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Related: About this forumKasich votes McCain instead of Trump
Ohio Gov. John Kasich voted Monday for 2008 Republican nominee John McCain instead of for 2016 Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Kasich wrote in McCain's name at the top of the ticket, Kasich spokesman Chris Schrimpf said, on his absentee ballot.
Kasich ran against Trump for the Republican nomination, and has been a prominent holdout ever since dropping out of the race in May. He has long promised not to support Trump in November, but he had not previously said who he planned to support instead.
Kasich's vote was first reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Kasich wrote in McCain's name at the top of the ticket, Kasich spokesman Chris Schrimpf said, on his absentee ballot.
Kasich ran against Trump for the Republican nomination, and has been a prominent holdout ever since dropping out of the race in May. He has long promised not to support Trump in November, but he had not previously said who he planned to support instead.
Kasich's vote was first reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Kasich votes McCain instead of Trump (Original Post)
AmericanMan1958
Oct 2016
OP
Not a surprise since Kasich was one of the first to say he wouldn't support trump
still_one
Oct 2016
#4
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)1. Thumbs up to John Kasich
Yes, he's all kinds of slimy, and yes, he's aiming for a 2020 run, but this still takes moral courage considering the proliferation of deplorables in his state party.
Good for him.
metroins
(2,550 posts)7. Agreed
Ted Cruz has no backbone
PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)2. That's a weird vote.
I wonder why he picked Gramps of all people.
still_one
(92,131 posts)4. Not a surprise since Kasich was one of the first to say he wouldn't support trump
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)5. Eldridge Cleaver said...
"If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.
He is trying to preserve his viability for 2020
vadermike
(1,415 posts)6. Well
This won't be helpful to dumpster in OH Everybody loves kasich there
kevink077
(365 posts)8. Fine with me
He was not going to vote for Clinton-- so if he wants to vote McCain, sounds good to me!✌🏻
Hokie
(4,286 posts)9. Chicken shit's vote doesn't count
If McCain is not registered as a write in candidate then the asshole's vote doesn't count.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)10. Question now who is Sen. Mccain gonna vote for?