John Kasich eats lunch at Bronx deli with 'Hillary Clinton' sandwich, demands his own custom namesake dish

John kasich goes to Bronx deli, wants his own sandwich named after him.
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John Kasich is apparently being starved by his campaign, as became evident on Thursday when he ate basically the entire contents of a deli in the Bronx on a campaign stop ahead of New York's April 19 primaries.

In an awkward turn of events, the regular menu at Mike's Deli features "Hillary Clinton's favorite" sandwich, but no "Kasich's favorite."

So Kasich just went ahead and demanded they make one:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.