Donald Trump Tests Ohio's Loyalty to John Kasich
The governor has a 62 percent approval rating and the support of the Republican Party establishment in the state. What could go wrong?
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John Kasich is a popular governor running for president in his home state, where voters know him best and the full weight of the state's Republican Party stands behind him. In a normal year, that might be enough to ensure a victory in Ohio's Republican primary, but thanks to Donald Trump, 2016 is anything but normal.
The outcome in Ohio, one of five states voting on Tuesday, is a test of whether Kasich's ability to mobilize his supporters can offset the real estate mogul's appeal to white working-class voters and others who may have backed the governor in the past but want an outsider as their next president.