John Kasich says if he's president, 'no one will be left behind in the United States of America'

In Columbus, Ohio, Gov. John Kasich vowed to win his home state in next week's primary, saying the presidential race would then become "a whole new ballgame."

Kasich came in second behind Donald Trump in Tuesday's Michigan primary, and touted the positive campaign he's been running, vowing to "never throw mud at anybody." He reminded his supporters that it was up to them to change the world, and said the strength of the United States "rests in our families, in our neighborhoods, in our communities. I'll be the CEO to get these things straightened out."

Kasich also had a message for "people out there who feel as though no one pays attention to them," including people addicted to drugs, the developmentally disabled, the mentally ill, "the working poor penalized for working harder and smarter," and "our friends in the minority community: "As we rise economically, no one will be left behind in the United States of America if I'm president."

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