and hip he is because he likes pop music and uses social media.......

..............In Kasich’s telling, young people are not “cynical” like the adults. They are not attached to the two-party duopoly. And Kasich really likes that........

...........But he’s not pandering to Millennials solely by identifying with their sense of alienation from the two-party system or by touting his love for Justin Bieber. Kasich is also adopting their leftist positions. BuzzFeed News noted that following the surge of anti-gun activism among students, Kasich recently removed pro-gun messaging from his political website and is now promoting expanding background checks, banning bump stocks, and other gun-control measures. Kasich is also publicly challenging President Trump on amnesty. When the president tweeted “NO MORE DACA DEAL” on Easter in response to a “caravan” of Central American migrants headed towards the U.S., Kasich tut-tutted at the president on Twitter.......

https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/kasichs-big-2020-strategy-move-left-pretend-hip-attack-trump/

[truth_seeker]

Somewhere I read that Kasich won about 5 counties outside Ohio.

Who else will try if Trump goes again in 2020  ??

Even McMuffin ?? Darrell Castle ?? Mitt Rominey ?? Jeff Flakey ??  Glenn Beck ?? Bill Kristol ??

[Fantom]

Let the maggot run, as a democrat. Or let him run in a primary as a repub. The problem would be if Mr Fantastic, in his own mind, ran an independent ticket.

Although, Kasick/POS he was running interference against Ted ... he might well do more damage to whatever Sanders type wins the democrat nomination. Giving the "moderate" not yet Comrade part of the democrat party somewhere to vote.

Maybe like a reverse Ross Perot.

[sneakypete]

Kasich’s big 2020 strategy: Move left, pretend to be hip, attack Trump

So,it's business as usual with the RINO tools.

Who is surprised?

[sneakypete]

Who else will try if Trump goes again in 2020  ??

 @truth_seeker

All depends on how much luck they have working with the Dims to destroy him between now and then. If the wall is going up,illegals are being deported,and the economy is doing well,they will have to trot out a sacrificial lamb to take the hit. Some career RINO that plans on retiring anyhow.

On the other hand,if they and their Dim co-conspirators are successful at blocking all his efforts,there may be hundreds. There may even be a Kennedy or two running as Republicans. Not to mention illegal aliens,high school drop outs,and maybe even a few dead people.

[Victoria33]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.  A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

[jmyrlefuller]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.  A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

I'm sorry, I'm all for keeping people honest, but the John Kasich we've seen since 2015 is not the same John Kasich who served Ohio in Congress and as governor. He has gone full Democrat in just about everything but name.

If it comes down to Trump, Kasich or whatever corrupt machine name the Democrats decide to throw at us, I'm staying home. I "threw away my vote" in 2016 and I'm well prepared to do it again until someone gives me someone to vote FOR.

[sneakypete]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.  A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

@Victoria33

Gin is NOT the answer to life's problems.

[catfish1957]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.  A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

My '16 primary choice.....

1. Cruz
2-15.  (Everyone else)
16. Trump
17. Kasich.

That's how bad I disliked him.  Even more than Trump.

[edpc]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.  A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

I lived in OH and I can tell you the man is no conservative.  He has this weird notion that government can and should use tax dollars to function as a charity organization.  He’s a crypto-socialist.


Gov. Kasich said he recently told a state legislator, “I respect the fact that you believe in small government. I do too. I also happen to know that you’re a person of faith.”

“Now, when you die and get to the, get to the, uh, to the meeting with St. Peter, he’s probably not gonna ask you much about what you did about keeping government small, but he’s going to ask you what you did for the poor,” Kasich said. “Better have a good answer.”

Kasich leaned heavily on his Christian faith to push the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion during his February 19 State of the State address, implying the only options were to dramatically increase entitlement spending or leave Ohio’s poor “out in the street.”

https://www.redstate.com/diary/jasonahart/2013/06/19/gov-kasich-god-wants-ohio-to-expand-medicaid/


^^^  This isn’t what government is supposed to do.  That’s some Pope Francis nonsense.

[Frank Cannon]

Kasich hip? I guess it's hip to be square?

[Fishrrman]

Victoria wrote:
"If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich"

And jmyrle replied:
"If it comes down to Trump, Kasich or whatever corrupt machine name the Democrats decide to throw at us, I'm staying home."

And I'll reckon that BOTH of you are wondering why the Republican candidates have been losing in all the recent elections, here and there? Because of... people like YOU.

I proudly voted for Mr. Trump in 2016, and will do so again in 2020.

I'm quite happy being the dunce that I know you're going to call me for saying so.

[Frank Cannon]

Victoria wrote:
"If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich"

And jmyrle replied:
"If it comes down to Trump, Kasich or whatever corrupt machine name the Democrats decide to throw at us, I'm staying home."

And I'll reckon that BOTH of you are wondering why the Republican candidates have been losing in all the recent elections, here and there? Because of... people like YOU.

I proudly voted for Mr. Trump in 2016, and will do so again in 2020.

I'm quite happy being the dunce that I know you're going to call me for saying so.

Exactly. We got people having the vapors why the GOP is losing specials, but when the rubber meets the road they are on vacation. Either get involved or shut the eff up.

[libertybele]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.  A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

IMHO, Kasich will do nothing more than split the GOP vote and hand the DEMS the white house (which I believe would be his intent), the very thing that he did while he was running for president.  He didn't have a snowball's chance in hell as he hadn't won any states, yet he continued to stay in the race.  He's a liberal.  He's despicable.  He looks like a demented windmill with his arms a flappin' and his jaws a yappin'.

[Sanguine]

Kasich - hip?

 

[Frank Cannon]

And berating me and those like me won't win your hero or your party any more support from us.

I'm not berating you to sway you. I'm berating you because it is fun. You guys roll in here throwing around your moral superiority like it matters. Guess what? No one gives a shit what you do. The fact that you keep repeating what you will not do like a mental patient is more of a display of your irrelevancy than anything anyone could say to you.

[RoosGirl]

Kasich is barely a republican now.  No way he can move further left and still remain in the party.

[Frank Cannon]

Kasich is barely a republican now.  No way he can move further left and still remain in the party.

I don't know. If you look at the political spectrum as a circle, he should be coming back around to Right sometime around Autumn.

[Sanguine]

Seems to me you all do care what many of us do since you spend an unusual amount of time beating us up regarding our choices.  It makes you all furious that we will not march in lockstep with you and toe the party line.  The thought of losing congress and maybe the presidency frightens you and the more frightened you are, the angrier at dissenters you become.  You try to shame us or even frighten us, but I have news for you all. I for one am not intimidated by you or ashamed of the choices I made or will make this year or in 2020. 

In other words, Trump fans, you too can kiss my fat fanny.

If I could, I think what @Frank Cannon is saying, in his particularly inelegant way, is that we can be outraged and angered all we want to, but without action to go along with the anger and outrage, we're not doing anything but virtue signalling.  If we don't get out there and do our best to get reasonable candidates elected, then we are howling in the wilderness (to mix my metaphors and poets) without having any positive effect on a bad situation.  I'm sure if I've gotten it wrong, Frank will correct me.

[skeeter]

Seems to me you all do care what many of us do since you spend an unusual amount of time beating us up regarding our choices.  It makes you all furious that we will not march in lockstep with you and toe the party line.  The thought of losing congress and maybe the presidency frightens you and the more frightened you are, the angrier at dissenters you become.  You try to shame us or even frighten us, but I have news for you all. I for one am not intimidated by you or ashamed of the choices I made or will make this year or in 2020. 

In other words, Trump fans, you too can kiss my fat fanny.

I'm just waiting for some of you to stop barking at Trump supporters and get back to targeting leftists.

[jmyrlefuller]

You guys roll in here throwing around your moral superiority like it matters. Guess what? No one gives a shit what you do. The fact that you keep repeating what you will not do like a mental patient is more of a display of your irrelevancy than anything anyone could say to you.

And you wonder why this country has gone to Hell. Maybe if they DID listen to me we wouldn't be in the situation we're in.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

If Trump is still around in 2020 and runs, I'm voting for Kasich if he is the only one running against Trump.  Dump on Kasich but he is not crazy.  If he says something, he means it, you can depend on what he says.

Right now, he is running pretty hard left.  So if he actually means what he says, that's not a good sign.  However, I'd point out that the article says "Kasich recently removed pro-gun messaging from his political website and is now promoting expanding background checks, banning bump stocks, and other gun-control measures."  Which means that if he says someting, he means it...until he says the exact opposite.  Then he means that.

A conservative family member lives in Ohio, and has nothing bad to say about him.

I'm an Ohioan as well, would not vote for him if he was running against Hillary or Bernie.  If we won, he'd managed to get leftist social programs through Congress against which Republicans in Congress normally would fight.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

It makes you all furious that we will not march in lockstep with you and toe the party line.  The thought of losing congress and maybe the presidency frightens you and the more frightened you are, the angrier at dissenters you become.  You try to shame us or even frighten us, but I have news for you all. I for one am not intimidated by you or ashamed of the choices I made or will make this year or in 2020. 

Honestly, you guys don't anger me at all.  I just find your position fascinating/amusing, and I think I'm not alone in that.  Many of you guys have cultivated this odd persecution complex to portray yourselves as "noble resisters" to Trump.  I recall the pre-election hysteria over an obviously metaphorical comment about "hunting down with dogs" those who didn't support Trump.  Yet folks here took it literally -- because that gave you more ammo to claim persecution.  "Help!  I'm being repressed!"

The whole thing is just really odd.  It's like you guys are sitting on the sidelines squawking, and believe that the body politic is breathlessly waiting for you to re-enter the fray.  But I don't think anyone really is.  We're just staring in amusement at people claiming relevancy who have made themselves irrelevant.

[RoosGirl]

She previously stated that she would vote for Hillary Clinton, against Trump.

@Victoria33 said she voted for Hillary? 

[truth_seeker]

The whole thing is just really odd.  It's like you guys are sitting on the sidelines squawking, and believe that the body politic is breathlessly waiting for you to re-enter the fray.  But I don't think anyone really is.  We're just staring in amusement at people claiming relevancy who have made themselves irrelevant.

Yeah, it is people very proudly bragging about not voting for Trump, and threatening to not vote again for Trump.

It reminds me some, of people talking about the latest movies, and how they don't go to the movies.