'Our leaders are letting us down': Gov. Kasich on how Trump's rhetoric will affect outcome of midterm elections Gov. John Kasi...
Gov. John Kasich told âThe Viewâ Monday that Trumpâs rhetoric is a âterrible strategy for our countryâ ahead of Tuesdayâs midterm elections.
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Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Midterm ElectionsThough he did praise the president for the countryâs economic growth, he said that when it comes to other areas, âthere ought to be some ethical limits.â
âIâm not here to say everything he does is bad, but what I can tell you is we cannot have our leaders divide us and cause fear,â the Ohio governor said.
Kasich said he believes the presidentâs attitude will have a big effect on the outcome of the midterm elections.
âI think a lot of people have said âEnough of this. I donât want to live my life in anger.â People donât want to live there,â Kasich said. "What I do know is⦠our leaders are letting us down."
He told âThe Viewâ his prediction is that Democrats will win the House, but Republicans will keep the Senate.
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Kasich also called on voters to mobilize, saying that without their movement, their goals will not be accomplished.
âYou matter,â said Kasich. âYou gotta vote.â
Whoopi Goldberg added that, âIf youâre not gonna make the change, you canât bitch about it not being made.â
Kasich, who reached his term limit this year, also weighed in on whether he plans to run for president in 2020. He told âThe Viewâ he believes the conditions are ripe for a candidate like him.
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He added that the biggest risk that Republicans face down the road is that âthey have turned off women, they have turned off the young, they have turned off minorities.â
Kasich suggesting that in the future, he may run for president as an Independent, rather than a Republican like he did in 2000 and 2016.
âFor the first time, there is a legitimate chance for a third-party candidate,â he said. âIf you have the Republicans on the extreme, and the Democrats on the extreme, thereâs a big wide open space in the middle. So All my options are on the table.â
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