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

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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