NEW YORK – Earlier this week, at a press conference Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno told reporters that John Kasich had the best chance for success against the Democrats. So, as Illinois co-chairman for Kasich, she continued to back the Ohio governor in his presidential bid.
Radogno's comments line up with the talking points the Kasich campaign is pushing via an online and digital buy in New York City in the days before their April 19th GOP primary.
In the ad below, Kasich does not mention the frontrunner Donald Trump, only U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
Voiceover: You have only one choice. One choice that will stop the Clinton political machine: John Kasich. Don't be fooled. Ted Cruz can't win the nomination outright and he can't defeat Hillary Clinton either. John Kasich will win the convention and he'll defeat Hillary Clinton in the fall. Want to stop the Clinton machine and win the White House? Your only choice is John Kasich.
Voiceover: You have only one choice. One choice that will stop the Clinton political machine: John Kasich. Don't be fooled. Ted Cruz can't win the nomination outright and he can't defeat Hillary Clinton either. Your only choice is John Kasich.
I believe Cruz and Trump have said this too, along with HILLARY and BERNIE.
Perhaps I would have the best chance of success.
Yes, I’m going with that. Vote for me.
Kasich is the classic political elite insider. Always for whatever the Chamber of Commerce wants, and of course, de facto open borders and outright amnesty.
I support Cruz. But if Trump gets the nomination I will vote for him. Kasich is a non starter for me and represents how the Republican Party has gotten itself into this mess.
I couldn’t agree with you more, Frank, that Kasich is a total non-starter. This egotistical fool would have been better off not running, and taking his chances with the contested convention, hoping that the Establishment would turn to him as the governor of Ohio where it was being held. He has no chance now, even if they try their plan of parachuting in another choice. NO ONE wants a guy that most view as a spoiler, even if they don’t object to him as democrat-lite, which he is. He needs to go away!
These same polls showed Anderson to be better than sliced bread. Who’s Anderson?