Kasich: ‘I Don’t Think’ a Brokered Convention Will Happen

TAPPER: "I hear you, sir. That’s fine. Let’s talk about your path. Former New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg told the “New York Times” your emissaries sketched out an outcome in which you end up hypothetically with the second highest delegate count going into the (ph) convention (ph) and then you dig in there at the convention to compete with Trump. Are you OK with the scenario in which primary voters choose one candidate by a plurality and party leaders nominate someone else at the convention?"
KASICH: "Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. I mean, I love Judd Gregg. He’s one of, you know, he’s one of my favorite people who served in the Congress with me, but he’s not exactly in our inner circle and you know that. I mean, there’s always a scenario of a chance of a brokered convention, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. And I think after Ohio, we’re going to have a whole new race. And look, Jake, let’s be honest about this. The media from the day I got in this thing has been skeptical and announcing, you know, I wasn’t going to win. Remember I went to a breakfast and I said, if I get smoked in New Hampshire — and they’re, like, oh, he’s on death watch, you know. And then we finish second and then all of a sudden I got some attention. For the first time since I’ve been in this race, people are beginning to hear my message. And I’m going to keep speaking it. And I’m going to stay as positive as I can. Now, if somebody wants to come and attack me, I’m not going to take anything from them. You know, Jeb tried to say stuff about my Medicaid record or my record in Ohio. And I told him he’s wrong. But I am not going to get down in the mud. I believe you win elections with accomplishments and vision. That’s how I do it. Now, if I’m wrong, I’ll admit that I’m wrong. But you wait and see what happens in Ohio."