Distinguished pol of the week
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has not been a Donald Trump apologist, like Sen. Marco Rubio . To the contrary, he has signaled that he's not voting for Trump.
Category Archives: John Kasich
Kasich back in New Hampshire with nostalgia, eye on future
Former Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov.John Kasich, left, endorses Chris Sununu, right, for New Hampshire's governor during a news conference Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Concord, N.H. . Former Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich, right, endorses Chris Sununu, left, for New Hampshire's governor during a news conference Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Concord, N.H. The former presidential candidate and chief Donald Trump critic is the first of 2016's failed GOP hopefuls to return to the state since the February primary.
Trump’s boast of aid to GOP not backed up by finance report
Donald Trump portrays himself as an indispensable cash resource for fellow Republicans. So far, they're not seeing much of a benefit.
Columbiana County officials impressed with Trump
Columbiana County Commissioner Mike Halleck and county Republican Party Chairman David Johnson came away impressed after meeting Donald Trump at a fundraiser held Monday in Canton. "He's a different person than he is on television, much more soft spoken, much more personable," Halleck said, recalling his three- minute conversation with Trump.
The GOP Cultural Revolution
If you listen to the Washington Post, they would have you believe there is a mass exodus within the Republican party due to the party's candidate, Donald J. Trump. They announce with glee There have also been reports from the Post regarding how Ohio Governor John Kasich deliberately ignored the GOP convention in his home state with the intention of embarrassing Trump.
Hillary Clinton is raking in millions from GOP donors
A surprising number of people who donated to former Republican primary candidates are jumping ship to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton rather than giving money to her rival, Donald Trump. Donors who contributed $200 or more to the campaigns of Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Chris Christie, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are overwhelmingly more likely to also have donated to Clinton than Trump, according to a New York Times report .
Kasich: I don’t know if I’ll vote for Trump
John Kasich says he's no closer to endorsing Donald Trump for president, cementing his place as one of the most prominent holdouts in the Republican Party. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, a state that Trump almost certainly must win to take the White House, said he didn't know how he would vote in November.
Former Ohio Rep. Steve LaTourette dies at age 62
The former Ohio lawmaker, who retired in 2012, was a part of the Republican wave in 1994 that swept the GOP into congressional power for the first time in decades. "I am proud to have known and worked with Steve LaTourette.
Citizen Kaine: Why the safe pick is the completely smart pick for Hillary
If you are a Donald Trump supporter, you hate it because you dislike Democrats, rationality, civil rights lawyers who have fought for black people, and anyone who falls to the left of Benito Mussolini on the political spectrum. If you are a progressive, you can be happy because of some of the ideals Kaine has pursued throughout his adult life - as a missionary to Honduras, as the mayor of a majority black city who worked to get more public schools opened and sent his children to them instead of to one of Richmond's well-regarded private institutions, his early career working as a fair housing lawyer on behalf of African-American clients in Richmond.
It Was a ‘Dark and Stormy Night’
Cruz played dog in the manger at the Republican convention. Someone should have whispered in his ear these words from Omar Khayyam: Some say his phrase "vote your conscience" was just a call to support the entire ticket.
Report: Trump Will Fund Revenge PACs To Destroy Cruz, Kasich
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich stand together onstage at the start of the Republican candidates debate sponsored by CNN at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper Donald Trump wants revenge on Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich.
Ohio Republicans head home with mixed feelings about Trump
Ohio Republicans left the Cleveland convention Friday with mixed feelings about their party's presidential nominee, while saying they will choose him over his Democratic foe. The state delegation received a lot of attention this week because home-state Gov. John Kasich, who won Ohio's GOP presidential primary, refused to endorse Donald Trump and steered clear of the Trump-led convention.
Trump delivers dark vision of America while branding himself the law and order candidate
Donald Trump delivered a dark vision of an America under siege Thursday, branding himself the law-and-order candidate in a lengthy speech laden with references to terror and violence in the streets. Speaking on the last night of a convention unlike any in decades, Trump described a country on the brink of anarchy, one beset by ISIL and immigrant hordes, with an economy crumbling under the weight of crooked free-trade deals.
The Latest: Manafort: Cruz address was ‘very bad judgment’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, arrives with his wife Karen at the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland, during the second day of the Republican convention. Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, give his running mate Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana a kiss after Pence's acceptance speech during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
The latest Republican convention disaster shows Donald Trump…
As Benjy Sarlin of MSNBC observed on Twitter, Wednesday night's Republican convention fiasco, in which Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage for urging Americans to "vote your conscience," was the result of a deal that Donald Trump negotiated. The man who claims to be the world's leading authority on deals made a really stupid deal in front of the entire country he hopes to lead.
What to watch for Thursday at the Republican National Convention
This is it, folks, the Thursday night you've all awaited. Whether Republican or Democrat, it's a fair bet that almost none of you thought you'd ever see Donald J. Trump, a billionaire real estate developer and larger-than-life television celebrity, stand on the stage of the Republican National Convention and accept the nomination for president.
US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorses Hillary Clinton
The US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorsed Hillary Clinton Wednesday, saying she'll be "America's first small business president." "Hillary Clinton will be America's first American small business president.
Heidi Klum showcases her sun-kissed physique in a flimsy camisole…
'I love him with all my heart': Recent graduate Tiffany Trump, 22, pays tribute to her doting dad in heartfelt speech about The Donald's softer side to The Republican National Convention Like father, like son: Donald Trump Junior impresses the GOP convention with an electrifying rallying cry for his father who won't 'delete our problems' Donald Trump Jr. says Michelle Obama does NOT deserve an apology following claims his stepmother Melania copied parts of first lady's 2008 DNC speech She's one-degree of separation from a devil-lover! Ben Carson warns voters against Hillary because her 'hero' Saul Alinsky 'acknowledges Lucifer' 'I'm worried I will be the last GOP president': George W Bush's doomsday warning about the future to secret party meeting 'The Obama years are almost over.
Betsy DeVos still looking for a reason to support Donald Trump
Former Michigan Republican Party chair Betsy DeVos is bullish on the future of her party, but she's still not quite sold on the presidential candidate Republicans have chosen. Donald Trump was not DeVos' preferred candidate, and at the Republican National Convention this week, DeVos cast her vote as an at-large delegate for Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Trump seeks to steady GOP convention after plagiarism charge
After a chaotic start, Donald Trump is under pressure to steady his Republican convention as a plagiarism charge and other unforced errors threaten to overshadow GOP efforts to unify behind him. Still, barring last minute complications, the unorthodox billionaire will end the night Tuesday as the Republican Party's official White House nominee.