Newly-Aggressive Kasich Flops

Gov. John Kasich’s “attempt to interrupt his way into Tuesday’s GOP debate soured — getting him lots of talking time, but painting images alternately dour, belligerent and petulant,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

“Stories panning Kasich’s performance dominated national political news Wednesday, the boos Kasich received from conservatives echoing behind the analysis. Kasich had previewed a new, aggressive approach two weeks ago — Kasich-as-usual, to those who’ve watched him as Ohio’s governor. But on Wednesday, headlines spoke not of Kasich’s dispatching of Donald Trump but of his repeated attempts to butt in to assert his more moderate views. And if Kasich slides in the polls as a result, he risks failing to qualify for the main stage in future debates.”