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NEOBuckeye

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27. Kasich is no native.
Tue Mar 15, 2016, 11:11 PM
Mar 2016

Kasich was born in McKeesport, PA, outside Pittsburgh.

He only won in 2014 because his opponent, Ed FitzGerald, was an embarrassingly incompetent challenger.

Read up on Kasich, he's nothing special himself. But the GOP dominates this state, and it shows.

Does Ohio seem wrong? [View all] bernbabe Mar 2016 OP
Indeed it does ISeeA BrightFuture Mar 2016 #1
Yep! Switching the columns when counting for 1 in every 50 voter gives a 4% flip Stevepol Mar 2016 #42
That was really surprising. jillan Mar 2016 #2
Kasich won Ohio with 63% in 2014 virtualobserver Mar 2016 #3
Kasich is no native. NEOBuckeye Mar 2016 #27
He served in the house from Ohio for 28 years virtualobserver Mar 2016 #29
Ohio noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #4
I know that the southern part like dana_b Mar 2016 #31
One thing that is so sad about people like that - if they are ever forced to truedelphi Mar 2016 #40
Heh, what I've found is they often want it both ways. Bernin4U Mar 2016 #44
It probably is... Kalidurga Mar 2016 #5
I agree. grasswire Mar 2016 #10
Factor 8 Kalidurga Mar 2016 #11
yes, one of these days hopemountain Mar 2016 #36
No. TM99 Mar 2016 #6
Voting activists tryed to get the Party Leaders to understand about the votes "flipping" on the truedelphi Mar 2016 #7
I've thought that more than once myself. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #13
And don't forget "Anonymous" claims they kept Ohio from being stolen in 2012 dflprincess Mar 2016 #15
I don't remember Rove's reaction that night. I tend to notwatch TV on truedelphi Mar 2016 #38
In a nutshell dflprincess Mar 2016 #48
My first thought on this. Need to check Chattanooga bank basements. southerncrone Mar 2016 #17
Yes, but.. the results matched the exit polls basselope Mar 2016 #8
Which exit polls? Stevepol Mar 2016 #43
CNN's.. they were posted right after the polls closed. basselope Mar 2016 #47
Independents went for Kasich rather than Bernie. femmedem Mar 2016 #9
Open primary? roody Mar 2016 #16
Semi-open femmedem Mar 2016 #21
Not this Dem. NEOBuckeye Mar 2016 #28
Apparently, Trump scared some dems into voting for Kasich Rebkeh Mar 2016 #12
Surely no Bernie supporter in their right mind bernbabe Mar 2016 #14
No, of course not. Rebkeh Mar 2016 #25
Exit Polls Gwhittey Mar 2016 #18
Spring Break hurt too Gwhittey Mar 2016 #19
Unfortunatly I don't think so NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2016 #20
1. they went establishment and magical thyme Mar 2016 #22
I just heard on Bernie tv, from someone in Ohio, the largest counties in Ohio haven't been reported in_cog_ni_to Mar 2016 #23
Sure does seem wrong. Can't believe that map... pretty hard to swallow. n/t agracie Mar 2016 #24
I thin ka lot of Dems decided to create a seat for Kasich at the convention. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #26
This. Put into perspective, another DUer said Trump got more votes in OH today winter is coming Mar 2016 #32
If you look at the history of elections in Ohio, snot Mar 2016 #30
The margin does seem really strange. kath Mar 2016 #33
And Tyler Pedigo poll had Bernie within 3 points in Ohio. He loses by 24? in_cog_ni_to Mar 2016 #34
Why have votes stopped coming in from OH?? CNN has had it at 92% for hours. kath Mar 2016 #35
There were a lot of anecdotal posts yesterday... mak3cats Mar 2016 #37
All manner of tricks are being employed, and still safeguarding the votes & securing machines mother earth Mar 2016 #39
Absolutely True. truedelphi Mar 2016 #45
Absolutely. I so agree. We are being played. mother earth Mar 2016 #46
The only theories I have swilton Mar 2016 #41
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