John Kasich's campaign thinks he'll do well enough in South Carolina to knock other candidates out of the race

John Kasich.
(Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A top strategist for John Kasich believes that no matter how the Republican presidential candidate does in Saturday's South Carolina primary, it will be enough "to drive somebody else out of the race."

John Weaver told reporters that he is sure two candidates — including Jeb Bush — will exit the race over the next week, The Associated Press reports. "For all practical purposes, there's no path forward" for Bush, Weaver added. While the Ohio governor finished second in New Hampshire, expectations are not as high in South Carolina, and Kasich has been primarily focusing on gaining exposure in states that have primaries and caucuses in March.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

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.