John Kasich doesn't think voters are angry, but 'hopeful'
John Kasich is looking on the bright side, and said he's certain voters are, too.
During an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, the Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate announced that "contrary to what we hear, they're not angry. I don't think they're angry at all. I think they're upset things are not going well for them. Their wages are stuck, a lot of things like that. But they really want to hear answers. And they want to be hopeful." If you come in angry, he said, "You're not going to win. You probably wouldn't win New Hampshire."
Kasich is doing what he can to stand out in the crowded field of candidates. "I'm in my own lane," he said. "You cannot put me in anybody else's lane." He's confident he's a true leader, who won't "lead people down some dark alley. A leader says, 'Hey, look at the road ahead.'" He told AP he has no plans of dropping out of the race, and has "never had a better time in politics. I'm very proud of the campaign we've run. Win or lose, I'm moving on feeling that boy, we really did great. We really made a mark."
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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