2016 Republican presidential nomination

Howard Wilkinson: Why Kasich Failed In His Presidential Bid

By • May 5, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with news director Maryanne Zeleznik this morning on Ohio Gov. John Kasich's withdrawal from the GOP presidential contest. Why did Kasich fold up his tent and come home? Because there was no point in going on. 

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Will Hoosiers Help Trump Nail Down Nomination?

By • May 2, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked Monday morning with Jay Hanselman about Tuesday's presidential primary in Indiana. Will Hoosier Republicans help Donald Trump secure the GOP presidential nomination; or will they knock him off track by going for Ted Cruz of Texas?

Trump In Driver's Seat After One Very Strange Week In Politics

By • May 1, 2016

The past seven days may well have been the most bizarre week of presidential politics in our lifetimes.

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: The Cruz-Kasich Deal To Stop Trump

By • Apr 25, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about the arrangement announced Sunday night by the campaigns of Ted Cruz and John Kasich aimed at stopping Donald Trump from winning a first-ballot victory at the Republican National Convention. Kasich will give Cruz a clear path in Indiana's May 3 primary, while Cruz will get out of Kasich's way in the primaries of Oregon and New Mexico. 

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Trump's Dubious Claim That Process Is "Rigged"

By • Apr 18, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about whether or not it is inevitable that the GOP will have a contested convention in Cleveland in July and Donald Trump's claims that the delegate session process is rigged against him. 

Does Kasich Have A Strong Hand To Play At A Contested Convention?

By • Apr 17, 2016

  Maybe, if you believe in April's polling as a predictor of what could happen in the Nov. 8 presidential election, the Republicans already have a candidate who could beat the Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton, in the Electoral College.

Whoop her by a long shot, in fact.

That candidate would be the governor of Ohio, John Kasich.

However, there is a big problem with this theory – not nearly enough Republican voters are casting ballots for him in the primaries and caucuses.

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: The Inevitability Of Trump Is No More

By • Apr 11, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with news director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about the state of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. A few weeks ago, it seemed inevitable that Donald Trump could not be stopped. Now, the chances that he will go to the convention with less delegates than he needs to win on the first ballot seem more and more likely. 

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Trump Wins Kentucky; Long Lines Frustrate Voters

By • Mar 7, 2016

WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about Saturday's Kentucky GOP presidential caucus, which gave Donald Trump a modest victory and gave a major headache to voters stuck in traffic and long lines at the polling places. 

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Kasich's Improbable Path To The Nomination

By • Feb 29, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about tomorrow's Super Tuesday primaries and whether or not Ohio Gov. John Kasich has any chance of making progress in his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination. 

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: After SC, Where Does Kasich Go From Here?

By • Feb 22, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson spoke with news director Maryanne Zeleznik this morning about Ohio Gov. John Kasich's fifth place finish in South Carolina. Kasich is staying in the race, but he must start winning state primaries, Wilkinson said.

Kasich As GOP Nominee? That Would Suit Rob Portman Just Fine

By • Jan 17, 2016

There was a time, not so long ago, when the nation’s Amalgamated Union of American Political Pundits (OK, there’s no such organization, but you know what we mean) had Ohio’s junior senator, Rob Portman, on its list of potential Republican presidential contenders.

But Portman, the Terrace Park Republican, took himself out of the running early on and committed to running for re-election to a second term in the U.S. Senate, where he has, in a few short years, become a significant voice for the GOP and a close ally of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: The Hurdles Kasich Faces

By • Jan 11, 2016
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WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with news director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday morning about the challenges Ohio Gov. John Kasich faces over the next month in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. 

Ohio GOP Endorses Kasich, But New Hampshire Voters May Have The Final Word

By • Jan 10, 2016

  Stop the presses! Rip up the front page! News flash!

The Ohio Republican Party’s central committee endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the March 15 GOP presidential primary Friday on a 44-9 vote.

What? You are not stunned by this news?

That’s OK. No one else was either.

Some Republicans around the state were grumbling about it, believing that the state party has no business butting into a presidential primary campaign.

Kasich The Only One Willing To Take On Trump Head-on

By • Dec 6, 2015

 There are no less than 13 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination who would like to see a big hole poked in the balloon of front-runner Donald Trump and see him shrivel up and go away.

But there seems to be only one of them doing anything about it – the only one willing to bell the cat.

And that one is Ohio’s governor, John Kasich.