Not really.
But
Kasich is “seriously considering” taking on tRump.
www.huffingtonpost.com/…
Thing is, Kasich, on his own merits, doesn’t stand a chance.
Even if tRump wasn’t the incumbent.
And that’s already proven out in two previous cycles.
But
At a time when the Republican Party is just waking up to the fact that they have been taken over by the crazies (yeah, I know, we’ve noticed that like twenty years ago)
Kasich makes a good collection point for the Republicans that are peeling off from Cult45 but are not ever going to become Dems or even reluctant Dem voters.
And I would guess that that’s about a third of the Party’s current voters.
They’ve been along for the ride, but, between his disrespect for troops and vets and his embrace of Saudi murderers, it’s time to get off the train.
I am guessing that by the time the 2020 race starts to get in gear, there will be so much juicy scandal being laid bare by Mueller and the House that tRump is going to be unbearable pressure.
If he’s also under assault from a serious primary challenger, it should keep him occupied and razzled, off balance and ineffective (that is MORE off balance and ineffective).
And if it’s played right, might convince the Prima Donald to resign.
And the more erratic he becomes the more his party fractures, the higher his unfavorables go, the less cohesive they are as a party.
(Ideally a Kasich insurrection would lead to an actual split in the party down the Right/Far Right faultline, yielding two parties for a couple of decades)
So, I propose we support Kasich’s bid for the Republican Nomination.
Even if he wins the GOP nom, he’s no threat to us.
He won’t appeal to our current voters and he’ll have the angry rump of Cult45 demonizing him from the right.
Kasich2020!