Who would be your second choice?
Kasich 21%
Rubio 19%
Cruz 17%
Trump 12%
Are there any Republican candidates who you would refuse to vote for in the general election?
Trump 26%
Cruz 11%
Rubio 10%
Kasich 6%
Do you approve of the job John Kasich is doing as governor?
approve 79%
disapprove 15%
Hard to see him lose with an approval rating like that...jesus.
Keep in mind, this is only Republican primary voters being polled. Obviously if you polled all voters, his approval number wouldn't be so high.
He has about a 45% approval rating from the Democrats. IIRC, Kasich has a 64%~ app. rating on average. He has great appeal to Midwestern/Rust Belt/Virginian suburbanites, which makes him dangerous to Dems in IA, MN, OH, PA, and VA.