Kasich: It's 'hard to say' if I'll support Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

It’s “hard to say” whether John Kasich will support Donald Trump, the Ohio governor said Thursday, adding that it’s “absolutely” possible he could go to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next month and not endorse the billionaire businessman.

“Hard to say,” the swing-state governor said of whether he will back the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. “If you look at Twitter, they have this thing called ‘trending.’ It’s trending poorly.”

Kasich stressed that his message is vastly different than Trump’s.

“We’re like two companies. You know, we have a different vision, a different value system and a different objective,” he recalled telling the real estate mogul during an interview conducted Wednesday but broadcast Thursday with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer. “So it’s pretty hard to put that together. But the divisiveness, the division, the name-calling, it just doesn’t go down well with me.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/john-kasich-trump-support-224114

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"No" seems pretty easy to me...

[BlueNoMatterWho]

1. "Unless of course he chooses me for VP"

[Roy Rolling]

2. He's undecided

Until DT ups the ante. He can't be bought.....cheaply.

[jberryhill]

3. "Hard to say", but he'll say it

They are all going to stick their tongues on that frozen flagpole by the time the convention rolls around.

[sofa king]

4. Imagine him with his hand out when he says it....

... And it might become easier to understand why Kasich is saying it.

[irisblue]

5. Kasichs' eyes on the Veep prize. He will look normal& is dangerous.

[onehandle]

6. Former (but will be again) Fox News Host says something. nt

[Loki]

7. One of my dad's favorite sayings applies here......

"cowardly, mealy-mouthed chickenshits".

[IronLionZion]

8. If it's not an easy no, then you have no principles

after all the shit that keeps coming and never ends, Kasich is waiting to see if he'll be offered the VP spot or a cabinet position.

[yellowcanine]

9. Oh crap, all of this Hamlet like hand wringing is getting old.

The Republicans know to a person that Trump is a con man and would be a disaster as President. They also know that he is not going to win anyway so they think that means they can "go along" without having any long term negative consequences.

[Happyhippychick]

10. That's a big deal. Repubes need Ohio in order to win.

This is actually a very, very good thing. There is no statistical way for the republican nominee to win the election without Ohio although the democrat does NOT need Ohio in order to win.

[AntiBank]

11. actually there are several ways the Rethugs could win without Ohio

All of this assumes no Trump meltdown and no recommendation for or actual indictments of Hillary:

Florida is then a must for the Pugs.

Then you focus on several key states

Oregon, Nevada, Iowa, Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado, and New Hampshire.

Many different combos of some of those could put Trumpf over or at 270.

Then add in the 2 big "reach" states" Michigan and Pennsylvania.

The more likely result is that Trump loses almost all of those listed above, however.

The electoral map is very much (atm) hugely in Clinton's favour. Very lucky that Kasich is not the opponent, he would be a formidable challenge map wise.

[Person 2713]

12. Wishful VP talk . That's all