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JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich 'Excited' To Cast Vote in Ohio Primary | 02:02Governor John Kasich says he feels 'excited and terrific' as he casts his ballot in the Ohio presidential primary election on Tuesday. (March 15) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILWhere John Kasich stand on Social Security | 00:54Jamie Hopkins, retirement income program co-director at the American College of Financial Services, breaks down John Kasich's position on Social Security. USA TODAY
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich Celebrates Strong Michigan Showing | 01:14Ohio Governor John Kasich celebrated is strong showing in Michigan's Republican Presidential primary. Kasich and Senator Ted Cruz finished the night in a close battle for second place. (March 9) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich to Mich. Supporters: 'No Loafing' | 01:16A fired up John Kasich urged his Michigan supporters to get out and campaign before the polls close Tuesday evening. Kasich said strong results in Michigan would show America and the world \u0022that it's a new day\u0022 in the presidential campaign AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich: Chances of Contested Convention 'Likely' | 01:43Campaining in Michigan the day before the state's delegate-rich primary, Republican Presidential Candidate John Kasich said it's \u0022most likely\u0022 that no GOP candidate will get enough delegates to avoid a contested Republican convention. (Mar AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILSchwarzenegger endorses Kasich | 01:23Arnold Schwarzenegger is throwing his support to Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the presidential contest, saying Kasich is an \u0022action hero\u0022 in his own right. (Mar. 6) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich Advocates for Brokered Convention at CPAC | 01:35Speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he believes a contested Republican convention this summer is likely and probably his best path for securing the GOP nomination. (March 4) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich staffer fired over domestic violence charge | 00:55Kasich's deputy digital director was let go after The Cincinnati Enquirer dug up a domestic violence charge leveled against him in November. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich: Important to 'stop Mr. Trump' | 01:12Gov. John Kasich says it’s important to "stop Mr. Trump" and predicts if he wins his home state of Ohio March 15, the GOP primary likely will end with a contested convention in Cleveland. (March 3) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILPunchlines: Jeb is out. Does that mean Kasich is in? | 04:32The late-night comics lament the loss of Bush, and talk viable remaining candidates. Take a look at our favorite jokes, then vote for yours at opinion.usatoday.com. Eileen Rivers
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich discusses Supreme Court vacancy | 01:00Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich discusses the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy at Colchester High School on Feb. 20, 2016.
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich answers climate question in VT | 06:04The video begins just after Republican presidential candidate John Kasich said, "I know that human beings affect the climate," in Colchester, Vermont, on Feb. 20, 2016.
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich Slams Negative Attacks on Campaign Trail | 02:21Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich says that he'd rather sell hope than negativity and attacks while on the campaign trail in South Carolina. (Feb. 18) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich in Mich, While Others Fight in South | 01:04Republican presidential candidate John Kasich holds a town hall-style campaign event in Michigan, telling the hundreds in attendance that he is \u0022going to need your help and your votes\u0022 (Feb. 16) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich finishes second in New Hampshire GOP primary | 01:04As far as the next few primaries, things aren't looking so good.
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JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich: 'Light overcame darkness' of campaigning | 01:34Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich grabbed second in New Hampshire after pouring nearly all of his campaign resources into the state. In the midst of a heated primary campaign, Kasich has prided himself on not attacking his rivals. (Feb. 9) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich, Sanders Win Dixville Notch | 01:13Voters in Dixville, Notch, New Hampshire cast the first ballots of the New Hampshire Primary at midnight. John Kasich got three Republican votes, while Donald Trump got two. Senator Bernie Sanders got all four Democratic votes. (Feb. 9) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILAn inside look at John Kasich's volunteer team | 02:12Volunteers from around the country have traveled to New Hampshire to knock on doors and make calls for Gov. John Kasich in preparation for the primary. Kasich for America volunteers average 10,000 calls a day and knock on about 2,000 doors a day. VPC
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich: 'I am the Right Porridge' | 01:57On a snowy final day of campaigning in New Hampshire, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is continuing his push to connect with undecided voters. (Feb. 8) On a snowy final day of campaigning in New Hampshire, John Kasich is continuing his push to connect with u AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich Holds 87th Town Hall in New Hampshire | 01:06Republican presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich discussed plans for his first 100 days in office and the threat of the Islamic State during his 87th town hall in Rochester, New Hampshire. (Feb. 1) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich makes surge in GOP Power Rankings | 02:09In USA TODAY's Power Rankings, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz continue to lead the pack. But a surprise surge from John Kasich could create a shake-up in the polls. USA TODAY
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich Bets on Voter Optimism, Not Anger in 2016 | 02:08In an exclusive campaign bus interview with the Associated Press while trekking through New Hampshire, Ohio Governor John Kasich condemned the angry politics that have shaped the 2016 GOP race, insisting he will lead with answers and optimism. (Jan. AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich says Trump nomination could imperil Republican candidates down the ballot | 07:01Ohio Gov. John Kasich says Donald Trump’s nomination could imperil Republican candidates down the ballot.
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich Calls to Block Syrian Refugees | 01:42Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the Obama administration should halt the re-location of Syrian refugees in the U.S. until intelligence officials can better determine who, if any, seeking asylum may be extremists. (Nov. 17) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich's credentials trumped by the Donald's celebrity | 07:50John Kasich's credentials trumped by the Donald's celebrity.
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich: No Way Trump Will Be President | 00:47John Kasich, a Republican candidate running for the 2016 presidential nomination, spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City on Wednesday, and adamantly said Donald Trump will not be president.(Dec. 9) AP
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILKasich: Citizens should come together to solve nation's problems | 01:23Republican presidential candidate John Kasich urged people to come together to solve America's challenges while speaking from the Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair.
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILHe's in: John Kasich launches 2016 bid | 02:12July 21 -- Republican Governor John Kasich of Ohio officially announces his candidacy for president of the United States at Ohio State University. Bloomberg
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILCan John Kasich benefit from Scott Walker's exit? | 03:21Tom Rath, an advisor to John Kasich's campaign, discusses Scott Walker's exit from the GOP race, Carly Fiorina's rise, taking on Donald Trump and his favorite memory of Fenway Park on 'With All Due Respect.' Bloomberg
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILOhio Gov. John Kasich joins presidential race | 01:56Ohio Governor John Kasich became the 16th major GOP candidate for President. Kasich's political portfolio includes congressional leadership when the U.S. balanced its budget in the 1990s. VPC
JOHN KASICH ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILJohn Kasich’s 2016 presidential run: Why it matters | 01:27USA TODAY’s Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page explains the four reasons Ohio Gov. John Kasich's bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination matters. (USA NEWS, USA TODAY)
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Republican party presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich enters the room after projections showed he won the Ohio primary Tuesday, March 15, 2016. He spoke to supporters and the press at a watch party at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.(Photo: Carrie Cochran, The Cincinnati Enquirer)
BEREA, Ohio<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>John Kasich won the Ohio primary by emerging as the anti-Donald Trump.
His future as a presidential candidate depends on whether the characterization sticks.
"I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land," Kasich told supporters Tuesday night, echoing a phrase he started using amid growing urgency about the invective and violent incidents that have characterized Trump's campaign.
In Ohio, the urgency of the movement to oppose Trump’s candidacy found its footing, with moderate Republicans and even some Democrats coming out to vote to deny the controversial billionaire the state’s winner-take-all 66-delegate prize. In the end, Kasich defeated Trump 47% to 36%. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz received 13%.
Kasich had taken on Trump by personifying everything Trump was not, rather than through battling him with words. He touted government experience as Trump boasted of his outsider status. He refused to criticize opponents while Trump hurled insults. He talked of taking your widowed neighbor out to dinner, while Trump reveled in cheers of "Build a wall! Build a wall!"
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Kasich avoided criticizing Trump, saying attacks on Trump did little to persuade his supporters to change their minds. When Trump canceled a rally Friday in Chicago, and scuffles broke out between supporters and protesters, Kasich was the last candidate to release a statement.
Eventually, he cast the blame on Trump for creating a "toxic environment" and said his methods are "not how we fix America." But he declined Tuesday morning to address Trump's demeaning comments about women — in the news because of a brutal new ad from Trump opponents nationally and in Ohio — adding he would have more to say at some point.
What Kasich does choose to say — and how Trump responds — may determine the success of his campaign.
Ohio could have been the ballgame
For now, Kasich is celebrating a victory in a primary that could have been the ballgame for Trump and his opponents.
Trump finished Tuesday night with 621 delegates to Cruz's 396 and Kasich's 138. Adding Ohio's 66 delegates to Trump's would have given the billionaire an even more insurmountable lead. Putting the delegates in Kasich's tally gives Trump opponents hope that he will fall short of the 1,237 he needs to win the nomination outright and increases the likelihood that the candidates will compete for each others' delegates in a contested convention in Cleveland in July.
For Kasich, the win represented more than an attempt to stop Trump. It saved his candidacy. He notched his first victory of the GOP campaign and found himself the last standing GOP establishment candidate. His lone remaining competitor among mainstream Republicans, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, dropped out Tuesday night after losing badly to Trump in his home state.
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The Ohio win keeps Kasich undefeated in elections in Ohio. But Kasich’s win represents more than just a two-term governor winning his home state, though his popularity among Ohio Republicans did boost him.
Voters for both candidates consistently said they liked Kasich as a governor, then used their feelings about Trump, not Kasich, as their main justification for casting their vote. Those who cast ballots for Kasich said they didn't think he had a good chance of winning the nomination, but they voted for him anyway because of their feelings about Trump.
"Just saying 'we're going to be great again,' for me that doesn't cut it," said Sean Cotter, a 49-year-old Dublin, Ohio, engineer, who said Monday night he planned to vote for Kasich. For Kasich, "the themes are about bringing people together and solving problems," he said. Still, when it comes to winning the nomination, he said, "his chances are a little limited."
Even some Democrats, disturbed by what they've seen from Trump, joined in the quest. A little less than 1 in 10 of all GOP primary voters surveyed by the Associated Press said they were Democrats.
Peggy Shannon, 57, of the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati, is a Democrat who voted for a Republican for president for the first time in her life Tuesday. She chose Kasich, saying she hoped to deny Trump an outright victory and force him into a contested convention.
“I just think he’s un-American,” she said. “I think he doesn’t represent American values of inclusiveness and working together, and trying to find a conclusion to challenges that supports all of the parties, not just ones that happen to follow your beliefs.”
The three-man race
Kasich’s candidacy now rests on whether mainstream Republicans can capitalize on his Ohio win and unite behind him. In fact, his candidacy always has counted on the GOP establishment elevating a candidate, as it has year after year.
In 2016, voters have bucked those historic trends. The challenge remains steep.
Kasich now finds himself in a three-man race with Trump and Cruz, trailing by hundreds of delegates.
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Cruz, the Texas senator, argues he is the alternative to Trump. He has racked up several wins over Trump and has pushed for weeks for other candidates to get out of the race so he can take on Trump one-on-one. But establishment Republicans have been loath to back the tea party darling.
Now that the field has thinned, Kasich hopes to win states with sizable populations of moderate Republicans, such as the cluster of Eastern states that have yet to vote. The pace of state primaries has slowed, giving him time to win them over. The pace also gives donors and Republican politicians time to decide whether to sign on to Kasich's campaign or whether to watch Kasich go it alone.
The Ohio governor can’t win the 1,237 delegates necessary to win the GOP nomination outright: There aren't enough delegates left to allocate, even if he won them all. But now that he has denied Trump Ohio’s 66 delegates, the campaign says, no one else can get to 1,237 either. Indeed, several delegate projections leading into Tuesday’s primary showed tight paths to the nomination for both Trump and Cruz if they continue at their similar support levels.
A contested convention in Cleveland seems increasingly likely.
“With the electoral map shifting significantly in our favor, Gov. Kasich is positioned to accumulate a large share of the almost 1,000 remaining delegates and enter Cleveland in strong position to become the nominee,” Kasich strategist John Weaver said in a memo emailed to reporters Tuesday night. “More and more supporters are coming on board as they recognize Gov. Kasich is the only candidate left who can take on Donald Trump, unite the Party and win the White House in November."
On Tuesday, when it became apparent Kasich would win Ohio, Cruz endorser Carly Fiorina called on Kasich to drop out anyway.
“In Ohio, of course, he has the entire party behind him, so he is in his strongest position in Ohio, and there is no path beyond that,” Fiorina said, according to Politico.
Contributing: Mike Kilian, The Cincinnati Enquirer;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Associated Press. Follow Chrissie Thompson on Twitter:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>@CThompsonENQ
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