Morning Jolt: John Kasich Winning the 2020 Presidential Primary Is a Pipe Dream

Making the click-through worthwhile: Ohio's favorite son of a mailman suddenly realizes he's not as popular as he hoped, an important look at minorities who have fought for America since the beginning, some bad numbers on the deficit, and where you can catch me this weekend.

John Kasich: Hey, a Primary Challenge against Trump in 2020 Might Not Work!

This is an unexpected acknowledgement of reality from a man who's spent much of the past two years in stubborn denial of that reality.

In an interview with The Associated Press, [John] Kasich acknowledged he probably couldn't defeat President Donald Trump if the election were held today.

He says he's seriously considering his options and letting his advisers monitor the daily troubles Trump is facing, including talk of impeachment.

"If you're going to run as a Republican you have to have a sense that if you get into primaries you can win. Right now, probably couldn't win," he told the AP. "But that's today. It's ever changing."

There's one school of ...

December 14 2018

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