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Once thought as a laughing stock among conservatives and a no-shot but sweet VP candidate by more well known candidates, John Kasich seems to be shaping the 2016 race behind the scenes, in more ways than one!
Let's just forget for a moment that one of the key reasons the RNC likes Kasich is that he can deliver Ohio. A must win state for our party during the general election. Now with only six people left in the race, John Kasich's road to the White House is more clearer than it's ever been. BTW, that's a very exciting thought to me. Top tier candidates are saying only one or two candidates could beat them, and I have a feeling John Kasich is on both of their enemy-lists.
I think it was Kasich himself who first coined the term "establishment-lane," during a joke at one of the debates about him being in his own, "Kasich-lane." As I cannot find a reference to the way this is said in the media since before 2016.
This is not a clip of the time where he said it in the debate but here is he putting it out there again.
It seems that even Fox News has been reluctant to admit the GOP civil war as it was going on under their noses during the 2012 primaries. They seemed to want to ignore it, and hope that it goes away. Brushing it off as a weird big tent thing. SO Kasich brought that to the forefront of the media and now everyone is not just talking about it, but describing it in this same exact way! I can't remember the last time that happened in modern day american politics before the term "Obamacare," appeared in right wing blogs. Even so, the left doesn't like using the term Obamacare.
It all reminds me of a scene in House of Cards, where (now President) Frank Underwood displays his own power. By coining the term, Trickle-Down Diplomacy and using a young journalist to get everybody to say it! This is all different from Trump's many five minute media blitz's in which he says some off the cuff remarks. That everyone forgets about in a day. This seems to me to be a very calculated move on Kasich's part.
You may all be wondering, OK.... SO what? It's only a word! We've been talking about the GOP civil war for years, who cares if the media finally decides to say it out loud and admit that it's happening. I say come on, you just fell for it! It's not just any word, it's Kasich's word, at least that's what I've been able to gather.
Then I noticed a weird thing happening on the campaign trail last night and then today. I noticed how last night the media went on and on about how bloody and brutal the race in SC will be and has been historically. They were showing clips of Bush beating up McCain and Obama beating up Clinton and Obama calling Clinton a racist. This morning I noticed something else happening contrary to what the media was saying. The top candidates were suspending their negative ads!!! There is no logical reasoning behind this. At least none that I can find, and the candidates' response as to why they were all of a sudden doing this made no sense either.
John Kasich keeps it positive in new South Carolina ads - CNNPolitics.com
Ted Cruz pulls campaign ad featuring porn star - Chicago Tribune
Will Ted Cruz Keep His Bizarre Attack Ad Running After Trump Pulls His? | Alternet
So why are candidates all of a sudden trying to seem like they are NOT attacking each other? Who was the first candidate that said he was going to be running a positive, issued-based campaign? Yeah it was Kasich! That doesn't mean, the anti-negative perception will hold. It's just an interesting observation.
The media, at least the printed media. Is quietly getting behind the man as well. As one of the most popular national newspapers in the country, the New York Times has endorsed John Kasich for President: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/a-chance-to-reset-the-republican-race.html
John himself, is on record saying that he was shocked and was in tears when he heard how much they liked him. He couldn't believe that they liked a Republican that much! John Kasich Literally Cried After The New York Times Endorsed Him | Mediaite
Kasich Racks Up NYT, Boston Globe Endorsements, But in 2016… That Ain’t Such a Good Thing | Mediaite
As time goes on Kasich's strategy is becoming clearer and he's running a really interesting moderate general election campaign that could build bridges, fill gaps, and hopefully in the end unite the country.
Let's just forget for a moment that one of the key reasons the RNC likes Kasich is that he can deliver Ohio. A must win state for our party during the general election. Now with only six people left in the race, John Kasich's road to the White House is more clearer than it's ever been. BTW, that's a very exciting thought to me. Top tier candidates are saying only one or two candidates could beat them, and I have a feeling John Kasich is on both of their enemy-lists.
I think it was Kasich himself who first coined the term "establishment-lane," during a joke at one of the debates about him being in his own, "Kasich-lane." As I cannot find a reference to the way this is said in the media since before 2016.
This is not a clip of the time where he said it in the debate but here is he putting it out there again.
It seems that even Fox News has been reluctant to admit the GOP civil war as it was going on under their noses during the 2012 primaries. They seemed to want to ignore it, and hope that it goes away. Brushing it off as a weird big tent thing. SO Kasich brought that to the forefront of the media and now everyone is not just talking about it, but describing it in this same exact way! I can't remember the last time that happened in modern day american politics before the term "Obamacare," appeared in right wing blogs. Even so, the left doesn't like using the term Obamacare.
It all reminds me of a scene in House of Cards, where (now President) Frank Underwood displays his own power. By coining the term, Trickle-Down Diplomacy and using a young journalist to get everybody to say it! This is all different from Trump's many five minute media blitz's in which he says some off the cuff remarks. That everyone forgets about in a day. This seems to me to be a very calculated move on Kasich's part.
You may all be wondering, OK.... SO what? It's only a word! We've been talking about the GOP civil war for years, who cares if the media finally decides to say it out loud and admit that it's happening. I say come on, you just fell for it! It's not just any word, it's Kasich's word, at least that's what I've been able to gather.
Then I noticed a weird thing happening on the campaign trail last night and then today. I noticed how last night the media went on and on about how bloody and brutal the race in SC will be and has been historically. They were showing clips of Bush beating up McCain and Obama beating up Clinton and Obama calling Clinton a racist. This morning I noticed something else happening contrary to what the media was saying. The top candidates were suspending their negative ads!!! There is no logical reasoning behind this. At least none that I can find, and the candidates' response as to why they were all of a sudden doing this made no sense either.
John Kasich keeps it positive in new South Carolina ads - CNNPolitics.com
Ted Cruz pulls campaign ad featuring porn star - Chicago Tribune
Will Ted Cruz Keep His Bizarre Attack Ad Running After Trump Pulls His? | Alternet
So why are candidates all of a sudden trying to seem like they are NOT attacking each other? Who was the first candidate that said he was going to be running a positive, issued-based campaign? Yeah it was Kasich! That doesn't mean, the anti-negative perception will hold. It's just an interesting observation.
The media, at least the printed media. Is quietly getting behind the man as well. As one of the most popular national newspapers in the country, the New York Times has endorsed John Kasich for President: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/a-chance-to-reset-the-republican-race.html
John himself, is on record saying that he was shocked and was in tears when he heard how much they liked him. He couldn't believe that they liked a Republican that much! John Kasich Literally Cried After The New York Times Endorsed Him | Mediaite
Kasich Racks Up NYT, Boston Globe Endorsements, But in 2016… That Ain’t Such a Good Thing | Mediaite
As time goes on Kasich's strategy is becoming clearer and he's running a really interesting moderate general election campaign that could build bridges, fill gaps, and hopefully in the end unite the country.
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