Kasich: Trump Will Struggle To Win Ohio Since He Is ‘Dividing’

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Former presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich said on Sunday that Donald Trump will struggle to win the state of Ohio because he’s divisive.

“He’s going to win parts of Ohio where people are really hurting and where people of both parties have failed to fix our education system,” Kasich said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But I still think it’s difficult if you are dividing to be able to win in Ohio. I think it’s really, really difficult.”

The Ohio governor said that he has been under some pressure to back Trump, but indicated that he’s still not ready to support the Republican nominee.

“I’ve had a lot of people pound on me about you need to do this, you need to do this, this is about the party,” he told CNN. “And I love my party, but I love my country. And I have to be true to myself. I wish that I could be fully enthusiastic. I can’t be.”

But he added that he doesn’t “know what’s going to happen at the end.”

“There’s so much water over the dam now, it’s become increasingly difficult. But I want, you know, unifying,” he said when asked if Trump could earn his support.

Kasich also confirmed that one of his aides said that Donald Trump Jr. called to inquire about Kasich’s interest in being vice president.

“I was never interested in being anybody’s vice president,” the governor told CNN.

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  1. Avatar for zsak zsak says:

    And I love my party, but I love my country.

    Then vote for Hillary.

  2. Trump is dividing the Ohio Republican party. The Tea People Kasich put in county party offices will work for Trump, while every other Republican operative Kasich tried to edge out will work for Portman’s reelect.

    Good times, good times.

  3. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    “I’ve had a lot of people pound on me about you need to do this, you need to do this, this is about the party,” he told CNN. “And I love my party, but I love my country. And I have to be true to myself. I wish that I could be fully enthusiastic. I can’t be.”

    Every public utterance of this variety is helpful.
    Please, proceed Governor.

    jw1

  4. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    Kasich also confirmed that one of his aides said that Donald Trump Jr. called
    to inquire about Kasich’s interest in being vice president.

    “I was never interested in being anybody’s vice president bitch,” the governor told CNN.

    Kasich continued, “I’ve seen how he treats Pence and Christie.”

    jw1

  5. Kasich: Trump Will Struggle To Win Ohio Since He Is ‘Dividing’
    And maybe, just maybe you fuckers will wise up and pick another sort of radical right wing ideologue next time .
    Did I mention Kasich 2020?

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