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In reply to the discussion: Who do you think will be the Republican nominee for president in 2016? [View all]greatlaurel
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Portman is from southwestern Ohio and is owned body and soul by the Lindners. Kasich is owned by the Wolfe family. The Wolfes are backing Kasich to run for president. His candidacy for POTUS is regularly pushed by the Wolfe owned media outlets. The Lindners still appear to be backing Portman.
Kasich is a bizarre pick to run for POTUS. I do not see what the people who own him see in him, but then I do not understand how anyone would vote for him for governor, either. He must be able to give the 1% exactly what they want. He did manage to steal $400 million from the state pension funds for Lehman Bros. before they went belly up. There have long been rumors about him, which never make it to the MSM level. The handlers will not allow him to speak in public or participate in debates. He looks like he has a very severe drinking/drug problem. His hair looks like a meth addict's hair. The recent photos of him are really shocking. He is extremely abusive to wait staff and other people he considers unimportant. Unfortunately, none of that seems to make any difference to the voters.
The Wolfe family has very deep ties with the BFEE, so if Jeb does not run Kasich may well be the substitute for Jeb. Portman could be a Jeb sub, but I think he has much less support from the people who matter, other than the Lindners.
The Lindners also have deep ties to the Bush family and, of course, Portman worked for both Bush presidents. He was the U.S. Trade Representative from May 2005 to May 2006, when US jobs were being shipped to China and other third world countries at record pace. Portman may not be able to win in a GOP primary due to him coming out in favor of gay rights, since his son is gay. He is another handmaiden for the 1%, though. That probably displeased some very powerful people who would think that Portman should have repudiated his child. It shows weakness in their eyes.
Either man are completely vile and should never be placed in positions of power over people. The Wolfes and Lindners are both ruthless families who will do anything to anyone to continue to expand their vast influence and wealth.