2016 elections - because it's never too early

[Admiral Yi]

There also may be a bit of Romney 2008 going on here, Romney became the "anointed one" for 2012 in part because he won Nevada (big Mormon population) and 10 other States, and was #2 behind McCain. Kasich may feel like one way he has to distinguish himself (since at least part of his problem was he had zero name recognition, at the start of the campaign season something like 1% of the voters had heard of him outside of Ohio) is to stay in for awhile and maybe grab a few states. Ohio for example. Kasich may feel if he has no shot at the Presidency his only shot in 4 years is to make a big enough mark this year that he starts from a level of some notoriety come 2020.

Is Kasich young enough to be looking 4 or 8 years down the road?

[Habbaku]

In 4 years, Kasich will still be younger than Hillary is now.

[jimmy olsen]

There also may be a bit of Romney 2008 going on here, Romney became the "anointed one" for 2012 in part because he won Nevada (big Mormon population) and 10 other States, and was #2 behind McCain. Kasich may feel like one way he has to distinguish himself (since at least part of his problem was he had zero name recognition, at the start of the campaign season something like 1% of the voters had heard of him outside of Ohio) is to stay in for awhile and maybe grab a few states. Ohio for example. Kasich may feel if he has no shot at the Presidency his only shot in 4 years is to make a big enough mark this year that he starts from a level of some notoriety come 2020.

[Eddie Teach]

Which one's Jaron?

[HisMajestyBOB]

There also may be a bit of Romney 2008 going on here, Romney became the "anointed one" for 2012 in part because he won Nevada (big Mormon population) and 10 other States, and was #2 behind McCain. Kasich may feel like one way he has to distinguish himself (since at least part of his problem was he had zero name recognition, at the start of the campaign season something like 1% of the voters had heard of him outside of Ohio) is to stay in for awhile and maybe grab a few states. Ohio for example. Kasich may feel if he has no shot at the Presidency his only shot in 4 years is to make a big enough mark this year that he starts from a level of some notoriety come 2020.

That's not from the "After the End" mod, is it?

[jimmy olsen]

There also may be a bit of Romney 2008 going on here, Romney became the "anointed one" for 2012 in part because he won Nevada (big Mormon population) and 10 other States, and was #2 behind McCain. Kasich may feel like one way he has to distinguish himself (since at least part of his problem was he had zero name recognition, at the start of the campaign season something like 1% of the voters had heard of him outside of Ohio) is to stay in for awhile and maybe grab a few states. Ohio for example. Kasich may feel if he has no shot at the Presidency his only shot in 4 years is to make a big enough mark this year that he starts from a level of some notoriety come 2020.

That's not from the "After the End" mod, is it?

Not sure.

[CountDeMoney]

There's growing heat from party powers that be for Kasich to GTFO. However, Kasich gave a little speech at the start of a town hall that he's on a mission and a crusade, and maybe it's not to win the presidency. That makes me think John may be going off the deep end and is becoming unpredictable.

So he's doing the whole Jim Fassel "chips in the middle of table" New York Giants playoffs promise in 2000.  OK.

[jimmy olsen]

The Simpsons take on the election 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CHQlZiJ8YM

[MadImmortalMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF98CwXp8QE

[alfred russel]

There's growing heat from party powers that be for Kasich to GTFO. However, Kasich gave a little speech at the start of a town hall that he's on a mission and a crusade, and maybe it's not to win the presidency. That makes me think John may be going off the deep end and is becoming unpredictable.

There's still a branch of Republican power brokers who prefer him to Rubio though, aforementioned Stanley Druckenmiller, former Governors Tom Ridge and Bill Weld endorsed him yesterday, and the wealthy Home Depot founder Ken Langone endorsed him Monday as well--he was one of the big money guys backing Christie until he dropped out. Getting additional endorsements after South Carolina, and money backers, may be all the internal justification Kasich needs to stay in.

I don't really understand why Rubio is preferable to Kasich to just about anyone, but the way things stand he is going to need to give way to Rubio really soon or piss a lot of people off and get embarrassed.

[DGuller]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF98CwXp8QE

"Don't fire the gun while I'm talking!"

[FunkMonk]

I imagine this is the moment in the election cycle where the GOP establishment is riding around on horseback in front of its last brigade shouting "BAYONETS!" in a last-ditch, desperate action as General Trump's invincible Army of Northern Virginia is advancing on all sides.

[CountDeMoney]

I imagine this is the moment in the election cycle where the GOP establishment is riding around on horseback in front of its last brigade shouting "BAYONETS!" in a last-ditch, desperate action as General Trump's invincible Army of Northern Virginia is advancing on all sides.

Actually, considering how they insist on doing the same failures over and over again but still expect a different result, I liken it more to the complete detachment from reality in the Führerbunker, or the Cincinnati Bengals. 

[11B4V]

Hillary has it in the bag. She could probably do or say some stupid shit and it not really have an impact. Fox News will be a must watch on election night.

Siege will be saying Madam President. 

[Habbaku]

Hillary has it in the bag. She could probably do or say some stupid shit and it not really have an impact. Fox News will be a must watch on election night.

Siege will be saying Madam President. 

Unless a major swing comes about in the e-mail scandal, I'm beginning to think you're right.  The GOP voting base has lost its mind.  Hillary will be bruised a bit in the nomination process against Sanders, but she's going to coast to victory in the general.