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John Kasich: “I welcome the fact that people will criticize me for putting my country ahead of my party. It's time we start doing this…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
I welcome the fact that people will criticize me for putting my country ahead of my party. It's time we start doing this in this country. We are not a parliamentary system and we were never taught to hate people because we might -- they may be in a different political party.
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John Kasich
Republican · Ohio

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John Kasich expresses his willingness to face criticism for prioritizing national interests over party loyalty.

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