Kasich did speak of all of those at one point in time of his career, especially early on. He seems to have abandoned that and only provides it lip service anymore because it is his only real selling point as I said previously. Perhaps it had always been strictly lip service all along, and stupid people like me believed him.
He certainly exposed himself as an open borders during this election cycle, however, not living in Ohio I was unaware of that fact prior to his Presidential campaign run.
Regardless, I would not support the man in any endeavor going forward. He has become like most politicians who are only in it for their own enrichment, and apparently the fastest and most reliable way in appeasing the oligarchs as either a Republican or Democrat who supports open borders.
A lot of his “economic conservative” credentials date back to his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives during the Gingrich era. I’m not sure how closely he’s followed those principles as a governor (Ohio Freepers could give us a better idea of this).