Posted on 03/21/2016 6:03:23 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
Kasich -- who has thus far won just a single primary contest in his home state of Ohio – was adamant that Trump will come up short in the delegate count prior to the July national convention in Cleveland. Kasich predicted he will eventually garner the nomination in an open convention on the basis of his broad government experience and electability in a general election against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.
“I think when they take a look at my record, both in Washington and Ohio with the job growth, the wage growth, reforming the Pentagon, and can understand I have the cross-over appeal, I think I will be picked,” Kasich said during an appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation. “So, I don’t think anybody is going to get there with the delegates that they need to win.”
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If the delegates vote on the first ballot and Trump is still short of the 1,237 he needs, then the delegates pledged to Trump can be released for the 2nd ballot. If those are the rules, isn't it fairly easy to presume that something unique can happen at the convention?
I am "ABC" all the way so for me, there doesn't have to be a sharp contrast in candidates to get me to vote. But I find it fascinating if the system can move the nomination away from Trump without even using "shenanigans".
Neither the Trumpsters or Cruzers will vote for Kasich (RINO). Just a question as to where the unallocated will go, to Trump or Cruz. Kasich is being funded by the Left (Soros for one).
The Kasich plan...
lose every state but his home state, and then hope he can steal the nomination at the convention with the help of GOPe insiders.
Great Plan Kasich.
not.
Kasich is a leftist republican. Just look at his policies in Ohio and what his plans are for our nation.
If Kasich gets the nomination our nation is finished, so I’ll stay home and not waste my time voting.
Kasich (and the GOPe) is an Enemy of Democracy (EOD).
Kasich is pro-Obamacare, pro-illegal immigrant including Amnesty, pro-gun ban including the “assault” weapons ban that he voted for, pro gay mafia “bake the cupcake”, pro-big government, and pro-Obama’s Supreme Court nominees. He has a 50-50 chance against Hillary because voters won’t be able to tell the difference, so they’ll just flip a coin. If he wins, we won’t be able to tell the difference from a Hillary win.
Yes, GOPEe insiders and funds by Soro’s the same person who is funding the Protests against Trump.
Kasich is delusional.
A guy who could actually think, after losing 31 out of 32 primaries, and likely to have the total be a loss of 49 our of 50, that he could somehow win the nomination, should not be considered for the Presidency on that fallacy alone.
I think a lot of people feel this way, but I think a lot of them will also flinch when they’re staring a Clinton Presidency in the face. Just the thought of that criminal bitch in the White House makes me want to vomit
Much more likely we get a Trump-Cruz ticket out of a contested convention. That would be great - we’d get 16 years of Cruz in the Whitehouse!
If Kasich stays in I don’t see anyway Trump doesn’t get 1237+. Hell even if it’s Trump v Cruz Trump still gets 1237 by my math.
At best Kasich might peel a district or two at best here and there and that’s best case scenario and that’s why he’s here to slow down the trump delegate count, but I don’t see it preventing Trump from an outright win.
I know also that while some folks in the party want to stop Trump at all costs, I fully expect calmer heads to prevail should a contested convention happen. If Trump is sitting just under 1237 and the next closest person is a full 25% behind and Kasich won’t even have 1/3 of the votes needed... I doubt highly that cooler heads won’t prevail.
The assumption that Trumps delegates will at large defect on a second round vote I think may be premature... Some may but are delegates for others going to stay with a lost candidate or will enough realize the party will be dead if they go against the voters...
Time will tell but I see all this as trumped up political theater.
Actually a good point. But what does that say about the rigged system?
The voters should elect Kasich President of Ohio......maybe then he’ll go away.
Kasich must be on crack ,,,,,
Kasich, the other white meat!
“I think when they take a look at my record....”
Sorry, John - you make such a fool of yourself repeating this a thousand times, people can’t see your record for seeing YOU - now and today.
And few other than Buckeyes are buying it........
Your plan to win the nomination clearly shows us that you are not smart enough to be president and only on a self-deluded ego trip - all because you won your own state and the GOPe loves you because you are Democrat lite..........
GOP ‘Helter Skelter’
Delegates are bound by State rules, not convention “rules”. Unless and until Rinse-and Repeat-us decides that he has a “phone and a pen”.
Some States bind their delegates into the 3rd or 4th ballot.
Kasich, you are dumber than a rock.
And your points make sense. BUT.....
What if the GOPe have told him to stay in? What if, during those closed door meetings, this is the exact strategy they discussed if the scenario I laid out in my original post comes to pass?
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