The former Republican presidential candidate will be featured at this week’s Democratic National Convention. He sees his inclusion as a testament to Biden’s vision.
. The few Republicans who did try to challenge Trump earned some media attention but failed to gain any traction. Kasich was left, as he was four years ago, as a man without a party.
Anger about Kasich’s involvement in the convention persists, though — especially among progressives on social media or pro-Trump conservatives who see it as the latest in a long line of apostasies. Afound that just 38% of Democrats would like to hear from Kasich at the convention, compared to 63% who said the same of Ocasio-Cortez.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, another Democrat from Kasich’s state, was more generous. “Kasich is an example of a Republican with some spine,” Brown told BuzzFeed News in a telephone interview. “I hope that other Republicans follow his principled leadership.”Kasich’s upbringing in the Pittsburgh area“Hillary Clinton did not perform well in the red counties around Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania,” Mills said.
“I mean, there were things we agreed upon, things we didn't agree upon, but it was very, very pleasant,” Kasich recalled. “And so I believe that he's the kind of person that will, you know, he's gonna be able to let other people have a say. I don't think he's gonna just bully people.”
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