Long Odds
Kasich's Nomination Strategy Is the Highest Wire Act of 2016
The Ohio governor has plotted an unlikely course to the Republican presidential nomination.
Kasich Lays Out Vision of Optimism in Two Paths Speech
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John Kasich has fewer delegates than Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who dropped out of the Republican presidential race a month ago. He hasn't won any state besides his own, and has placed third or worse 26 times. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have labeled him a spoiler and have called on him to quit.
Yet the Ohio governor steadfastly insists he is the most electable candidate and has a legitimate shot to win the nomination—though not by amassing the requisite number of delegates ahead of July's convention, which is mathematically impossible even if he captured every single vote in the remaining Republican contests.