Is John Kasich/Donald Trump a moderate?

[Maxwell]

Donald Trump is the classic vision of a moderate - pro-gays, pro-universal healthcare (still not really denying it), pro-infrastructure improvements, and pro-choice. Not to mention he doesn't really align with the neoconservative Republican foreign policy vision, and loves imminent domain. In a sense, he's pro-campaign finance reform because that's the way he's operated his campaign (Especially compared to Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, whose campaigns are choc-full of money from special interests). He takes some hard positions - immigration in particular - but by in large he's a good deal to the left of most if not all of the other Republicans.

John Kasich has rather mild differences from the rest of the field and tries to make that sound as if he is some kind of new Republican. He's a mainline conservative who largely agrees with the parties foreign policy and fiscal policy. He's as pro-life as it gets (probably the most pro-life candidate on the stage), touts his record of "balanced budgets" as something he would plan to do in Washington, thinks "no fly zones" are a good idea, and largely has no problem with corporate money in politics.

the difference is stark and clear.