Report: Ohio Gov. Kasich 'virtually certain' to join 2016 race

John Kasich

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "virtually certain" to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, according to ABC News. Citing a source of its own, CNN later confirmed Kasich is "very likely" to join the race.

Kasich has said before he's interested a White House bid, saying last month, "If I can win, I'm likely to run."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.