Kasich: GOP under Trump doesn't resemble the Republican Party

[IceSpear]

So the guy claiming to be a “real” Republican managed to win 13% of the primary vote and one state out of 50.

Go away, John.

Truth. He barely got any votes. He's a democrat nowadays.

DURRRRRR

Sorry Tom, but most Republicans agree. You'll see when he gets demolished in the 2020 primary.

The only "ideology" of the modern day GOP is worshipping Trump and triggering libs. Kasich fails at both horribly, and therefore might as well be a Democrat in the eyes of most Republicans.

[IceSpear]

That's right, the Republican Party is whatever Kasich says it is, even if 90% of Republicans voted for Trump.

Because he had the R next to his name on the ballot.

LOL, that makes it even worse.

Anyways, Trump is a manifestation of the Republican Party since 1968.

Nope


Republican Party was strongly for free trade
Republican Party was the party that were for H1B visas
Republican Party was the party that were for being against the Russians

Apparently their commitment to those "principles" was about an inch deep.

[IceSpear]

Oh, grow a pair and announce your primary challenge already!

Then run already.

This seems like a weird reaction, given that it's only 2018.  This isn't a parliamentary system, so Kasich can't force Trump out now, two years before the election.  Trump's term ends in more than two years whether Kasich announces now or six months from now.

Yeah, people here mock Delaney for announcing way too early, yet are now saying Kasich should?

[IceSpear]

Trump is more conservative than Kasich so he better represents the GOP than Kasich does.

You really enjoy kicking an Atlas RINO when he’s down, don’t you?

Are Atlas RINOs ever not down?

[IceSpear]

If he really wants to torpedo Trump's chances in 2020, he should not only primary him, but continue running in the general. He and Flake could run together and peel off enough support to make a difference. A Democratic White House might leave a bad taste in his mouth, but he may calculate that it is worth it if it diverts the GOP from going further down the road of Trumpism in the long run. I think he realizes that he probably will never be president at this point, and 2016 could have been his year if Trump had never run. It could be a mixture of revenge and "Look at it this way, I'm doing you guys a favor. You'll see."

Spoiler: More Democrats like John Kasich in 2018 than Republicans do. Check the crosstabs in his Ohio approval rating. The idea of a third party ticket hurting Trump is wishful thinking.