Kasich poised to be Republican Comeback Kid?

[SwimExpert]

Kasich's second place finishing today isn't as dramatic as Bill Clinton's feat in 1992, but without a doubt it's still a much needed shot of adrenaline. However, Kasich is currently polling poorly in the South Carolina and Nevada, which are the remaining two primaries this month before Super Tuesday. If Kasich is able to seize upon this opportunity to generate momentum we might just yet see the most competent and most qualified candidate get the nomination after all.

 

[Steven_R]

Remember the tagline for the first Alien v. Predator movie?

No matter who wins, we lose.

Yeah, it's about like that.

 

[Dot Com]

Kasich is one of the few, if not only, repub candidate who could actually govern.

 

[SwimExpert]

Kasich is one of the few, if not only, repub candidate who could actually govern.

And be damn good at it, at that. Of course, the slobbering rabble can't have any of that.

 

[HappyJoy]

Technically he can't be the "comeback kid" since he never previously held a lead in the polls or won Iowa.

 

[SwimExpert]

Technically he can't be the "comeback kid" since he never previously held a lead in the polls or won Iowa.

Neither had Clinton. That's the point. He was down, out, done. Then he wasn't.

 

[Gracie]

I'd be ok with Kasich.

 

[Missourian]

Kasich as the establishment candidate? Best choice by far. You should all get behind him.

 

[Dot Com]

Remember this is New England so people think for themselves/don't need SeanRush to tell them who to vote for.

 

[S.J.]

He may have come in second tonight but Trump still got more than double the votes Kasich got. The only primary he has a chance of winning is Ohio and that's over a month away. He'll most likely be out of the race by then for lack of money.

 

[HappyJoy]

Technically he can't be the "comeback kid" since he never previously held a lead in the polls or won Iowa.

Neither had Clinton. That's the point. He was down, out, done. Then he wasn't.

Clinton was leading in the polls, dipped when he got into trouble and fought back to 2nd place in New Hampshire. Kasich has never been in the lead or close to it other than New Hampshire. That may change in the future but calling him the Comeback kid doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[Dot Com]

he would be a formidable candidate as he isn't part of the "let them die" libertarian contingent

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Technically he can't be the "comeback kid" since he never previously held a lead in the polls or won Iowa.

Neither had Clinton. That's the point. He was down, out, done. Then he wasn't.

Correct.

“Comeback kid” with regard to Bill Clinton referred to his loss in NH, then winning in later primaries, in larger, more diverse states more representative of the Nation as a whole, illustrating NH's irrelevance – we saw something similar in 2000 with GWB.

 

[HappyJoy]

Technically he can't be the "comeback kid" since he never previously held a lead in the polls or won Iowa.

Neither had Clinton. That's the point. He was down, out, done. Then he wasn't.

Correct.

“Comeback kid” with regard to Bill Clinton referred to his loss in NH, then winning in later primaries, in larger, more diverse states more representative of the Nation as a whole, illustrating NH's irrelevance – we saw something similar in 2000 with GWB.

Well, no. Clinton labeled himself the comeback kid the night of the New Hampshire primary. His comeback was that he survived the drop in is poll numbers due to the Gennifer Flowers story and potential draft dodging scandal that was brewing..

 

[oreo]

Kasich's second place finishing today isn't as dramatic as Bill Clinton's feat in 1992, but without a doubt it's still a much needed shot of adrenaline. However, Kasich is currently polling poorly in the South Carolina and Nevada, which are the remaining two primaries this month before Super Tuesday. If Kasich is able to seize upon this opportunity to generate momentum we might just yet see the most competent and most qualified candidate get the nomination after all.

Before Kasich is going to get any momentum, you have a ton of GOP nominees that need to drop out of this race immediately. They are splintering the vote. We'll see what happens here, but if they don't drop out Donald Trump will be the nominee, and he will eventually get slaughtered by Hillary Clinton.