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SMERCONISH If you believed ░░░░░░░░ the only way to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump the nomination ░░░░░░░░ be by personally getting ░░░░░░░░ of the race would ░░░░░░░░ be prepared to do ░░░░░░░░ on that basis alone ░░░░░░░░ I would never believe ░░░░░░░░ I would never believe ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ be the nominee and ░░░░░░░░ s all kinds of ░░░░░░░░ for me to believe ░░░░░░░░ because you know what ░░░░░░░░ m the last governor ░░░░░░░░ There were 16 people ░░░░░░░░ the race It s ░░░░░░░░ to four or five ░░░░░░░░ us And I believe ░░░░░░░░ re doing well We ░░░░░░░░ gaining momentum both from ░░░░░░░░ political and a financial ░░░░░░░░ and look if I ░░░░░░░░ head to head with ░░░░░░░░ Trump in Ohio I ░░░░░░░░ him by 18 points ░░░░░░░░ I believe that I ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ SMERCONISH I saw a ░░░░░░░░ that you sent out ░░░░░░░░ the last 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ said you expect Donald ░░░░░░░░ is going to win ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday If that ░░░░░░░░ the case then what ░░░░░░░░ the Kasich path to ░░░░░░░░ KASICH Well look we ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ delegates here and this ░░░░░░░░ will head north and ░░░░░░░░ just explained to you ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in Ohio ░░░░░░░░ that happens everything changes ░░░░░░░░ changes in this race ░░░░░░░░ we have many many ░░░░░░░░ races to go And ░░░░░░░░ calendar begins to work ░░░░░░░░ me SMERCONISH I don ░░░░░░░░ doubt that you beat ░░░░░░░░ in Ohio and perhaps ░░░░░░░░ if you could get ░░░░░░░░ alone but you re ░░░░░░░░ going to get Trump ░░░░░░░░ yourself by March 15 ░░░░░░░░ Rubio is not going ░░░░░░░░ KASICH Yes but we ░░░░░░░░ beat him in Ohio ░░░░░░░░ we get the March ░░░░░░░░ and if it isn ░░░░░░░░ head to head We ░░░░░░░░ win anyway We re ░░░░░░░░ to do well in ░░░░░░░░ Don t worry about ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ fine SMERCONISH Governor I ░░░░░░░░ you were the adult ░░░░░░░░ the stage in Houston ░░░░░░░░ night and I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you this were ░░░░░░░░ embarrassed by what was ░░░░░░░░ on in the center ░░░░░░░░ the stage between Rubio ░░░░░░░░ and Cruz clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Donald claims to care ░░░░░░░░ Trump You know Cruz ░░░░░░░░ he said I understand ░░░░░░░░ are very hard for ░░░░░░░░ They re very confusing ░░░░░░░░ I have his book ░░░░░░░░ Thank you thank you ░░░░░░░░ the book clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Because I looked into ░░░░░░░░ audience and I saw ░░░░░░░░ 41 for whom I ░░░░░░░░ worked and was proud ░░░░░░░░ serve and I looked ░░░░░░░░ him and I looked ░░░░░░░░ what was going on ░░░░░░░░ the center of the ░░░░░░░░ and I said my ░░░░░░░░ has the party fallen ░░░░░░░░ his era What were ░░░░░░░░ thinking KASICH Well I ░░░░░░░░ at one point everything ░░░░░░░░ unintelligible somebody told me ░░░░░░░░ when they were doing ░░░░░░░░ closed caption they flashed ░░░░░░░░ on the closed caption ░░░░░░░░ So that is never ░░░░░░░░ good thing when that ░░░░░░░░ happening SMERCONISH I was ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ the last cycle Reince ░░░░░░░░ wrote that autopsy on ░░░░░░░░ GOP and they reduced ░░░░░░░░ number of debates because ░░░░░░░░ thought the GOP brand ░░░░░░░░ harmed I m watching ░░░░░░░░ happened in Houston Thursday ░░░░░░░░ I m saying if ░░░░░░░░ Kasich pulls this off ░░░░░░░░ becomes the nominee does ░░░░░░░░ of that bad behavior ░░░░░░░░ on your part but ░░░░░░░░ your opponents come back ░░░░░░░░ harm the brand of ░░░░░░░░ party under whose label ░░░░░░░░ re running KASICH No ░░░░░░░░ don t think so ░░░░░░░░ think that you know ░░░░░░░░ you pick a nominee ░░░░░░░░ nominee gets to call ░░░░░░░░ tune gets to set ░░░░░░░░ agenda gets to set ░░░░░░░░ mood gets to set ░░░░░░░░ tone and look you ░░░░░░░░ it s sort of ░░░░░░░░ they were asking a ░░░░░░░░ about well what about ░░░░░░░░ voters I m not ░░░░░░░░ my position on immigration ░░░░░░░░ if I m the ░░░░░░░░ it s my position ░░░░░░░░ immigration that represents the ░░░░░░░░ Part of what I ░░░░░░░░ have the ability to ░░░░░░░░ for those who are ░░░░░░░░ is to begin to ░░░░░░░░ to some respects what ░░░░░░░░ means to be a ░░░░░░░░ what it means to ░░░░░░░░ a conservative SMERCONISH Did ░░░░░░░░ make any effort to ░░░░░░░░ Chris Christie s endorsement ░░░░░░░░ Yes I talked to ░░░░░░░░ a couple times and ░░░░░░░░ know I think you ░░░░░░░░ look Chris went to ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire He wanted to ░░░░░░░░ And I got in ░░░░░░░░ he didn t win ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ kind of a tough ░░░░░░░░ but Chris is a ░░░░░░░░ friend of mine He ░░░░░░░░ remain a friend of ░░░░░░░░ And you know I ░░░░░░░░ a little surprised by ░░░░░░░░ but life will go ░░░░░░░░ It s not going ░░░░░░░░ really have a major ░░░░░░░░ on our campaign but ░░░░░░░░ course I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ his support but just ░░░░░░░░ t get it.”