Whither Goest the GOP (Guest: Gov. John Kasich)
Whither Goest the GOP (Guest: Gov. John Kasich)
Whither Goest the GOP (Guest: Gov. John Kasich)
Mark and Jeff are joined by former Ohio Governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich to discuss the future of the Republican Party, the nadir of traditional GOP fiscal conservativism and Joe Biden's progressive populism. Kasich was one of the nation's most popular Governors (reelected in 2014 by a two-to-one margin) but now is branded a "RINO" by the ruling Trumpian establishment of his party.
Kasich's reelection in 2014 came after he supported Medicaid expansion after enactment of Obamacare, much to the distress of national Republicans.
Governor Kasich previously served for 18 years in Congress where he chaired the House Budget Committee. His political career began as a member of the Ohio State Senate. In 2016 he voted for John McCain for President as a write-in; in 2020 he broke from fellow Republicans to endorse the election of Joe Biden.
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A Republic, If You Can Keep It
JEFF TIMMER, former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party, is a political, public affairs and communications strategist who has spent 30 years in the trenches of Michigan and national politics. He has advised and directed hundreds of legislative, congressional, statewide political and ballot issue campaigns. He was an advisor to Ohio Governor John Kasich's 2016 presidential campaign.Jeff is a leading redistricting expert and has been an advisor to Speakers of the Michigan House, Michigan Senate Majority Leaders, the Michigan House and Senate Republican campaign committees, and the Michigan Republican Party.He is co-founder of Republicans and Independents for Biden, and is a senior advisor to the Lincoln Project.MARK BREWER served for 18 years as chair or executive chair of the Michigan Democratic Party and as a member of the Democratic National Committee. He's been a delegate to 5 Democratic National Conventions. He has been involved in a wide variety of election cases since the 1980s including county, legislative and congressional redistricting, presidential primaries/caucuses, recalls, recounts, ballot access, voter protection on Election Day and the protection of the right to vote a straight party ticket. Mark’s ballot question work ranges from city to county to statewide on topics from the minimum wage, earned sick leave and community benefits to straight party voting, tax reform, redistricting, campaign finance and ethics reform, and county charter government.Join Podchaser to...
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