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31. Kasich is the strongest general election candidate in this field but he has pissed off the Kochs

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 08:40 PM

Aug 2015

I agree that it is likely to be Walker or Jeb. Both have some significant weaknesses. Kasich is the strongest general election candidate but he pissed off the kochs by expanding Medicaid in Ohio and then lecturing the Kochs and their donors at a Koch event. Kaisch was not invited to the Koch event this weekend.

Jeb has a number of weaknesses including making unforced error like the defunding or cutting women's health care by $600 million. Jeb has been forced to walk this back which is not good.

Walker has a really bad record with the Wisconsin economy that will be used against him. In addition, walker is not that bright and I do not believe that the country is ready for a college dropout to be POTUS (yes, I admit that I am a snob).

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