On the Republican Side, the Fix Is In for Kasich

[Canadian Interloper]

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I've suspected this for the past few weeks: When all the handwringing over Trump is done, and the dust has settled, Cleveland will present to America a GOP nominee that they will expect you to be "relieved" by; an allegedly-moderate, supposedly-reasonable Episcopalian boy from the Heartland. But it's nothing more than a bait-and-switch, because if you look at the Governor's record (which I suspect most people here have already done), it becomes readily apparent that this man is neither moderate nor reasonable.

"Trump too extreme? There, there, America, here's a nice guy!" I shudder to think how many independents will be taken in by the con.

[daleanime]

1. It will really depend on who we offer as an alternative.....

if it's some one with a high unfavorable we're in trouble.

[ucrdem]

2. Don't see how they could take it from Trump if he keeps winning.

Kasich would make a nice veep but so far he hasn't won a state and even Ohio isn't a sure thing.

[TeamPooka]

10. If he's winning and they take it from Trump he'll go 3rd party just to spite the GOP bigwigs.

fingers crossed

[ucrdem]

12. That would be nice wouldn't it

[Lorien]

20. Pretty sure that was the plan all along

as many have already proposed. http://inequalityreport.org/2015/08/09/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-black-lives-matter-the-theft-of-an-election/

[Land of Enchantment]

3. Well hello neighbor

to the north. You have a good point and I think there is something there. Kasich is indeed a very scary guy and not well known in the states.

By the way, if we immigrate can you recommend a good realtor?

[Canadian Interloper]

8. Royal LePage

Not to be confused with the Lunatic of Maine!

[Land of Enchantment]

9. Hey there--just saw this and thought

of you---you might truly be on to something here. I surmised the RNC would bring in Romney in Cleveland and pull a 1968 Hubert Humphrey move. And thanks, we will look up Royal LePage!!


Romney to campaign with Kasich

Source: ABC news

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will campaign with Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Ohio Monday, Kasich's campaign announced Sunday night.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mitt-romney-campaign-john-kasich-governors-campaign/story?id=37622900

[TeamPooka]

11. So Kasich has invited his own executioner onto the trail? haha

[AgadorSparticus]

4. Well, whoever is in charge of it, sucks at his job. Nt

[snot]

5. Been wondering about this.

He looks like the only bearable Repub. option; but he's escaped all scrutiny.

[delrem]

6. My intuition is the same.

This whole primary circus is shameful.
And this leads directly, no time to think about how people have been fucked over by the process, into a GE.

It's equally shameful that on the Democratic party side the odds on favorite is known to be, without a doubt, totally bought.
A person whose foreign policy credibility is certified by Kissinger, Kagan, Nuland, and the whole associated gang of war profiteers.

Not very cool all around.

[TeamPooka]

14. Does every thread in DU have to get hijacked with someone pissing on Hillary or Bernie?

Even when we aren't talking about them?
Seriously?

[delrem]

16. Yes.

[So Far From Heaven]

17. Agreed.

Let's start a group where bashing is forbidden. We can call it the 'show your intelligence group' because posts will have to be thoughtfully written to avoid bashing, and maybe the discussions will actually be discussions. Would be the hardest place to post in existence. Could be a blast to see how people get around the 'no pissing on anybody' rule.

[RiverLover]

23. Hello new poster.

Q What in this statement isn't true?

A person whose foreign policy credibility is certified by Kissinger, Kagan, Nuland, and the whole associated gang of war profiteers.

Show me your intelligence.

Then explain how we are expected to know the truth about her & tell those truths & facts without those with their heads in the sand calling it bashing.

[morningfog]

22. This is GDP. The OP should have gone in GD.

The Hillary/Bernie shitting is less likely there.

[Motown_Johnny]

7. Out of the 4 left in it only 2 are lily white and 1 of them is bat shit crazy.

That leaves Kasich.

[So Far From Heaven]

13. I'm not so sure about this

because even though the republicans may not be the most intelligent of people, they aren't that stupid. His supporters won't take such a move lightly, and since he's getting at least twenty to thirty percent of the votes in the primaries, they could wind up losing the Trump voters themselves, not just the election. They really are in deep doo. It may be better to let him run and lose.

[silvershadow]

15. He's certainly playing a "Gee, shucks"routine... nt

[Warren DeMontague]

18. After Trump, Kaisch will put Cleveland to sleep.

Not gonna happen.

[delrem]

19. I believe I heard it from Rachel, way before this started, that Kasich was the dark horse to win.

I can't guarantee it was Rachel who alerted me, but if not her, someone sensible.
______

I'm just so sad about how when the money rolled in, the MSM including MSNBC became impediments to freedom.

Congratulations to those at MSNBC who survived the purges so far. We'll never know what values you sacrificed.

With the open manipulations = I mean, Comcast donates to HRC's campaign. That's getting pretty damn specific. Not open to very much interpretation. I don't know how much of it all is tax deductable, but one can only guess that would be next to nothing compared to how much is given in kind.

[awake]

21. Yes Kasich will be the last man standing and Hillary can not beat him

Trump has already started to make himself poison and Ted is a Canadian whom the party powers and money hate, no one will have it wrapped up before Cleveland. Kasich will be their white knight ridding in to save them the MSM will praise him as the adult in the room. Trump really does not want the job and will not spend any of his own money to run as a third party (trump is where he is mostly by his use of free media). I thought months ago that Kasich would be the hardest candidate to run against. I fear the Hillary can not win if the republicans pick Kasich while Bernie with the help of independents and a number of disaffected Trump supports can easily win. What Hillary supporters do not understand is that to win in the fall it will require the support of most of the independents. We need to nominate as our candidate who can get the independents vote in the general and Bernie has shown that he is the one who can do it.

[Jitter65]

24. Kasich has done great for OH by hanging on to Obama's coattails. He has taken ACA and every other

economic improvement put out there by Obama. OH did benefit from auto bailout. He just won't give Obama credit for it.

[Canadian Interloper]

25. EDITED

I have just corrected several spelling errors in my original post. Just goes to show: you shouldn't write anything after a flask of Captain Morgan!

[In_The_Wind]

26. Locking

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