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John Kasich

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John Kasich is a Republican politician who served as the 69th Governor of Ohio from January 10, 2011, to January 14, 2019. Prior to his governorship, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, representing Ohio's 12th congressional district. During his time as governor, Kasich focused on issues such as Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, education reform, and economic development. He is known for his moderate stance within the Republican Party and his willingness to work across party lines on various issues.

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Mar 6, 2024

I think he'll focus, among other things, on border security, in terms of domestic issues, and lowering costs. And I hope he mentions something about greedflation and shrinkflation.

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Dec 28, 2022

Well, I think he's got to be referred to the Ethics Committee. You know, first of all, you think about the fact should they not cede him? I mean, it crossed my mind and I've had discussions with people. The problem was that, Pamela, is the…

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Dec 28, 2022

What McCarthy ought to say is, it is reprehensible and he is going to be immediately referred to the Ethics Committee, and through that process, he could face expulsion.

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Dec 28, 2022

Let me just say one other thing, and that is, look, if there is anything this country needs, its leadership and its leadership across many different sectors of how our country works, whether it is business or sports, but in politics, this…

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Dec 28, 2022

It is absolutely outrageous and the party should do it. There is no reason to be hiding on things like this.

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Dec 28, 2022

Of course, he should, Pamela. He ought to be condemning how this guy was able to basically lie his way into office.

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Nov 13, 2022

Donald Trump has divided our country and, and we see what his influence was in this last election.

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Nov 13, 2022

If you don't have an agenda, if you can't get people excited, you're going to have a problem.

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Nov 13, 2022

I don't know why he just didn't say no. I mean, why wouldn't you say, no, I don't think he should be president.

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Nov 13, 2022

I think if he's the nominee, and he runs, he is not going to be president.

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Nov 13, 2022

I think DeSantis is going to be a candidate, he'll will be -- it appear as a strong candidate, he's raised lots of money.

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May 11, 2022

But you know what? It's a different time. But the pendulum is going to swing back. I'm telling you, at some point, this pendulum is going to swing back or the country is in deep trouble.

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May 11, 2022

This was an unprecedented attack by Americans on our own Capitol to prevent the transfer of power in a legitimate election.

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May 11, 2022

Well, you know, Anderson's, it's appearing as though they're just willing to sell their souls in order to have power and that's what's so sad.

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Sep 23, 2021

The mothers and fathers in this country know one thing, that if the federal government is unable to control its appetite, if we are unable to slow the growth and federal spending, it`s going to eat us alive.

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Sep 14, 2021

I mean, a lot of them if you take Youngstown for example, you know, they voted strong for Trump. Trump's not there, I'm not sure they turn out for Republicans.

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Sep 14, 2021

One of the lessons is Republicans better be for something, they better come up with a plan in terms of rising drug prices, what they want to do in health care, what they want to do on energy, what they want to do about the border.

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Sep 14, 2021

I think the race that we really want to keep an eye on is the race in Virginia, because that will determine whether Republicans come out in strong numbers, whether Democrats in Northern Virginia or deflated.

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May 5, 2021

there's no question that if they complain now, they're afraid they're going to be called hypocrites.

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May 5, 2021

it's really interesting because the Republicans even though they have no program, have a distinct possibility of winning the House of Representatives and taking control.

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May 5, 2021

they better be careful because you could create an insurgency inside the party and if they throw Liz Cheney out of that leadership job, you think she's going to go away?

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May 5, 2021

two out of three Republicans didn't vote for the person that Trump picked.

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Mar 21, 2021

What it really gets down to, if you want to be honest, is because they know that's just more votes in the Democratic Party.

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Feb 15, 2021

Joe Biden is a man for our times, times that call for all of us to take off our partisan hats and put our nation first.

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