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John Kasich is the governor of Ohio. A Republican and a former congressman, he defeated Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland in 2010 and was reelected in 2014. He ran for president in 2016.

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John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation":

"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."

By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016
John Kasich
stated on March 29, 2016 in an interview:

Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."

By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2016
John Kasich
stated on April 3, 2016 in an interview:

"There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."

By Tom Kertscher • April 8, 2016
John Kasich
stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Donald "Trump got, you know, $1.8 billion worth of free media. I got, like, none."

By Joshua Gillin • March 20, 2016
John Kasich
stated on March 14, 2016 in comments at a town hall in North Canton, Ohio:

"You know what Truman said, ‘You want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.’ "

By Nadia Pflaum • March 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "very unpopular."

By Amy Sherman • August 14, 2018
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on April 8, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his "costly campaign."

By Nadia Pflaum • April 19, 2016
Ted Cruz
stated on April 3, 2016 in ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz:

Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC."

By Nadia Pflaum • April 12, 2016
Trusted Leadership PAC
stated on March 29, 2016 in a Trusted Leadership PAC ad :

"Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC."

By Nadia Pflaum • April 4, 2016
American Future Fund
stated on January 28, 2016 in a campaign ad:

"Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder."

By Nadia Pflaum • February 12, 2016

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