2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhat if the GOP installed Kasich? How would that affect your feelings about nominating Hillary?
Personally I think Hillary is on solid ground running against Trump.... but Kasich vs Clinton?
Scary.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_kasich_vs_clinton-5162.html
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-general-election-kasich-vs-clinton
He does well vs Sanders too...but not quite as well.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)the Republicans have totally screwed themselves. If Trump is the nominee, he goes down in a landslide to either Hillary or Bernie. If the GOP steal the nomination away from Trump, he takes his supporters with him and runs as an independent giving Hillary or Bernie the win.
Either way: DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN NOVEMBER 2016!
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Broward
(1,976 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Broward
(1,976 posts)SheenaR
(2,052 posts)is those who will listen to their constituents
and if Kasich is the nominee. He would beat Clinton hands down. Might even beat Sanders, but we'd have a better shot with him.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)I believe it would be better for us if they de-select Trump.
SheenaR
(2,052 posts)But i kind of agree about the civil war.
But in the end, I still see enough Republicans showing up for Kasich. They hate us just as much as we hate them right now. It would be a fierce battle and he already has the jump on a key state like Ohio
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)How many Democratic Governors would defund Planned Parenthood? They however despise him as much as most Democrats in Ohio do.
SheenaR
(2,052 posts)I would love to be wrong. I just think he wins the "least insane Republican" award and could get some backing.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)RiverLover
(7,830 posts)awake
(3,226 posts)Trump make him look like a moderate which he is not, Bernie would be our best pick against him I feel that Hillary who has shown that she is a weak campaigner and could get smoked by a Kasich run where Bernie will be able to pick up enough independent Trump people who were backing him for not being able to be bought will go with Bernie. The only candidate with higher unfavorable ratings than Hillary is Trump. Bernie has the highest favorable rating of any one running on ether side.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)He beats both candidates in head to heads right now. My only hope would be that the rancor from a brokered convention would depress GOP turnout.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)and has absofrigginlutely no potential for crossover votes. Hillary = Democratic Party loss, and a GOP House and Senate.
amborin
(16,631 posts)Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)...once he becomes publically vetted. He will die on the vine.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Or any of the Repubs.
Broward
(1,976 posts)or any of her right-wing brethren.
asuhornets
(2,405 posts)How many states did he win one or two. If he is installed as the Repug nominee, Trump supporter will not vote for him..