Loved Kasich in congress. Lukewarm in his governorship. He really sold on his Obamacare rhetoric. Even if he accepted the money, his reasoning was pathetic. VP...maybe...he would be a great representative of the balance budget and reform spearheaded in the 90s by the Newt revolutionaries.
I do not see him as top of the ticket talent. I also do not get how there’s any relation to Biden, who’s nothing but a punchline for the past 3 decades.
His idea is akin to Jack Kemp - build a bridge to poor and blue collar voters Republicans don’t normally don’t court.
If you’re a Republican you can combine fiscal conservatism with compassion for the downtrodden. And you don’t need to come across looking like a guy who doesn’t understand how ordinary Americans live.
Kasich has shown social compassion isn’t an exclusive preserve of liberals and Democrats.