John Kasich tells Jeb Bush to relax: 'It's just an election'

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published 9 February 2016

Ohio Gov. John Kasich believes that unlike his rivals in the Republican field, he took the high road in his presidential campaign, and because of that, "we feel the momentum."

"There will be no regrets in the Kasich campaign for all the work we've put in, the positivity of all of it," he told CNN Tuesday. Kasich said candidates like Jeb Bush have spent millions on ads attacking him, and it's a "shame to see people take the low road to the highest office in the land."

Speaking of Bush, Kasich has some advice for his campaign: chill. "They're getting more and more desperate," he said. "They need to relax a little bit. You know, it's just an election, a campaign. It's like they're freaking out. Calm down, Bush people. It's not that serious."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.