Ohio Gov Kasich Pres Run?

[FloFTW]

I really hate this man.

www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/20/john-kasich-of-ohio-takes-step-toward-presidential-run/

Is he a contender? Please say no.

[WOT?*]

The only Ohioan that should ever run for President is Dennis Kucinich.

[FloFTW]

Apr 21, 2015 7:19:22 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

The only Ohioan that should ever run for President is Dennis Kucinich.

This is crazy talk. Sherrod Brown.

[tripleshot]

I saw that won the news and laughed. I hate that man so much.

[WOT?*]

Apr 21, 2015 7:38:13 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Apr 21, 2015 7:19:22 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

The only Ohioan that should ever run for President is Dennis Kucinich.

This is crazy talk. Sherrod Brown.

He'd have my vote. Connie Schultz for First Lady!!!

[oscarnerdjulief]

He seems to be strongly considering it, as he stated on Meet the Press. I get the vibe that he wants to make the run but is waiting to see what other "reform governors" do.

I have issues with Kasich personally as a result of the anti-union SB5, which was repealed by the voters. But generically speaking he has a profile that would be more appealing than many candidates. He's a governor in a swing state who won a decisive re-election. He won 86 of 88, including very blue Cuyahoga county. His opponent was weak and had a myriad of competence and personal issues, but Kasich ran a strong campaign and seems to have taken his medicine and moved to the center at least somewhat. He doesn't seem "moneyed" or "mega-rich" like Romney, and he could bring together the different parts of the Republican party, like the social and fiscal conservatives. I know they'd try to put Lehman around his neck, but it'd pale when considered against Hillary's finances (if the media does its due diligence, always a big if). I could see him with a western governor like Sandoval. Republicans would make a mistake to have a Washington, D.C. person on the ticket. It'd allow Hillary to run against the GOP congress.

Did I vote for him for governor? No. I abstained because I had issues about his opponent Fitzgerald's ability to govern. Would I vote for him for president over Hillary or O'Malley? Without question both because of my antipathy toward Hillary on a variety of issues and because the education issues that bugged me at the state level would be far in the background as president.

I'm surprised at the hate. It seems like O'Donnell = Pence = Christie = anybody else in the news for a lot of people. I mean, Kasich was f-ing with my livelihood and through it my husband's health insurance coverage, and I didn't HATE him. I don't see Hillary = O'Malley = Warren = Manchin generalized hate hate hate. Seems like you need to go to FreeRepublic to get that kind of un-nuanced thinking. A general reference, not directed to the prior poster specifically.

[stephm0188]

There's been speculation about him running for awhile now. I'm not happy about what's been happening with women's healthcare in Ohio during his terms in office.

[Cicero]

I'd vote for him before a lot of other people. Probably at this point that includes Hillary.

ETA: I'd much rather it be Portman but he's not running.

[ESF]

From what I've read, he seems like the least awful potential GOP contender.

After he spends a month pandering to the base in Iowa, he'll just blend with all the others.

[FloFTW]

Anyone as anti-woman, anti-gay, and anti-union as him gets my hate. I live in Ohio so his policies affect me. Hate as a politician. Not hate as like, a person...because I don't know him, personally.

[sam19]

Apr 21, 2015 7:38:13 GMT -5 FloFTW said:

Apr 21, 2015 7:19:22 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

The only Ohioan that should ever run for President is Dennis Kucinich.

This is crazy talk. Sherrod Brown.

I love Brown and would vote for him in a hot second. Cannot stand Kasich. While he may be more centrist then some other gop contenders, he's still pushing some very anti woman, anti equal rights shit in my state. It's too bad we had such a weak dem candidate up against him.