Posted on 04/21/2016 7:48:36 AM PDT by Rusty0604
(CNN) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich met with Republican Party insiders on Wednesday as he seeks to convince them his competitors would "get creamed" in the general election.
"They want to make sure they pick somebody who can win in the fall," Kasich said Wednesday on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront." "If we pick these two guys, according to virtually all the polls, we are going to get creamed."
Kasich was referring to his primary opponents: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
Republican National Committee members gathered in Florida this week as the focus on the party's nominating convention intensifies. Each of the GOP campaigns were set to make their own pitches at the gathering, with Kasich and Cruz making theirs personally.
"I don't think the Republicans want to pick somebody who has no appeal to independents and no appeal to conservative Democrats. That's what my appeal is," Kasich said.
Following Trump's win in New York, Cruz has joined Kasich in being mathematically eliminated from securing the nomination ahead of the convention, a CNN analysis shows.
Kasich also touted his performance in the New York primary relative to Cruz, calling the Texas senator's gain's "pretty anemic."
As for his own performance in the New York contest, Kasich quipped, "I won Manhattan. Maybe I can go for mayor."
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What would be worse for the GOP, John, would be for them to nominate someone that the voters did not pick.
JK is getting on the only nerve I have left.
Gee, John...of the three remaining candidates, which one most closely resembles Romcaindole?
He is certifiably insane.
They want to make sure they pick somebody who can win in the fall
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They don’t care at all about winning. The most important thing is preventing the citizens from electing anyone who would stop the Cheap Labor Express.
Trump is appealing to independents and conservative Democrats like they claim to have been wanting, but he is not acceptable because he intends to stop the illegal alien inundation.
It’s all about the amnesty/open borders agenda.
Kasich should know all about getting creamed. It has been happening to him for several months.
What BS....He is obviously the chosen spoiler
But we won’t get creamed with this dumbass rino.
Much better headline.
And Kasich agrees with Hillary on most of the issues I care about...so why would I EVER vote for him? He’s Hillary without the cankles.
Bury the GOP with grassroots conservatism!
He is correct. What he leaves out is, if he is nominated they will STILL get reamed.
I agree with you that the Party elites are encouraging him. Anyone else would have dropped out.
Aw, playing the old “only a RINO is electable” card. Wasn’t even viable four years ago.
He was getting on my nerve during the debates and he just keeps getting worse. He has absolutely no respect for the voters.
He even said that he should have run as a Democrat.
Sour grapes!!! You lost. Go back to Ohio and earn your salary. Show up for work and earn your salary!!!
John Kasich Salary
The politician earns:
• $250 000 annually,
•$20 900 per month,
•$5 300 weekly,
•$745 every day.
Exactly. Plus Hillary has the novelty of being a woman, so the only advantage Kasich has on her is a voice which isn’t more annoying than fingernails on a chalkboard.
He shouldn’t even be in the race.
Never google image search “cream pie”.
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