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John Kasich Lone GOP Candidate Preaching Tolerance of Muslims
2016-03-24
[PJ] Gov. John Kasich of Ohio on Tuesday cautioned against monitoring Muslim-Americans after the attacks in Brussels, saying that such a step would create division and harm the country’s ability to gather intelligence.

His comments came after one of his rivals, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, called for law enforcement "to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized."

Mr. Kasich told reporters in Minneapolis, "We are not at war with Islam; we’re at war with radical Islam."

"In our country," he said, "we don’t want to create divisions where we say, ‘O.K., well your religion, you’re a Muslim, so therefore we’re going to keep an eye on you.’" He added that "the last thing we need is more polarization."
Posted by:Besoeker

#23  Kasich: "I'm not dead yet. I'm getting better. I feeel happy"
Posted by: Frank G   2016-03-24 21:04  

#22  GOPe rumor says if they can get to a contest convention, nobody with a first ballot majority, then Kasich gets the VP nod with Walker as a compromise Presidential nominee.

Im not sure how that works. Walker would be a good president in all likelihood, and he could beat Hillary simply be not being as abrasive as Trump. But he did sell out in his campaign by hiring establishment guys to run it and they ran him into the ground. Who is to day Rove and company wouldn't repeat that in the general election.

The GOP needs a giant enema, and right now, that appears to be what it is getting in Trump.
Posted by: Sholuter Uloluck2920   2016-03-24 20:53  

#21  It's sort of like those preachers who designate a date of the end of the world which then comes and goes, but they still believe what they have to say.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-03-24 16:59  

#20  Someone did not get the memo.
Posted by: newc   2016-03-24 16:50  

#19  Kasich and his supporters need to feel continuous heat for why they haven't folded their campaign. All he's doing at this point is taking up space (and votes) that belong elsewhere--he can't win, and if the "establishment" were to attempt to install him at a brokered convention there would be outright rebellion.
Posted by: Crusader   2016-03-24 15:49  

#18  The only poll that counts is the one on election day.

With rampant voter fraud like this event back in 2012, that's what I'm worried about the most.
Posted by: Dar   2016-03-24 14:59  

#17  At what point can we start calling Kasich a Democrat? I mean he came in 4th in a 3 person race in Arizona because his policies are so out of line with the base.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-03-24 14:46  

#16  The only poll that counts is the one on election day.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2016-03-24 14:04  

#15  Polls have been fairly accurate in predicting the rise of Trump. Why would they not be as considered for his fall? Its the media that is shaping all this.
Posted by: Grinert Bucket6117   2016-03-24 13:36  

#14  Yes, its absolutely amazing how polls always narrow as the real election comes close.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-03-24 13:35  

#13  #NeverHillary agreed.

The problem is she should not even be there. She should be indicted. The Obama InJustice Dept refuses to prosecute. Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed had nothing on this bunch of corrupt bureaucrats. They are Chicago machine all the way. Rostenkowski, George Ryan, Blagojevich, Mel Reynolds, the Crouthers family, all of them the Chicago Democrat contemporaries and forebears of Obama.

Posted by: Snatch Angaing1897   2016-03-24 13:34  

#12  I can't believe anyone on this site, especially contributors, believes the polls. Shame on you.
If Trump is the best we can do then vote Trump. If we get Cruz, then vote Cruz. Vote for the best person available.
Anyone would be better than Hillary.
Posted by: jvalentour   2016-03-24 12:43  

#11  Why do we have so many Democrats running for the Republican nomination?

Maybe because the GOPe became Donk Lite long ago. Their only bitch is that they're no longer at the controls.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-03-24 12:30  

#10  We're going to harm our country's ability to gather intelligence by gathering intelligence? Sounds like donk logic to me.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2016-03-24 12:17  

#9  I wish I could see into the future the way Knuckles and Flating do. I wish I was clairvoyant like that. I wouldn't bother with politics. I'd make my fortune on Wall Street. Then I could buy and sell the politicians like Soros does.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2016-03-24 12:11  

#8  Why do we have so many Democrats running for the Republican nomination?
Posted by: Unomock Fillmore1957   2016-03-24 11:54  

#7  The ugly truth. Trump loses massively to Clinton and that is before the progressive and liberal media goes after Trumps already historically massive negatives - Trump backers are suicidal. Cruz is close but still loses - Cruzers can argue, but when the press gets done, Hillary will probably beat him.

Here is the kicker: Kasich wins vs Clinton. WTF? Is Kasich going to be the establishment guy that steals the nomination if Trump does not win it outright?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_clinton-5491.html

Clinton +11%

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_kasich_vs_clinton-5162.html

Clinton +2%

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_kasich_vs_clinton-5162.html

Kasich + 6.6% <-shocker
Posted by: Knuckles Ebbinerong4882   2016-03-24 11:10  

#6  Thats why Ted isnt popular in the senate. He doesn't change from his core values. Unlike spineless McConnell and McCain and Gang Of 8 Rubio. All Kasich is doing now is making sure that the race goes to Trump by dividing the anti-Trump vote, so he can get a job in the Trump administration. Shame of it is, Trump is going to lose bigger than anyone since Mondale based on the latest RCP polls.
Posted by: Flating Noodleman1816   2016-03-24 11:02  

#5  Like kicking anthills.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-03-24 09:38  

#4  He's running in the wrong primary.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-03-24 08:36  

#3  Elect Ted, and see how he switches.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-03-24 04:12  

#2  It must have been so polarizing for the Japanese and Germans back in the Forties
Posted by: charger   2016-03-24 01:49  

#1  They get polarized if we watch them and keep them from attacking us.

We get polarized if we don't watch them and they attack us.

Choose.
Posted by: gorb   2016-03-24 01:26  

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