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Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lee" title="Mike Lee">Mike Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy" title="Kevin McCarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a></li></ul> <div class="vte plainlinks" style="font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Template:Uspolitics" title="Template:Uspolitics">v</a> - <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Uspolitics" title="Template talk:Uspolitics">t</a> - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Uspolitics&action=edit">e</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Richard Kasich, Jr.</b> (1952–) is the former Governor of <a href="/wiki/Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> who ran for the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican</a> Presidential nomination for the <a href="/wiki/2016_U.S._Presidential_Election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 U.S. Presidential Election">2016 U.S. Presidential Election</a>. He was the most popular governor in the country<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> and has a long history of bipartisanship.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> He's a known policy wonk<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> and fan of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grateful_Dead" class="extiw" title="wp:The Grateful Dead" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: The Grateful Dead">the Grateful Dead.</span></a><sup><img alt="Wikipedia" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> He's been compared to <a href="/wiki/Jon_Huntsman" title="Jon Huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> (though he's mostly to the <a href="/wiki/Right-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-wing">right</a> of Huntsman). For the 2016 race, despite his strong record, he is simply too moderate for the GOP - or a <a href="/wiki/RINO" class="mw-redirect" title="RINO">RINO</a>, depending on your views. He is known for his passionate hatred for the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_(film)" class="extiw" title="wp:Fargo (film)" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Fargo (film)">Fargo</span></a><sup><img alt="Wikipedia" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#The_Good"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">The Good</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#The_Bad"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">The Bad</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Climate_change"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Climate change</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#The_smoke-filled_room_is_back"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">The smoke-filled room is back</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Good">The Good</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Kasich&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The Good">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li>Expanded Medicaid in Ohio since he realized through math that it would actually be a benefit to his state.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> To his credit, the percentage of uninsured Ohioans dropped from 17% to 11%.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup></li> <li>He supports criminal justice and prison reform.<sup id="cite_ref-pbs_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs-11">[11]</a></sup> He believes that the <a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prison</a> system is too large and took steps as Governor of Ohio such as sending those convicted of 4th and 5th-degree felonies to halfway homes instead of prison.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup></li> <li>He used to be strongly opposed to but has since taken a moderately conservative stance on <a href="/wiki/Gay_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay marriage">gay marriage</a>, saying that while he's still for "traditional marriage" he accepts the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a>'s ruling on the issue and doesn't seem interested in pressing the issue any further.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> He criticized <a href="/wiki/Kim_Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Davis">Kim Davis</a> (who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples) and said she should follow the law.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup></li> <li>In December 2018, he signed an executive order that prohibited discrimination against workers for the state of Ohio, on the basis of not only race and sexual orientation, but also "gender identity and expression", thus offering a touch more protection for Transgender and non-binary employees.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup></li> <li>In 2016, Kasich refused to endorse Republican presidential nominee <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and did not vote for him in the 2016 election (he reportedly cast a write-in vote for <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> instead).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> In 2020, he endorsed <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup></li> <li>He believes the <a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" title="Black Lives Matter">Black Lives Matter</a> movement has legitimate grievances.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup></li> <li>Not having to run for office gives him more latitude to sincerely criticize Trump, as compared to most "never-trumpers" who usually toe the Party line when it counts.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Bad">The Bad</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Kasich&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Bad">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li>Slowly leading Ohio to be one of the most anti-<a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> states in the country, almost surpassing <a href="/wiki/Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas">Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup></li> <li>Supports schools teaching <a href="/wiki/Intelligent_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Intelligent Design">Intelligent Design</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></li> <li>Said <a href="/wiki/Marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Marijuana">marijuana</a> is as bad as <a href="/wiki/Heroin" title="Heroin">heroin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup></li> <li>During his first year as Governor of Ohio, he proposed a bill (Senate Bill 5, or SB5) stripping collective bargaining rights and benefits from public employees. SB5 went even further than the similar Act 10 bill proposed (and ultimately passed) by Wisconsin Governor <a href="/wiki/Scott_Walker" title="Scott Walker">Scott Walker</a> (!) by including police officers and firefighters among the public employees who would have been affected by the bill. Ultimately, SB5 was overturned by a public referendum, and Kasich has tried to bury the issue ever since.</li> <li>Ruined Ohio's educational system through putting large amounts of money into largely unregulated <a href="/wiki/Charter_education" title="Charter education">charter schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Climate_change">Climate change</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Kasich&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate change">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>The fact is that you can have a strong environmental policy at the same time that you have strong economic growth; they are not inconsistent with one another.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—John Kasich<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-23">[23]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Kasich has been frustratingly inconsistent in his attitude towards accepting anthropogenic <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>. He accepts that climate change is real and has noted that humans contribute to it but says the extent of human impact is unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hp_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hp-24">[24]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> He admitted he does not know enough about it and believes "we shouldn't worship the environment".<sup id="cite_ref-hp_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hp-24">[24]</a></sup> To his credit, he does support taking action to address climate change<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-23">[23]</a></sup> but does not think the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="Environmental Protection Agency">EPA</a> should regulate emissions.<sup id="cite_ref-pbs_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_smoke-filled_room_is_back">The smoke-filled room is back</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Kasich&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The smoke-filled room is back">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Kasich, who needed 110% of the remaining delegates to win nomination after his lone Ohio <a href="/wiki/Primary_election" title="Primary election">primary</a> victory in 2016, made no bones about remaining in the race and driving it to an open convention. Like his predecessor, Ohio boss <a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">Warren G. Harding</a>, the two have become a byword for the proverbial "smoke-filled room" selection of presidential nominees. Granted that the other options were <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz">Ted Cruz</a>, and Kasich was clearly more qualified than Harding, this was one of those peculiar cases where blatant corruption would've been a <i>good</i> thing. </p><p>Kasich has the distinction of being the last of the Republican contenders to suspend his campaign when he dropped out on May 4, 2016, one day after Ted Cruz.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Kasich&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://johnkasich.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2><span 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href="http://www.cbsnews.com/media/five-things-to-know-about-john-kasich/">http://www.cbsnews.com/media/five-things-to-know-about-john-kasich/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jul/21/fact-checking-john-kasich/">http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jul/21/fact-checking-john-kasich/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jul/21/fact-checking-john-kasich/">http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jul/21/fact-checking-john-kasich/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/john-kasich-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/john-kasich-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0721/John-Kasich-enters-race.-Is-he-2016-s-Jon-Huntsman-video">http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0721/John-Kasich-enters-race.-Is-he-2016-s-Jon-Huntsman-video</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.vox.com/2015/7/21/9010095/john-kasich-fargo">https://www.vox.com/2015/7/21/9010095/john-kasich-fargo</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/john-kasich-fargo-blockbuster-2015-7">https://www.businessinsider.com/john-kasich-fargo-blockbuster-2015-7</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/08/13/uninsured-in-ohio-down-to-11.html">http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/08/13/uninsured-in-ohio-down-to-11.html</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/08/13/uninsured-in-ohio-down-to-11.html">http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/08/13/uninsured-in-ohio-down-to-11.html</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pbs-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pbs_11-0">11.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-pbs_11-1">11.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/john-kasich-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/john-kasich-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/06/ohio_gov_john_kasich_signs_sen.html">http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/06/ohio_gov_john_kasich_signs_sen.html</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/11/john-kasich-ohio-moderate-voting-record-republican-president-campaign">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/11/john-kasich-ohio-moderate-voting-record-republican-president-campaign</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Kate Davidson & Andrew Ackerman, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/09/06/john-kasich-says-kentucky-clerk-should-follow-law-on-gay-marriage/">John Kasich Says Kentucky Clerk Should Follow Law on Gay Marriage</a>, <i>Wall Street Journal</i> (September 6, 2015).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Trudy Ring, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.advocate.com/politics/2018/12/21/ohio-gov-john-kasich-signs-order-protecting-trans-state-workers/">Ohio Gov. John Kasich Signs Order Protecting Trans State Workers</a>, <i>advocate.com</i> (December 21, 2018).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="citation web">Henry J. Gomez. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/10/john_kasich_follows_through_on.html">"John Kasich follows through on vow not to vote for Donald Trump, writes in John McCain instead"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved 2016-12-23</span>.</span><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=John+Kasich+follows+through+on+vow+not+to+vote+for+Donald+Trump%2C+writes+in+John+McCain+instead&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Henry+J.+Gomez&rft.au=Henry+J.+Gomez&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleveland.com%2Fpolitics%2Findex.ssf%2F2016%2F10%2Fjohn_kasich_follows_through_on.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:John_Kasich"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Peter Baker, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/politics/john-kasich-biden.html">John Kasich, a ‘Deeply Worried’ Republican, Steps Up for Biden</a>, the New York Times 17 Aug. 2020</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/04/21/why-i-asked-john-kasich-what-he-hears-when-he-hears-black-lives-matter/?utm_term=.99cac9a881d3#comments">https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/04/21/why-i-asked-john-kasich-what-he-hears-when-he-hears-black-lives-matter/?utm_term=.99cac9a881d3#comments</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/06/29/3674322/abortion-ohio-budget/">http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/06/29/3674322/abortion-ohio-budget/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/insight/2014/09/28/candidates-at-odds-on-hot-button-issues.html">http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/insight/2014/09/28/candidates-at-odds-on-hot-button-issues.html</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/john-kasich-equates-marijuana-with-heroin-a-scourge-in-this-country/">http://www.mediaite.com/online/john-kasich-equates-marijuana-with-heroin-a-scourge-in-this-country/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/02/10/the-education-mess-in-ohio-under-gov-john-kasich/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/02/10/the-education-mess-in-ohio-under-gov-john-kasich/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-guardian-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-guardian_23-0">23.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-guardian_23-1">23.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-guardian_23-2">23.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">[<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/mar/14/sanders-clinton-rubio-and-kasich-answer-climate-debate-questions">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/mar/14/sanders-clinton-rubio-and-kasich-answer-climate-debate-questions</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hp-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hp_24-0">24.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hp_24-1">24.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/john-kasich-climate-change_us_560ec77be4b076812701d590">http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/john-kasich-climate-change_us_560ec77be4b076812701d590</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/john-kasich-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/">http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/john-kasich-believe-candidate-stands-10-issues/</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/us/politics/john-kasich.html?_r=0">John Kasich Drops Out of Presidential Race</a> New York Times</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div role="navigation" aria-labelledby="2016_United_States_presidential_election_articles_on_RationalWiki-navigationbox" class="toccolours" style="clear:both; 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