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Oct 29, 2015

John Kasich clashes with Donald Trump in CNBC's GOP debate--cincinnati.com

John Kasich clashes with Donald Trump in CNBC's GOP debate

BOULDER, Colo. - John Kasich set an aggressive tone early in Wednesday's GOP debate, drawing a swift attack from frontrunner Donald Trump, but then quieted for some of the night.
Still, the Ohio governor finished third in talking time,as measured by National Public Radio -- a vast improvement from his quiet debate performance last month, which kicked off six weeks of falling poll numbers and lukewarm fundraising.
And compared to establishment rival Jeb Bush's showing, Kasich excelled -- helping the Ohio governor with his argument that he, not Bush, is the field's serious elder statesman.
'Great question, but...'
Kasich opened the debate with the night's first question, which he promptly ignored -- setting up an early volley of attacks and interruptions.
“Great question," Kasich said when he was asked about his greatest weakness. "But I want to tell you, my great concern is that we are on the verge, perhaps, of picking someone who cannot do this job.” And on he went, as he had forecast he would. No more steering clear of criticizing GOP rivals. The old Kasich had returned, aggressive and sometimes impolite.
Right away, Kasich started interrupting the moderators to try to get more talking time. At times, his voice, Trump's and even Bush's clashed with the CNBC moderators' ineffective attempts to control the 10 GOP candidates in the main debate.
"I want to comment on this. This is the fantasy that I talked about in the beginning," Kasich said, following Ben Carson's comments about his flat-tax plan. And CNBC moderators obliged, asking Kasich about the tone-changing rant he made Tuesday before heading to Colorado for the debate.
“Folks, we gotta wake up," Kasich said, touting his experience helping to balance the federal budget in Congress and focusing on the economy as Ohio's 63-year-old governor. "You gotta pick somebody who has experience, somebody who has the know-how and the discipline.”
Kasich's critique called out Trump. The billionaire frontrunner, after months of avoiding criticism of Kasich, fired back.
“John got lucky with a thing called 'fracking.' OK? He hit oil," Trump said of Ohio's economic recovery, even though the Buckeye State's burgeoning oil and gas industryhasn't provided an outsized boost in employment.
Then, Trump put part of the blame for Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy on Kasich, who worked in a small Ohio office for the Wall Street firm before the recession. Again, Trump spoke erroneously, saying incorrectly that Kasich sat on the bank's board. The Ohio governor protested both of Trump's points.
“He was such a nice guy. And he said, 'Oh, I'm never going to attack.' But then his poll numbers tanked," Trump said of Kasich. "That’s why he’s on the end.”
Bush's bad night
Bush, on the other hand, didn't draw many attacks. But then, candidates didn't need to focus on him. His 6 minutes and 39 seconds of talking time in the two-hour debate ranked second to last, topping only Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's six minutes and 15 seconds.
The former Florida governor set out interrupting, as Kasich did, but struggled to break through. He used an early opportunity to criticize fellow Floridian Marco Rubio for missing votes in the U.S. Senate, suggesting that Rubio -- a former protege -- either show up to work or resign. "What is it, like a French work week? You get, like, three days where you have to show up?" Bush said to laughter.
But Rubio's response made Bush look foolish. He said Bush didn't complain when Sen. John McCain missed votes during his 2008 presidential bid: "The only reason that you're doing it now," Rubio said, "is we're running for the same position, and someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you."
Later, CNBC's Carl Quintanilla asked Bush whether the government should regulate daily fantasy sports as gambling. Bush started by boasting: "I'm 7-0 in my fantasy football league."
But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, not Bush, capitalized on the question. Christie jumped in after Bush's answer, hammering Quintanilla for not focusing his question on bigger issues. "We have $19 trillion in debt, we have people out of work, we have ISIS and Al-Qaeda attacking us, and we're talking about fantasy football?" Christie scolded. "Let people play. Who cares?"
Was it enough?
Through much of the debate's second hour, Kasich was quiet, abandoning the tactic of butting in. That he avoided yelling to interrupt throughout the debate could help him avoid some of the "jerk" reputation that at times has dogged his vintage Kasich moments.
After hammering his budget and economic expertise in the first half of the debate, Kasich took a few opportunities near the end of the two hours to talk about some of the ideals he says drive his candidacy -- unity, healing and "living a life bigger than yourself." He got the debate's last word, punctuating it with a podium slap that said: Success.
But was it all enough?
Kasich's talking time -- 9 minutes and 42 seconds -- helped get his message out. He ranked fifth among the 10 candidates in Google searches. His exchange with Trump gave him the night's biggest Google boost.
With the next GOP debate less than two weeks away, Kasich needs all the national name-recognition help he can get. He's polling at about 2.5 percent nationally -- exactly the cutoff for making the main debate stage.
Despite all Kasich's progress, Rubio, not the Ohio governor, ranked first in Google searches Wednesday night. The Florida senator is the top-polling experienced politician in the GOP race nationally and in Iowa, a standing cemented by Bush's poor showing Wednesday.
Kasich needs to make the next debate. He needs more chances to spread his message. He needs the message to click with voters.
"We drove it to an issue discussion as opposed to a discussion of fanciful ideas," Kasich adviser and New Hampshire politico Tom Rath said. Voters, especially in early-primary New Hampshire, "are worried about real things. They don't like the pie-in-the-sky. They want people to be practical and solution-oriented, and I think he learned that.
"The stuff that we wanted to do, we did. I mean, no one's going to run away and say, 'You know, I was wrong. Let's just give it to Kasich.' But in terms of stating that rational case for the candidacy, I think he did a good job."

Aug 7, 2013

Why Chris Matthews is wrong and Chloe Louise is right....Chris Christie wins it easily over Rand Paul

Right, I watch Chris Matthew’s Hardball on MSNBC each and every day.  Love Chris but this time he has got it wrong--except for his name, that is.


He is predicting Rand Paul for the presidential nominee of the republican party.....


Chris, sorry about this one but you are dead wrong.


Chris Christie, republican rock star, will easily be the chosen one to bring his party out of darkness--out of the walking dead of negativity headed by fox new and the ROWG branch of the GOP--which Rand Paul is, indeed, a part of and now embarrassed about his position.


Chris, it’s already over and done with.....


Chris Christie already proved it....Rand Paul tried to go to battle with the great fighter, lost and has tried to beg forgiveness.  Christie won the ground over his statement about libertarianism with the comment focused on Rand Paul.


Rand Paul can’t keep up.  Chris Christie did not need to try and get together with loser Paul and like confrontations will continue.  


Christie can fight without being ugly.


He has the back of the citizens of New Jersey and he will show he also has the back of the working class citizens of the United States.


He has that certain something--the Christie Swagger--Rand Paul comes off as little, afraid and whining, just like his fox news cohorts.  That is a bad choice of a gang to hang-out with.  That will bring him down.


Chris Christie has already ditched the limbaugh sinking ship of fools of the republican party.


Chris Christie has a certain panache--he rolls with the big boys--talking about President Obama being the biggest boy of all.


He won the race with his passion on Sandy and he will ride home on a clean finish--the tea-partiers will be crying in the wind as they are left behind.


My only fear and hope at the same time--Chris Christie will be much harder to beat for my girl Hillary Clinton but the race will be great.


See you there Chris Mathews--I love you but you are wrong on this one--Chloe Louise is right.

chloe louise...Hillary girl forever.

this is from Real Clear Politics.........



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    Kordane  Chloe Louise 
    You're wrong because you're thinking like a Democrat whilst trying to predict how Republicans will vote. You have to think like a Republican to know how Republicans will vote.
    You guys thought that Huntsman was the best Republican candidate ever, even though he barely got any support at all among Republicans.
    The same will happen with Chris Christie.
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      Chloe Louise  Kordane 
      Your dog is pretty. Actually, you are absolutely right--I hate to admit it. I was so sure that Huntsman would take off--he was the only sensible choice. Romney was a disaster--he was so weak; he would have had a fighting chance if he would have just stuck to his original plans--he just kept getting weaker and weaker. Then the next question is what is wrong with republicans? Who are the voters? What is the make up of the voters and the US? Who won the election. Even the tea-party-est of the GOP must realize they have to change if they want to win. The crazy rush-ite era is over for the republican party--even they have to know that--if they can count--that is. Strength is attractive--with dogs and politicians--that is why Christie will win the nomination. The repubs have got to think it through this time. Christie is a breath of fresh air from the O'Reilly haters.

Why Chris Matthews is wrong and Chloe Louise is right....Chris Christie wins it easily over Rand Paul

Right, I watch Chris Matthew’s Hardball on MSNBC each and every day.  Love Chris but this time he has got it wrong--except for his name, that is.


He is predicting Rand Paul for the presidential nominee of the republican party.....


Chris, sorry about this one but you are dead wrong.


Chris Christie, republican rock star, will easily be the chosen one to bring his party out of darkness--out of the walking dead of negativity headed by fox new and the ROWG branch of the GOP--which Rand Paul is, indeed, a part of and now embarrassed about his position.


Chris, it’s already over and done with.....


Chris Christie already proved it....Rand Paul tried to go to battle with the great fighter, lost and has tried to beg forgiveness.  Christie won the ground over his statement about libertarianism with the comment focused on Rand Paul.


Rand Paul can’t keep up.  Chris Christie did not need to try and get together with loser Paul and like confrontations will continue.  


Christie can fight without being ugly.


He has the back of the citizens of New Jersey and he will show he also has the back of the working class citizens of the United States.


He has that certain something--the Christie Swagger--Rand Paul comes off as little, afraid and whining, just like his fox news cohorts.  That is a bad choice of a gang to hang-out with.  That will bring him down.


Chris Christie has already ditched the limbaugh sinking ship of fools of the republican party.


Chris Christie has a certain panache--he rolls with the big boys--talking about President Obama being the biggest boy of all.


He won the race with his passion on Sandy and he will ride home on a clean finish--the tea-partiers will be crying in the wind as they are left behind.


My only fear and hope at the same time--Chris Christie will be much harder to beat for my girl Hillary Clinton but the race will be great.


See you there Chris Mathews--I love you but you are wrong on this one--Chloe Louise is right.

chloe louise...Hillary girl forever.