Kasich: Voters in Maine Were Sending a Message to the GOP on Health Care

RADDATZ: Let’s look at the suburban areas as well, the moderate suburban areas.

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RADDATZ: Would you vote for Donald Trump again?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No. But I also would hope there would be a better other candidate.

RADDATZ: So why wouldn’t you vote for Trump again?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: A lack of compassion.

RADDATZ: Would you vote for him again?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Probably not. Depends on who the other candidate is.

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RADDATZ: So what does that tell you about Republican chances next year? What’s happening in those soft (ph) districts?

KASICH: Well, look, I think if they pass a good tax bill, if they start to say, we’re going to solve the DACA problem, if they begin to reinforce our commitment to our allies, I mean, it’s not too — too late to turn this around. But if it’s, we’re going to take health care away from people, this is the one thing I don’t understand where the Republicans are. Does Obamacare need reform? Of course, it needs reform.

However, in the meantime, it has destabilized the markets, so now we have a plan. We have the Alexander-Murray plan, which is very similar to the plan that governors, my colleagues and I, put together. You know what it does? It reduces the deficit slightly and it takes no one off of health care, and it stabilizes the market. And they say, that’s not a good plan. What is it they want? I mean...

RADDATZ: In the Virginia gubernatorial race, health care was the one issue.

KASICH: Number one issue! Right.

RADDATZ: In Maine, voters approved Medicaid expansion.

KASICH: I saw that.

RADDATZ: So were they sending a message to Republican...

KASICH: Yes! I hope the Republicans will hear it. Look...

RADDATZ: Not to repeal and replace. Not repeal and replace.

KASICH: Martha, Martha, here’s — look, fix it, fix the system.