Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 4:03:32 GMT -6
John Kasich finishes 2nd in New Hampshire primary, vaulting to prominence in GOP race
CONCORD, N.H. — “When I am president of the United States–"
The cheers interrupted John Kasich's victory speech Tuesday. True, he hadn't won the New Hampshire primary. But he had come in second, the best possible result for the Ohio governor, lending credence to the notion that he can emerge as the GOP alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
New Hampshire voters handed first place to Trump, as polls had predicted they would. But with the nod to Kasich, they signaled their endorsement of his plainspoken style, moderate stances, message of unity and voter-by-voter strategy of holding 100-plus town hall meetings.
“There’s something that’s going on, that I’m not sure that anyone can quite understand. There’s magic in the air with this campaign," Kasich told a ballroom of supporters. "We see it as an opportunity for all of us, and I mean all of us, to be involved with something that is bigger than our lives.”
Read more: www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/09/new-hampshire-primary-results-john-kasich/80077406/
CONCORD, N.H. — “When I am president of the United States–"
The cheers interrupted John Kasich's victory speech Tuesday. True, he hadn't won the New Hampshire primary. But he had come in second, the best possible result for the Ohio governor, lending credence to the notion that he can emerge as the GOP alternative to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
New Hampshire voters handed first place to Trump, as polls had predicted they would. But with the nod to Kasich, they signaled their endorsement of his plainspoken style, moderate stances, message of unity and voter-by-voter strategy of holding 100-plus town hall meetings.
“There’s something that’s going on, that I’m not sure that anyone can quite understand. There’s magic in the air with this campaign," Kasich told a ballroom of supporters. "We see it as an opportunity for all of us, and I mean all of us, to be involved with something that is bigger than our lives.”
Read more: www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/09/new-hampshire-primary-results-john-kasich/80077406/