Is Kasich Just a Beltway Candidate?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

He beat Strickland in a recession year.  Last year, he was uncontested in a governor contest. And he made remarks that stated he clearly is against health care for the poor, a natl health care, but clearly is looking to expand medicaid, a state law.

While he by far outclasses Jeb, Hilary is still strong against GOP.

[Donerail]

The idea that cable TV hosts can handle themselves well with the media seems to ignore Mike Huckabee.

[Bull Moose Base]

In 2006, Romney was a practical nobody with names like Rudy, McCain, Allen, Frist and and others getting far more attention.

A couple of good debate performances and early organizing in Iowa and NH and by August 2007, nationally the game was Rudy and Fred in meaningless national polls, whilst both were trailing Romney in IA and NH.

Allen and Frist didn't run in 2006.

Always smarmy, never change. His post is easy to understand if you aren't just looking to be a douche.

I'm going to defend Landslide Lyndon here.  Romney was also getting overshadowed by these other people but then half of them didn't run? What does that have to do with Kasich? There's no way Romney's polling and fundraising was as far behind as Kasich's are now.

Yes, he's the Pawlenty of this cycle. 

Pawlenty would probably have been the nominee if he hadn't dropped out, and maybe won.

Yeah, and so would Mitch Daniels

You're being sarcastic, but Daniels may also have won. But I don't know what early state he'd have been well-suited for the way Pawlenty was for Iowa.

There isn't significant opposition to him, in the sense that there aren't that many in the party who would be outraged if he got the nomination.

You can't be serious.

[OSR stands with Israel]

No if he ran and won the Republican Nomination , he would beat whoever the Democrats nominated, as he would take away the midwest from them, and Florida which would make it impossible for the Democrats to win. The only trouble is him actually winning the nomination

[Ebsy]

I think he has tremendous growth potential.

Yeah, it's pretty hard to go down from like 2%.

[Mister Mets]

He beat Strickland in a recession year.  Last year, he was uncontested in a governor contest. And he made remarks that stated he clearly is against health care for the poor, a natl health care, but clearly is looking to expand medicaid, a state law.

While he by far outclasses Jeb, Hilary is still strong against GOP.

Strickland's competitive in polls against Portman, so it was pretty impressive that Kasich beat him when he was an incumbent.

Incumbent Governors also tend not to suffer in wave years the way Senators do. 2010 saw Beebe reelected in Arkansas, and John Lynch reelected in New Hampshire. 2006 saw Republicans reelected in California, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota and Vermont.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

He was a high profile Chairman of the Budget Cmtee during the Clinton 1999 recession. But, as I pointed out General election have completely different turnout. That's why Hilary will stay competetive, as polls indicate, against GOP.

But, Kasich hasnt come under scrutiny yet, like Walker or Jeb. Jeb was also leading Hilary before then.