Victoria33
Kasich gave us the last two balanced budgets we had - none since him, also a religious man - would vote for him right now.
Victoria, I thought just like you. In fact, when he decided to run in 2015, I thought oh great. But in listening to what he wanted in the weeks that follow, I said, this man is in the wrong party. He should be a Dem. Kasich, the postman's son, is not the man he was 20+ years ago. Nothing remotely like that man.
Trump on the other hand, when he announced he was running, I said to myself, "you clown". But in the ensuing weeks of his announcement, he defined the issues for his campaign, and he defined the issues for 2016's election, and the American people embraced him.
Frankly, John Kasich on his best day could not rise up to the bottom of Trump's shoe sole. Kasich is a nutjob. An utter idiot and no one I want in national governance. However, Like you in the 90s, I revered him. He got lost along the way.
Kasich talks about Trump destroying the Republican brand? What kind of brand did they have to enable an outsider to come in and spank them hard. Need I remind you that little Jeb Bush with his $100 million warchest, the presumed nominee at the start got 1% with his $100 million and bowed out early.
The UGLY TRUTH is that the Republicans got very comfortable being critical of the Dems in control, and were happy not having the reins. Trump comes in and brings victory. The Republicans are clueless how to lead these days, they are such weak sisters. I would love for a new party to emerge that is truly conservative, but we are stuck with the Republican Party with all its warts, like Kasich, Flake, Amash, Weld, Romney and the many other RINOs. All these RINOs need to be booted. They all should be primaried and defeated.
I hope a disciple of Trump is our next president in 2024. Perhaps that is Pence, that remains to be seen. Rest assured, if Trump serves his 2nd term, he will definitely tell America who he supports to carry on his efforts as president. I presume that will be Pence, but maybe not. Time will tell.