John Kasich slammed the 76ers before shooting hoops on the campaign trail

Ohio Gov. John Kasich
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Presidential hopeful John Kasich isn't polling well in the crowded Republican field, with his numbers likely barely clearing the threshold for the next debate. To add insult to injury, any chance the Ohio governor had at a career in basketball is also on the rocks.

After holding a town hall at an athletic club in New Hampshire on Friday, Kasich challenged his spokesman, Chris Schrimpf, to a good ol' fashioned game of H-O-R-S-E. Kasich missed some shots at first. CBS News reports he ultimately won, but not without speculating the win was staged by Schrimpf.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.