2016

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DICKERSON Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Ohio governor John Kasich ░░░░░░░░ us now Governor I ░░░░░░░░ talking to two ever ░░░░░░░░ supporters in a super ░░░░░░░░ state They would like ░░░░░░░░ vote for you but ░░░░░░░░ re worried that the ░░░░░░░░ happen they should get ░░░░░░░░ maybe Marco Rubio because ░░░░░░░░ re worried about Donald ░░░░░░░░ Make your pitch to ░░░░░░░░ about why they should ░░░░░░░░ with you KASICH First ░░░░░░░░ all you know I ░░░░░░░░ starting to get known ░░░░░░░░ this country for the ░░░░░░░░ time and a message ░░░░░░░░ being heard These guys ░░░░░░░░ spent 50 million in ░░░░░░░░ campaign I ve spent ░░░░░░░░ 15 million The fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is a ░░░░░░░░ of the money they ░░░░░░░░ has been designed to ░░░░░░░░ me negative ads against ░░░░░░░░ We re getting big ░░░░░░░░ everywhere we go I ░░░░░░░░ just in Vermont tremendous ░░░░░░░░ out Massachusetts I m ░░░░░░░░ to Virginia tomorrow And ░░░░░░░░ just keep going And ░░░░░░░░ we finished second in ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire I think Marco ░░░░░░░░ fifth We never expected ░░░░░░░░ finish at the top ░░░░░░░░ South Carolina and I ░░░░░░░░ frankly we ve exceeded ░░░░░░░░ there The late voters ░░░░░░░░ did very well with ░░░░░░░░ late deciders And we ░░░░░░░░ moving on and we ░░░░░░░░ good about where we ░░░░░░░░ and look all I ░░░░░░░░ tell saw the national ░░░░░░░░ we re still strong ░░░░░░░░ ve got good grass ░░░░░░░░ and everybody just hang ░░░░░░░░ things are going to ░░░░░░░░ down DICKERSON Isn t ░░░░░░░░ a sense of urgency ░░░░░░░░ re getting well known ░░░░░░░░ re on the rise ░░░░░░░░ there is also contests ░░░░░░░░ people are coming in ░░░░░░░░ of you Where do ░░░░░░░░ have to do well ░░░░░░░░ win to still have ░░░░░░░░ shot at this KASICH ░░░░░░░░ look we got to ░░░░░░░░ well in Vermont in ░░░░░░░░ We think we re ░░░░░░░░ to do well in ░░░░░░░░ We believe that we ░░░░░░░░ over perform in Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ think we get to ░░░░░░░░ midwest whether it s ░░░░░░░░ or whether it s ░░░░░░░░ Remember John as I ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders saying it ░░░░░░░░ proportional I don t ░░░░░░░░ to win these places ░░░░░░░░ just have to hang ░░░░░░░░ there and continue to ░░░░░░░░ momentum And no one ░░░░░░░░ expect me to get ░░░░░░░░ the race they didn ░░░░░░░░ think I would get ░░░░░░░░ the debate stage different ░░░░░░░░ didn t think I ░░░░░░░░ do well in New ░░░░░░░░ I finished second We ░░░░░░░░ to South Carolina Short ░░░░░░░░ of time later two ░░░░░░░░ ago people in South ░░░░░░░░ had no clue who ░░░░░░░░ was So we re ░░░░░░░░ engine that can Everybody ░░░░░░░░ relax on this look ░░░░░░░░ about it there were ░░░░░░░░ people in the race ░░░░░░░░ a number of governors ░░░░░░░░ there s only one ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ the end we have ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ somebody that can go ░░░░░░░░ that town change that ░░░░░░░░ grow employment change the ░░░░░░░░ way in which it ░░░░░░░░ and ship power money ░░░░░░░░ influence back to the ░░░░░░░░ I m optimistic about ░░░░░░░░ DICKERSON One of the ░░░░░░░░ arguments that people who ░░░░░░░░ consider themselves mainstream Republicans ░░░░░░░░ making only until there ░░░░░░░░ one mainstream alternative to ░░░░░░░░ Trump is there any ░░░░░░░░ for trim top get ░░░░░░░░ off by people whose ░░░░░░░░ they share why aren ░░░░░░░░ you just continuing to ░░░░░░░░ the vote with Marco ░░░░░░░░ address those concerns KASICH ░░░░░░░░ I finished second in ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire He finished fifth ░░░░░░░░ didn t play in ░░░░░░░░ Carolina We re going ░░░░░░░░ go to March 19 ░░░░░░░░ number of states where ░░░░░░░░ think we re going ░░░░░░░░ do well It s ░░░░░░░░ matter of continuing on ░░░░░░░░ Being able to take ░░░░░░░░ of the grass roots ░░░░░░░░ now have some bush ░░░░░░░░ who have come our ░░░░░░░░ both from a political ░░░░░░░░ of view and a ░░░░░░░░ point of view And ░░░░░░░░ re going to keep ░░░░░░░░ To make sure that ░░░░░░░░ can be out there ░░░░░░░░ putting the resources together ░░░░░░░░ be in a position ░░░░░░░░ doing well Remember this ░░░░░░░░ m the person who ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton by more ░░░░░░░░ any other candidate in ░░░░░░░░ used to today poll ░░░░░░░░ beat by 11 points ░░░░░░░░ ve risen to third ░░░░░░░░ in the national polls ░░░░░░░░ of no where without ░░░░░░░░ much money I get ░░░░░░░░ money continue to put ░░░░░░░░ grass roots together you ░░░░░░░░ going to see a ░░░░░░░░ result People want to ░░░░░░░░ They ought to consolidate ░░░░░░░░ way.”