Posted on 04/21/2022 12:28:35 PM PDT by gr8eman
After hanging on until the "bitter end," John Kasich cried when he ended his failed presidential bid, the former governor said in a new podcast.
Kasich shared insights about the end of his 2016 campaign against former President Donald Trump during a Thursday episode of Kasich & Klepper, a podcast he launched this year with comedian Jordan Klepper. The show aims to bring together people with different views to discuss politics, pop culture and more.
Kasich dropped out of the GOP presidential primary in May 2016 when it became clear Trump would secure the nomination, although he had long been mathematically eliminated from the race. Kasich claimed victory in just one state: Ohio.
During the podcast, Kasich said he was on a plane to a fundraiser when he decided to call it quits.
"I was really hoping that we would block (Trump) and then people would come to their senses," Kasich said. "But when it was over, we got off the plane...I went behind this building, and I cried. I had one cry. Then I went to my daughter's school – and that was really hard – and they had gotten wind of it and then they came out and gave me a big hug.". But then it was over. It was a wonderful experience."
As Kasich discussed the theme of quitting with Klepper and "Modern Family" star Julie Bowen, he said he was comfortable walking away from Congress and reaching the end of his tenure as governor.
"People say, 'Do you miss being governor?' It is a powerful position in the 7th-largest state," he said. "And I said no because I knew what was going to come, and the job doesn't define me."
Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Delaware County on Saturday to stump for U.S. Senate contender J.D. Vance and a slate of local congressional candidates who secured his endorsement. The former president has not publicly backed anyone in the governor's race.
Must have choked on that Italian sausage he was deep-throating.
I believe him. He’s just that much of a beta cuck.
Gee,I wish I didn’t know that. The mailman son’s tears move me deeply.
President Trump has completely transformed politics by being bluntly honest about the depth of government and media corruption.
A massive bureaucracy of parasites has leeched onto our Republic and will do anything to keep things the way they are. They will tell any lie to hang onto their political power.
These people - regardless of party affiliation - HATE President Trump for threatening their corrupt regime.
Before 2016, these leeches could hide and disguise themselves to stay below the radar.
Since 2016, they are all exposed - their Trump-hate gives them away. They can’t resist expressing their hatred of Trump, and their sorrow that he was ever born.
Thank you President Trump! You have exposed these disgusting parasites - we know who they are - things will be a lot easier to sort out from now on.
There once was a time when real men didn’t cry. Well, not all men. Edmund Muskie comes to mind. I think my father used Muskie as a vocabulary lesson for me in 1972 and I learned the meaning of the word, “pussy”.
“Is ‘man-gina’ a word? Seems to apply.”
If blood was seeping thru his pants! lol
Hey Kasick...
Pretend you’re in Afghanistan and go find a goat.
“I was really hoping that we would block (Trump) and then people would come to their senses,” Kasich said.
Not your job, John. Politicians are supposed to do the will of the people, not ignore their will until they “come to their senses”.
LOL. He was never in the race as a significant candidate. And then he cries when he is out of a race he was never in?
Maybe he can hook up with Taylor Lorenz.
Kasich is the poster boy for entitlement. He thought he’d built the perfect resume - successful multi-term representative who helped Clinton produce a balanced budget, time spent on Wall Street to bolster his free market economy cred (and fatten his bank account), two term successful governor of OH, a critical state for a GOP presidential win. He thought he had it all, and he was THE VERY LAST MAN TO ENTER THE 2016 PRIMARY, cuz he thought he could just waltz in and take it.
Did you know that he is the son of a mailman?
Sorry, letter carrier.
Definitely not the Postman.
And he eats pizza.
His fruit scores are good! 👍👍
Kasich? Is he still around? Do we care?
I always thought Kasich was a “girly man”. This confession of crying over losing to Trump confirms my suspicions.
I can understand a “man” crying over losing a family member but losing a political contest shows a clear imbalance to the man’s thinking.
Did he ever find a barber that was sighted?
He received SOROS $ hand outs
He CRIED? Who is he trying to impress with that cuck nonsense?
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