Ohio governor will announce presidential bid next month
The governor of the US state of Ohio, John Kasich, will announce his candidacy for president next month, seeking the Republican Party’s nomination in the 2016 election.
Kasich will join 13 other Republican candidates on July 21 at the Ohio State University, in Columbus, according to an adviser.
The adviser said he will be positioned in former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s “back right pocket” – with establishment appeal, but slightly more conservative.
The 63-year-old candidate, however, admitted that his national poll numbers are low in comparison with those running and considering a bid.
"I came into this office to take care of our beloved Ohio. I didn't travel outside the state. I didn't go out and politick, what I wanted to do was fix Ohio," he told CBS on Sunday.
Kasich, who was reelected to a second term as Ohio's governor last November, said his potential presidential run depended on raising enough money to compete in the crowded Republican field.
In an interview with ABC in May, Kasich called himself “the most experienced in the field, with being an executive running a big state like Ohio, dealing with problems like [shootings by police in] Cleveland. At the same time, being in Congress, balancing the budget — I was the chairman — and also serving on the defense committee for 18 years.”
When he was asked about being the vice-presidential nominee, Kasich answered, “Forget it… I don’t play for seconds.”
Kasich briefly pursued a presidential bid in 2000, but he was dropped out in July 1999.
Other Republican presidential hopefuls are Jeb Bush, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.
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