John Kasich Should Have Been the GOP Nominee

1. Unfavorability in the GOP Community I disagree with this statement, especially since I provided three polls (with links) that prove Kasich's net favorability is relatively high. The first poll, regarding a theoretical Kasich vs Clinton general election, showed Kasich with a considerable lead [1]. The second poll, from the Pew Research Center, showed that only 20% of voters believed Kasich would be a poor or terrible president, compared to Clinton's 46% and Trump's 60% [2]. The third poll, from Bloomberg, showed that Kasich had a positive net favorability compared to those of his opponents [3]. My opponent's claims of Kasich's unfavorability do not match up, especially when Kasich's views match up almost 100% with those of the Republican party. In fact, my opponent continues that "I think we all agree that the GOP nominee should be a candidate that is actually liked well by the GOP". I have proven that Kasich is well liked by the GOP. My opponent also asserts that someone who only won his home state should not be the GOP nominee. First of all, that says he, as governor of Ohio, is well liked by Ohioans. Second, he lost the election for a variety of reasons: he had to split the anti-Trump vote, he had poor media coverage compared to Trump, he was conventional in an election that favored unconventional, he was a part of the establishment in an election that favored anti-establishment ideas. But this does not mean he is unfavorable; as I said before, he has a relatively high net favorability and is the only candidate shown in the polls to beat Clinton. 2. His past. To summarize my opponent's argument, Kasich is generally unpleasant and he is a name-caller. What my opponent does not include is a comparison to Trump's past and Clinton's past. In the early 70's, the Trump Organization was found guilty of racial bias [4]. His companies also filed bankruptcy not four, but six times: the Trump Taj Mahal in 1991, the Trump Castle in 1992, the Trump Plaza and Casino in 1992, the Plaza Hotel in 1992, Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts in 2004, and Trump Entertainment Resorts in 2009 [5]. Michael Bloomberg, the multi-billionaire mayor of New York City said "Throughout his career Trump has left behind a well-documented record of bankruptcies and thousands of lawsuits and angry shareholders and contractors who feel cheated and disillusioned customers who feel ripped off. Trump says he wants to run the nation like he"s run his business. God help us! " [6]. From 2001-today, Hillary Clinton has given private and secretive speeches to banks like Goldman Sachs - and she refuses to release any transcripts. From 2009-2013, she 'carelessly' used a private email server containing classified information without approval. On September 11, 2012, Benghazi, Libya was attacked; Hillary lied about the cause, then told the Egyptian prime minister the true cause, and then continued to lie about it again [7]. Hillary Clinton, by definition, is a compulsive liar - she lies even when it does not matter; she lied that Chelsea was jogging around the World Trade Center on 9/11, she lied about landing under sniper fire in Bosnia, she lied about being named after Sir Edmund Hillary because he climbed Mt. Everest, even though it happened when she was six years old, she lied about being dead broke and in debt after leaving the White House, and she lied about being instrumental in northern Ireland [8] [9]. Had my opponent included this information, John Kasich would look like an angel - probably why it was left out in the first place. On top of that, many of my opponent's accusations regarding John Kasich resemble those of the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. Kasich is accused of being a name-caller; is Trump not a name-caller? Kasich is accused of mimicking a Parkinson's sufferer; did Trump not mock a disabled reporter? Conclusion My opponent falsely accuses John Kasich of being unfavorable because Ohioans wanted him to drop out. The reason for this, however, was because his chances of securing the nomination seemed slim. Why? Well first of all, he had to split the anti-Trump vote with Ted Cruz. Second, he was not represented in the media nearly as much as Donald Trump. Third, because he is a conventional candidate where voters seem to prefer uncoventional. Fourth, he is a part of the GOP establishment, which becomes clear when he has been in politics for many years and his beliefs match up with the GOP platform. These factors hindered his chance at the nomination - they do not equate to unfavorability. Kasich was the only candidate shown to defeat Hillary Clinton in hypothetical general election polls. Kasich had a net favorability of +14 whereas Cruz's was -23 and Trump's was -39. Only 20% of those sampled said Kasich would make a poor or terrible candidate, the lowest percentage compared to all other candidates (Sanders was a close second at 36%). SOURCES [1] . http://www.realclearpolitics.com... [2] . http://www.people-press.org... [3] . http://assets.bwbx.io... [4] . http://www.thedailybeast.com... [5] . http://www.politifact.com... [6] . http://www.theatlantic.com... [7] . http://www.theatlantic.com... [8] . https://www.truthaboutdeception.com... [9]