Top Republicans in the House said former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R)’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday will not move the needle in floating voters, with some going so far as to say it could help in the detection President Trump
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Kasich – who ran unsuccessfully against Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016 and did not support the president in general – was prominently presented as a speaker at the convention, where he praised Biden as a uniformed figure.
‘He is [Trump] unlike all the best leaders for him who worked to unite us and bridge the differences and lead us to a united America, ”he said in his remarks.
‘I’m a lifelong Republican. That appendix holds the second place to my responsibility for land. ”
But GOP lawmakers claim that his distinction from Biden has no bearing on independents and that Republicans’ views on Trump have already been shaped.
“I think Biden’s selection of Kamala had every advantage that Kasich could have had his approval with moderate Republicans or independently lying voters,” rep said. Denver Riggleman
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“I think it would actually provide the basis, because Kasich is not seen favorably, especially here in Virginia. That’s what I found interesting. ”
Top Trump ally Rep. Matt Gaetz
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“I tried [to watch the speech]. It was so boring that I had to whisper to a My Pillow ad just to feel alive. ”
Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) has agreed that there is potential for encouraging GOP voters to motivate him to support the president in November, and tells The Hill that Kasich is likely to try to set a future run and his decided not to participate in the 2016 GOP convention did not sit well with Republicans in the state.
‘I’m sure he’s crazy that he did not make it far enough in the primary ’16 and that he’s trying to set things up for 2024. I can appreciate the fact that he might be angry, but I do not think “It’s going to have some impact on Republicans, and I do not think he’s going to swing that much independence,” he said.
“… Yes, potentially [the endorsement could rally the base], I mean, here’s a man in ’16 when we were proud to host her convention in Cleveland, refusing to come down and even attend the events. There are a hell of us in the State House and in the delegation who worked to make sure we had the necessary funding to have our great convention. “
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise
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“I have never seen his speech, of course I saw that he would become a speaker, but see that he is bitter since he lost the primary and he was pretty lost. But I was very disappointed that John Kasich promised and gave his word that he would support the nominee during the [2016] primary, and then when he lost and Donald Trump was the nominee, he did not fulfill his promise, ‘he told The Hill.
“It all happened while he was governor of the state hosting the convention. Finally, while he did not support the president, President Ohio still won, in a very strong way. That tells you that Donald Trump has his own brand and he is able to truly exploit millions of forgotten men and women across the country who give up both their parties. “
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