John Kasich has been labelled many things “prodigy politician,” and “the one reasonable candidate out amid a sea of terrifying extremists.” Let’s take a few minutes to examine this “compassionate conservative.” He knows how to speak to people, he’s got that lovely bedside manner, and he’s won the hearts of several American’s, even as the GOP has been pleading with him to drop out of the race, nothing seems to faze him. The question is what’s really behind this façade, and what kind of man is he really? Just because he is the least insane, does not mean he is flare up free. Like a herpes outbreak, his crazy crops up only every now and then and usually in the most embarrassingly hilarious ways. For instance, his “old fashioned” values concerning the roles that women play in society. From claiming the women in and around his life are “heroes” for doing laundry to thanking them for leaving the kitchens to support him, there is plenty of crazy to go around. I think John should take some sage advice from the “shut up and make me a sandwich” joke, and do just that.
Kasich, who is a staunch pro-lifer, however is an opponent of paid family leave, which you would think would ignite his “compassion” towards “the best interest of the child” rhetoric. With his objections, he proposes a solution that somehow “telecommuting” or by working an online job from home, women will somehow differentiate the pay gap between themselves and their male counterparts, while they care for their children at home. What he does not seem to understand about his proposal is that it does not work for the vast majority of working women in this country, nor their employers. He is also stifling men’s rights by rejecting paternity leave for fathers, so that they can have an equal opportunity to spend time with their newborns. Paid family leave would also help with sick or elderly family members, or during times of crisis. John Kasich loves to tout his compassion for the poor, disabled, etc. but has been all talk and no action. In fact, his political moves and policy endorsements show an entirely different agenda altogether. With most career politicians, he likes to tell you what you want to hear long enough to get what he wants, which is the republican nomination, or at the very least another way to further himself, with no regard for anyone else.
On Super Tuesday, John failed to gain even one win out of the 11 states up for grabs. You know, that had to sting just a little. So, that’s 600 delegates down, Michigan and Mississippi delegates to go. Unfazed as ever Kasich is already trying to snatch up those last few states, as well as Ohio, his home state. He has said that if he fails to win in his home state he will drop out of the race, however he hasn’t won a single caucus or primary and according the national polls he’s at 10%. Polls taken in Ohio suggest he’s still trailing Trump, even as a popular and moderate republican governor. You can even look at John Kasich’s betting odds in the political sections of sports betting sites, and see him trailing behind in last place with (+4000) odds. Even the most risky of bettors will not touch him, now that’s saying more than I ever could.