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Kasich wrong to eschew Trump

No. 4: Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich would represent an olive branch - of sorts - from Trump to the establishment.
No. 4: Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich would represent an olive branch - of sorts - from Trump to the establishment. Steve Dykes AP

I feel very fortunate to be able to state my opinions.

I will say that Gov. John Kasich has been a superb governor of the state of Ohio, a smart individual liked by his constituency to govern this great state. His major disappointment was that he could not compete for the nomination to be president of the United States, but he still does not know that. In my estimation, he really did not have the qualifications to start with.

Instead he put up a Libertarian to be the competition of the Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump. Did he not know that Ohio does not recognize the Libertarian Party, and the party could not be put on the Ohio ballot?

Now he cannot bring himself to reality and endorse the Republican nominee. I do not respect any Republican with this attitude. Maybe he should try the Democratic Party.

However, I have a famous one-liner known around the world. Democrats, “You can’t stand the truth!”

Joan Shirey

Bradenton

This story was originally published August 19, 2016 at 11:45 AM with the headline "Kasich wrong to eschew Trump."

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