John Kasich Archives

Debate “Fact Checker” Ignores the Real Facts About Common Core

The day after the confirmation of New York Common Core enforcer John King as U.S. Secretary of Education has brought about a flurry of commentary about Common Core and the election. The…

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Why I Hope Trump Wins Ohio and Florida Tonight

Here’s my contrarian thought for the day: our only shot at beating Donald Trump is for Trump to win both Ohio and Florida today. I know. I know. Everyone has…

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Is Soros Funding Kasich to Help Nominate Trump?

News just broke from the Center for Responsible Politics that George Soros’ organization Soros Fund Management has given over $200,000 to help John Kasich (h/t Breitbart). This may explain why…

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Romney Campaigns for Kasich

Not that he has endorsed John Kasich officially, but Mitt Romney showed up in Ohio and did everything but: The 2012 Republican nominee for president, campaigning for the first time since…

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By the Numbers: Super Tuesday II

The 2016 GOP primary has three major “Super Tuesdays.” Super Tuesday I was on March 1st, where 632 delegates were awarded — more than a quarter of all delegates. Super Tuesday II is…

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Will an Obscure GOP Rule Ensure No One Can Beat Trump?

An article in RedState by RNC committeeman Morton Blackwell has garnered some attention recently in highlighting a little-known rule instituted in 2012 regarding the Republican nomination process. Rule 40(b) of…

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GOP Debate Recap: A Major Missed Opportunity for Candidates on Common Core

As to the discussion of education in last night’s debate, John Kasich demonstrated why he is in last place. For their parts, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump could have hit…

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Erick Erickson: The Deal Is Done

Erick Erickson just came out with a great piece. Clearly a deal is in place. Via The Resurgent: Jeb Bush has a private meeting with Kasich, Cruz, and Rubio. Cruz’s campaign,…

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The Fantasy of GOP Donors Is Preventing Trump’s Defeat

In The Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove continues the fantasy of the GOP establishment: “At this stage, stopping Donald Trump from winning the nomination will require Republicans to vote strategically, casting…

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What If Rubio and Kasich Left the Race?

An ABC/WaPo national poll released yesterday shows that if the race narrowed to just Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, Cruz trounces Trump 54 percent to 41 percent. According to last night’s…

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Kasich Is Not an Advocate for Local Control in Education

Last week during the Fox News GOP Debate in Detroit, Ohio Governor John Kasich painted himself to be an advocate of state and local control of education. Kasich said, “And,…

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Here Is the Yuuuge Story the Mainstream Media Totally Missed on Last Week’s Debate

The Main Stream Media, addicted to drama, fixated its echo chamber on the personal insults hurled between Donald Trump and Marco Rubio after the Great Debate. Too bad. Something really…

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Is the GOP Worth Saving?

Last night’s debate underscores this truth: The GOP is disintegrating. When the front-runner for your party uses the national debate stage to discuss the size of his Anthony Weiner, you…

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On Religious Liberty, Give Kasich a ‘D-‘

Many have asked me what I think of this answer by John Kasich to Brett Baier’s question: Do gay marriage dissenters have rights? Well, look, first of all, I try…

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Voters Want Fighters, Not Appeasers, on Common Core

Heidi Huber — founder of Parents Against the Common Core and Ohioans Against Common Core — is running for the Ohio House of Representatives. In a dramatic showdown, she is challenging incumbent Rep. Tom…

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Three Key Takeaways from Super Tuesday

Eleven states voted and pledged delegates last night. While the mainstream media continues to peddle the false idea that Donald Trump dominated, we’re here to give you three key takeaways…

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Who Would Be the Most Biblical President? Group of Pastors Rate Remaining Candidates

Last week, a group of Alabama clergy released a set of ratings measuring the remaining presidential candidates — both Republican and Democrat — on their adherence to biblical standards for…

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How to Win the Religious Liberty Debate — And How to Lose It

I am grateful to Hugh Hewitt for bringing up the religious liberty issue in the last GOP debate at all. I share with The New York Sun editors and Quin Hillyer a…

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Can We Trust Donald Trump to Replace Scalia?

Donald Trump seemed out of his league when Hugh Hewitt asked the question that Hewitt said was keeping him up at nights: “Churches, Catholic and Christian colleges, Catholic adoption agencies…

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