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John Kasich... new CNN regular commentator... coming across as reasonable (Original Post) Goodheart Jan 2019 OP
He ain't no Steve Schmidt vlyons Jan 2019 #1
He's just getting more public exposure calguy Jan 2019 #2
Wolf in Sheep's clothing aeromanKC Jan 2019 #3
+1000. Not one bit. yonder Jan 2019 #17
Maybe Kasich hasn't looked around and seen what his party has become. dem4decades Jan 2019 #4
The sad thing is, Kasich isn't reasonable. dflprincess Jan 2019 #6
Don't get me wrong, i stupidly feared Kasich because i thought he was electable. dem4decades Jan 2019 #8
He's good at playing "reasonable" but it is all lie KentuckyWoman Jan 2019 #5
That has already happened Norbert Jan 2019 #7
Kasich signed Ohiogal Jan 2019 #9
Do not trust rasberry Jan 2019 #13
Kasich has found the only job where he make some money..CNN at140 Jan 2019 #10
Yeah he always sounds responsible, but he's extremely conservative emulatorloo Jan 2019 #11
Maybe he will primary Dotard mcar Jan 2019 #12
Fuck him and his folksy shtick njhoneybadger Jan 2019 #14
it's not hard to come off as reasonable compared to Trump and MAGA Trash JI7 Jan 2019 #15
In a normal time and reality Charlotte Little Jan 2019 #16

calguy

(5,306 posts)
2. He's just getting more public exposure
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:44 PM
Jan 2019

Coming off as a reasonable republican is a set up to his upcoming presidential run. It's all a facade.

yonder

(9,664 posts)
17. +1000. Not one bit.
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 01:12 AM
Jan 2019

Right now he's doing what some of his ilk are able to do: Come across as reasonable and sober. But his dark side remains, just waiting, waiting waiting.

dem4decades

(11,288 posts)
4. Maybe Kasich hasn't looked around and seen what his party has become.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:48 PM
Jan 2019

It's the Trump party now, reasonable isn't wanted.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)
6. The sad thing is, Kasich isn't reasonable.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:50 PM
Jan 2019

He just appears to be because the Republicans have gotten so bad.

dem4decades

(11,288 posts)
8. Don't get me wrong, i stupidly feared Kasich because i thought he was electable.
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:52 PM
Jan 2019

I never thought Trump would win. I hate them all.

KentuckyWoman

(6,679 posts)
5. He's good at playing "reasonable" but it is all lie
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:49 PM
Jan 2019

He may as well be introduced as actor John Kasich. Nothing you see is real.

Norbert

(6,039 posts)
7. That has already happened
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:50 PM
Jan 2019

The Gym Jordan wing of the Ohio Republican party is way beyond calling Kasich a RINO and that has happened some time in his second term as governor.

Ohiogal

(31,989 posts)
9. Kasich signed
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:54 PM
Jan 2019

20 proposals limiting abortion during his reign in Ohio.

He tried to mandate that public schools have “faith based” partnerships with prospective mentoring programs.

Reasonable, he is not. He is a Republican through and through.

rasberry

(49 posts)
13. Do not trust
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:14 AM
Jan 2019

Do not trust Katich. He was instrumental in setting up agencies like Jobs Ohio where there was zero transparency even though it was taxpayer funded. He just sounds reasonable when compared to the trumpites.

at140

(6,110 posts)
10. Kasich has found the only job where he make some money..CNN
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:59 PM
Jan 2019

He thinks he can win repuke nomination in 2020
and win in general by attracting more democratic voters than Rump.

JI7

(89,248 posts)
15. it's not hard to come off as reasonable compared to Trump and MAGA Trash
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:30 AM
Jan 2019

but if you look at his positions on issues they are not reasonable.

Charlotte Little

(658 posts)
16. In a normal time and reality
Wed Jan 16, 2019, 12:56 AM
Jan 2019

we'd all barf at the thought of Kasich being given a platform on CNN. But since we're not and nothing matters, people perceive him as reasonable.

He's not. He's an ultra conservative republican who would have been a shitty POTUS. We just have a bar so low, any day-old read meat will do.

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