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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a campaign event in Utica, N.Y., on April 15, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Hans Pennink, AP)
It may not be quite enough to erase a 30-point deficit in the state, but Ohio Gov. John Kasich picked up the support Monday from someone bearing one of the most iconic names in New York political history.
Theodore Roosevelt IV, a great-grandson of President Theodore<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Roosevelt, endorsed Kasich a day before New York's primary.
"I have known Governor Kasich for years. In my opinion he is by far the best-qualified Republican candidate and the only one who could win the general election," Roosevelt, a prominent GOP conservationist and a retired Navy officer, said in a statement.
Roosevelt's great-grandfather, also a Republican,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>elected<span style="color: Red;">*</span>governor of New York in 1898 and vice president of the United States in 1900. He became president in September 1901 following President William McKinley's assassination.
Politico<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reports Kasich visited the Teddy Roosevelt home<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Oyster Bay, N.Y., earlier this month.
Polls show GOP front-runner Donald Trump with an overwhelming lead in New York that exceeds 30 points in some polls.
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