:agree: I am still a Kasich supporter because he is still more qualified than any of the others running - he has a resume of accomplishments that can't be duplicated by anyone from either party - but I also believe that what is meant to be will be, even though we may not understand it at the time. The entire world is watching what is happening here, and there is probably much bartering going on behind the scene that we don't know about yet, IMO, but no doubt the truth will emerge in due time..... :shock:
Trump, Cruz, or Kasich (or anybody else among the 16 original GOP contenders) would be less dangerous for our liberties, our economy, our international standing, and the integrity of the courts than Hillary Clinton will be. Or Sanders if he is the default candidate if Hillary is indicted--there's a snowball's chance in hell that will happen though.
Kasich has won one state and he couldn't get 50% of the vote even there. If the GOP manipulated him as the candidate, I don't know. I think there would be so much resentment and anger among the Trump and Cruz supporters that he would have a very tough road to hoe. He is a good guy and everybody likes him--he caught my eye as a rising star and presidential material during the Clinton administration. But he is pure establishment, I think would maintain the status quo much more than he would effect needed change, and he just doesn't excite people or inspire enthusiasm.
Cruz comes across as an angry evangelist these days, and his unpopularity with his peers could be problematic for him too if they decided he would be the logical replacement for front runner Trump. The overwhelming national yawn when he chose Fiorina yesterday underscores my fear that he will be so unappealing to anybody other than his staunch supporters that he cannot beat Hillary, even as underwhelmed as her supporters are about her. Cruz was my guy for quite awhile, and I could still vote for him. But he has disappointed me with some unattractive character issues that have surfaced and I am less enthusiastic about him than I was.
And the Donald? Who knows what we would get with him? But for those who are disgusted, fed up, disappointed in, and/or angry with the GOP and Democrats, he's your man. He is beholden to no political party and is neither obligated to one or emotionally attached to one. For those who are tired of ideology dictating everything, no matter how silly it gets, he's your man. He is no ideologue as is testified by his shifting positions on those social issues that should not be the business of the federal government in the first place.
How will he govern? I have no clue. He could be brilliant and he could be awful. But my gut tells me the man is smart, a pure professional when he gets down to business to do something, and somebody who is skilled and experienced at achieving consensus, cooperation, and gets things done. Everything I've read about him and those who know him best suggest he is an honorable Christian man who does many nice things for people quietly and without publicity--people who have no way to pay him back or benefit him in any way. That says something about his character. And I think his colossal ego is such that he will do his damndest to make an honorable and admirable legacy for himself. There's nothing in it for him to do bad things.
I will be voting for whomever the GOP nominee is, but I will be a little excited and curious and hopeful if Trump is our nominee and our next President. My instincts and my gut tell me that he could be okay. And even if he isn't, he will be better for us all than Hillary will be. And I think Kasich would make him a great vice president.