i want to focus, if i can, on john kasich.ecause john kasich is trying to present to the american people that, you know, he would be a good presidential nominee. i mean, he's a guy that is willing to work across the aisle. he's a guy who is a moderate compared to all these other radicals, like the guy in florida we were talking about yesterday. i mean, this guy was in the congress. he's run state budgets. he's worked with democrats. and everything else. john kasich, this is your chance to prove that you care about people voting. this is your chance to prove that you truly are a moderate and you can separate yourself away from these radicals in the state of ohio who are trying to spup pre suppress the votes. state senator nina turner is running for secretary of state. and if she wins, there is no doubt that she is going to make it a hell of a lot easier for the folks of ohio to vote. this is an attempt by republicans to limit her power if she wins before she even gets into office. and i will tell you right now, get all your pol

i want to ask you what could john kasich do? what do workers want governor kasich to do?governor had to do was make one phone call and tell them to ask aep to give us another break. we weren't asking for a break forever. we had the intention of building our own power plant. but we needed a break until that happened. he didn't make the phone call. he didn't care enough. >> what kind of break? what did you want the governor to do? make some guarantees that these jobs weren't going to go away at all costs? >> we needed a payment program with aep that we could survive on. the aluminum has been down for quite some time, but it's starting to show some signs of recovery, scene we were hoping to get a power break so we could survive long enough for the aluminum industry to recover. we think it's going that way. >> you think it's going that way. now, it would seem to me that conservatives would be saying this is just market forces taking place. is that what you're hearing? >> it -- we keep hearing that there's a lot of reasons why the aluminum industry hasn't recovered any faster,

suddenly you realize -- there's my good friend john kasich.o be excited about the future of the republican party. i'm really excited about the future of the republican party because i don't know what that future is, but do i know this. it doesn't come out of washington, d.c. >> yeah. our history as a party is to rally around our successful governors, the governors who don't balance budgets by demagoguing entitlements or talk about taking things away. they balance their budget because their state constitutions require them to do so. our governors have the ability to reach across the aisle not about squishing themselves up but it's required by law. i'm curious who did you hear from that we're not talking about in this time zone? >> i would tell you something, david axelrod will know this too. rick perry who -- >> very charming. >> i was kind of tough to. a little tough. i apologized to his wife yesterday. >> good. >> but, you know what, david, you understand this because you've been through it and nicole you understand this. john kasich actually

john kasich. president obama saying nice things. that occurs some case maybe even many cases because is he african-american. >> and is oprah winfrey saying president obama's critics are racist? we'll discuss it. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. and the factor begins right now. i'm laura ingraham in for bill o'reilly. it's complicated. that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo. as congress debated today whether to proceed legislatively to help the millions of americans who have had their insurance policies cancelled, i was thinking about one of the points the president kept making repeatedly at his obamacare press conference. >> we always knew that that was going to be complicated and everybody was going to be paying a lot of attention to it the truth is that this is, number one, very complicated. what we are also discovering is that insurance is complicated to buy. buying health insurance is never going to be like buying a song on itunes. you know, it's just a much more complicated transaction. >> yes

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i am looking at john kasich right now and i am so glad he is here. he is the reason i got into politics. so you can blame john. i was 28 years old and i was watching john on the house floor. and instead of john just saying we don't like bill clinton's budget, john kasich made his own budget. he worked with tim penny and they went on the floor in the middle of this debate and they talked for about 30 minutes, 45 minutes about their vision of how to balance the budget and how to move this country forward. so when i went out on the campaign trail, instead of just criticizing bill clinton, when people asked me what would you do? what would you vote for when you got to washington, d.c., i said that i would do what dante sick was talking about doing. we didn't like hillary's health plan so we had two or three different republican ideas for health-care plans. newt helped put together the contract with america so we went out and we had a positive on the construct it approach in the campaign. and it made a big difference. you remember earl hutto? you served w

start with ohio governor john kasich. more than 400 homes were evacuated after a train derailed causing a chemical spill. the rail road provided the families with a free thanksgiving day record. >>> possible 30,000 people laced up for the run to feed the hungry in sacramento. they hoped to haraise 900,000 dollars. >>> the jut going boston mayor served people less fortunate. got a good meal. a warm reception. he's been doing this for the past two decades. >>> in detroit now, some of the folks there, cold weather. gets dicey up there ever now and again. this was a mess. multiple accidents throughout the motor city. conditions so bad that interstate 75 was temporarily shut down. let's go to bill karins now. >> the snow is over with. their lions won. good mornings, everyone. tranquil weather conditions in most of the states. the northwest is about to get worse. temperatures not too bad but it is cold portland to medford. the low off the coast is lurking. some rains shifting north ward. a little bit toward santa barbara. anoth

. >> john kasich. >> whether it's john kasich or jeb bush or chris christie or bobby jindal or scottalker, the party sees a lot of pragmatic -- more pragmatic republicans who have done things, accomplished things in their states while also be conservative and that governors have been in recent times in our lifetimes, governors have had a much better record of winning the presidency than senators or congressmen. and i think the party really wants to win in 2016. and realize their system did not help them do that in 2012 and that they need to make some structural adjustments if they're going to put themselves in the best position to win three or four years from now. >> i think they need someone to bring them together. i can only think of someone like kasich or walker. the new book of yours everybody knows about, another big hit for these guys. mark halperin and john heilemann. >>> up next, i had a good night on "the late show with david letterman." i think you're going to like it. this is "hardball," of course, the place for politics. >>> our next guest is the host of "hardball" on msn

governor john kasich visited with evacuated families having a thanksgiving dinner provided by the railroad at the high school. kasich says the evacuation and cleanup has been handled well and could serve as a model for emergency crews. no injuries were reported. in massachusetts a mother says someone has given her a holiday surprise she will never forget. this mother of six year old twins and a 20-month old admits money has been tight but she was still determined to make christmas special. she bought several hundred dollars worth of gifts at her local walmart on the layaway plan. she had hoped to have the gifts all paid off by mid- december but as it turned out she didn't have to worry. an anonymous donor paid her balance in full. she says the gesture is about so much more than money. and adds her faith in people and their kindness is stronger than ever. here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. fish and other wildlife are making their return to other strains our rivers to 200 this not thousands of panhandlers. >>: they are stacking the rocks or pieces of concrete and wa

john kasich's interested. scott walker. paul ryan.indal, nikki hailey. >> got to run the clock out. cruz/christie, come on. >> i think christie would be a stronger candidate. no question in my mind. >> it seems like everybody's excited about chris christie and hillary clinton. >> i'm mike pence. you heard it here. >> we should mention amy -- >> now we're just naming everyone. thanks to donna brazile and tim pawlen pawlenty. >> you can also weigh in on our fire back question. would you vote for for a 2016 presidential candidate who did not have peerns in washington? from the left, i'm van jones. from the right, i ' am s.e. cup. >>> out front next, george zimmerman arrested and charged. >> he had broken a table and at one point pointed a long-barrelled shotgun at her. >>> and toronto's crack-smoking mayor acts out again and again. >> i didn't push her. >>> plus lady gaga's revelation. >> i was speaking up to 15 to 20 marijuana cigarettes a day with no tobacco. >>> let's go out front. >>> good evening, everyone

i worked for john kasich.im about medicaid expansion, it's keeping ohio dollars in here. he made a coaching organizement why it made sense to make that expansion. you look at a guy like john kasich and say he is a true, compassionate conservative. he delivered social services programs in his state, and balanced the budget. >> the debate will be he stood up for obama care. that will be the debate. then he'll start panicking once people are like wait a second, he supported obama care. >> the big money will come in with the simplistic ads that say this guy likes obama. >> if the kasich's or christie's can get past the primary, a huge if, i think they are going to get sliced up. if they get past the primary, they are going to be formidable. >> absolutely. >> that's a big if. >> a sensible republican, the few that are left in the party -- >> plenty of us. plenty of us. >> can get through the primary. >> bill clinton got through -- my only contemporary reasonable history on this is bill clinton gets through the prim

ohio governor john kasich spent the day with families forced out of their homes for the holiday. the homes were evacuated early wednesday after a train derail caused a chemical spill. the railroad provided the displaced families with a free thanksgiving dinner. >>> in sacramento, a record 33,000 laced up for the annual run to feed hungry people. check this out. the race hopes to raise about $900,000 for charity. >>> and outgoing mayor, turkey and fixings for all those in need of a good meal and warm reception. the mayor has been doing it the past two decades. >>> now the latest in sports from my dear friend t.j. holmes. good morning, t.j. so great to see you. >> good to see you. strange to hear you talk about sports, but, yeah. no. we had some newsworthy topics actually in sports. of course, thanksgiving day, everybody's talking about football, and the first game here really was an odd game. it was an ugly game. we're talking about baltimore and pittsburgh. we start here. you see this clip. this happens every once in a while. a little snafu, the kicker trying to be a running back

you look at what's happened with john kasich in ohio. the number of jobs rick perry has created.he amount of reform with scott walker and tonight's victory in new jersey. i think there are a number of republican governed who represent the kind of change that you could make a pretty powerful campaign out of. and really big challenge. i want to put up a poll number that will not make governor christie happy. the question was asked, if the candidates in 2016 are clinton and christie, this is in christie's own statement. he is currently today after having just run a campaign for re-election, behind by 49-43. >> wow! >> that is because voters really know the difference between electing a hillary clinton for president versus chris christie who is anti-union. anti-choice and i don't think his brand of republicanism will stand the test of time. you mentioned governors. we need to add jerry brown. california is doing a great job these days and we don't talk a lot about california. >> let me, if i might. stay here. next, we cease fire. is there anything the two of you can agree on? we also

i think another governor like john kasich who has that blue collar sensibility.obody attached to washington can beat hillary, although that's going to be hillary's biggest challenge is disassociating herself from the obama administration. >> hillary clinton won't run. do the democrats have anybody that can beat governor christie? >> oh, sure. joe biden is likely to be the nominee if she doesn't run. and i think he can beat christie. he had pro found appeal in those tough swing states like ohio where it really matters. remember, that's what he did for obama in 2008 and 2012. he was the guy responsible for carrying pennsylvania and did a lot of the heavy lifting in florida. >> why are you so high on biden and he gets such bad press? >> it's easy to caricature him. voters relate to him, they relate to him in a very real way. if he gets to go out there and run, i don't think he'll run if hillary runs. people are going to like what they see. remember when brian williams asked him the question, what are you going to do about the fact that people think you talk too much

when scott walker and rick snyder and john kasich runs for re-election, they are not going to be talking about social issues. >> howard, i want to talk to you about the mac. if things go that way, terry mcauliffe is going to be governor of virginia. i just said that. a seasoned democratic operative and campaign genius, what do you think the implications are for that in 2016 and also what kind of job is terry mcauliffe going to do as governor of virginia? >> i think he's going to do a very good job. i've known terry for a long time through the clintons. has he an enormous amount of energy, a good salesperson for that state. he's somebody that can work with republicans and democrats. one thing they are looking for is somebody that can go across party lines and work with somebody to get something done. the current governor in virginia had that reputation. he lost some of his luster because of the scandals. cuccinelli was so far to the right on transportation issues, other issues where democrats and republicans came together that mcauliffe seemed like the bipartisan moderate. here is a guy f

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mike pence and john kasich who ran briefly for president himself in 2000 and has never really let gof the idea. rand paul of kentucky is an influential u.s. senator. i think they want someone outside of what's going on. someone like myself who has been promoting term limits. >> reporter: since 2010, the debate on the right has been between the tea party versus the establishment. looking forward to 2014 and '16, it's already appear to go morpm into a washington outsider/insider. >> carl cameron live in scottsdale. thank you. >>> florida republican congre congressman trey radel has checked himself into a rehab facility. he's taking a leave of absence to deal with substance abuse issues. yesterday he pleaded guilty to misglean or cocaine possession. he was sentenced to a year's proceed base. >>> stocks today were back in positive territory.dow gained 109 to close at another record high finishing above 16,000 for the first time. the s&p 500 was up 14.5. nasdaq ended ahead 48. >> political signs of the times misspelled, of course. and an army on a different stomach and owe depending a who

and they get mugged by reality the way chris christie did in new jersey and the way john kasich did inand even rick scott to some extent in florida. they've got to govern and deal with real on the ground problems and that turns the biggest ideologue into a pragmatic person. that was -- was that jersey, could there be anything more jersey than the setting for that announcement in asbury park last night? it was just amazing. >> there's a saying in the hip hop community, real talk. they'll have to have real talk about chris christie and incredible coalition. whatever you think of his politics, this was remarkable, a third of democrats went out for him. a majority of the latinos in the state, and an unusually large share, one out of five african-american voters and speak to that and when democrats wake up to what a strong coalition he put together yesterday. >> i think it was very impressive. you're right to show those numbers. i think that's one of the most impressively sort of multicultural ethnic coalitions i've seen any major republican figure put together in a long, long time. and tha

. >> the president also hailed republican ohio governor john kasich for his decision to expand medicaid coverage as part of the affordable care act in his state. it comes hours after a contract conference and press conference in the white house briefing room around mid-day where the president vowed to pressure and let insurers renew for one year health plans that would otherwise be canceled. >> this fix won't solve every problem for every person. but it's going to help a lot of people. doing more will require work with congress and i've said from the beginning, i'm willing to work with democrats and republicans to fix problems as they arise. this is an example of what i was talking about. we can always make this law work better. >> the change would only apply to those who have current policies, not meeting affordable care act standards, or have had their policies canceled. insurers would have to inform customers of other aca options and those buying new policies could not purchase those substandard plans. the reversal on the issue comes in response to disgruntled customers and growing r

the other argument you could make about those two and chris christie is what ohio governor john kasich said about kraftie. i'm quoting him. people just like him. he has one other thing going for him it's called celebrity. in case you haven't noticed that's a big darn deal in america today. he will draw crowds and be effective in raising money. i have no doubt. i don't think, lois, that there's any doubt that christie might be the brightest candle burning right now, but i think it's fair to say romney was head of the rga when he ran the first time. there is a line chris christie has to walk. he can't use it for more personal than for party gain. >> i don't know about that. i think he's going to use the role to maximize everything in his life. you know, chris christie is in an incredibly good position right now. the governors are coming together and staying on message and saying you don't want someone from washington right now. you want a chief executive. they're trying a take away the attention from washington to themselves. i think they have a good point. i don't think you can elect so

so why were republican governors in nearby states, john kasich in ohio, rick snyder in michigan, why were they wrong to take this medicaid expansion money? >> you'll never hear me say that any of them around because every state is different. i will tell you why i did it and why i made the choice. why i did not make the alternative. every state is different. in our case, we were present of the false choice between yes, you take it, and potentially put your taxpayers at risk about which i was reminded reporters in my state last week yet again why i thought from my point of view that was an easy decision, because why would you take medicaid expansion, so you want me to depend on a federal government who cannot get a website up and going to extend payments for the amount of money that they were going to get, when today, in my most recent budget that i signed and went to effect july 1, had to put over $600 million more of state money into medicaid, which over 40% of that is because the federal government has backed away from previous amendments, without an expansion. that is where my conc

. >> what do you make of john kasich who is the governor of ohio, a republican.seems to be a war on the poor. that if you're poor somehow you're shiftless and lazy. there's a guy who's heard all the country club lines because he's not a country club republican. and he's heard that kind of sneering comment from the rich. i heard it the other day at a pretty well off school. a kid complaining about how the poor people get too much welfare money. and of course i asked the kid how much they get. he had no idea. but he heard it at home or heard it on fox. this idea that the federal budget is caused by welfare payments is nonsense. yet the country club argument is that's those lazy shiftless people. now you have that as a republican doctrine here. >> that's right. and the republican doctrine is based on the precip that they don't care about people like you or me. they care about their own special interests. here's another example. they say we can't afford public assistance for poor people and working families. and yet they vote every year to continue a $40 billion wind

he's actually had to govern something as an executive, so i would put him in the category of john kasich of ohio, jan brewer, who have for example expanded medicaid. but on the fundamental question of the size and power of government, i think he's right there with them. >> i also had to point out one thing. he got into a fight with a teacher, he yelled at per. i'll say that again. goldie, go ahead. >> there are a couple things about this. number one, it is, typically 12 months, 18 months out before a presidential election or any election. you have to road test your messages. it is curious that we are far enough out and he's got far enough of a lead over his opponent to be road testing messages right now. >> he's road testing the compromise moderate message -- >> but i've got to tell you, if he runs this message to oklahoma, to alabama, to mississippi, to georgia, that jalopy will not get out of the dealership before it breaks down, because then they're looking, go you know, what are you saying to us? and so, that's the kind of language they're looking for. so, yeah, he's had to govern pl

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to give the governor of arizona credit and john kasich in ohio credit. 20 years we expanded medicaid and universal health care for kids under 18 in vermont since. thises a way to get health care to people who need it. not only the republican governors refusing to accept money from the federal government throwing the poor people under the bus which we expect, they're throwing the hospitals under the bus because uncompensated care went away for the hospitals that used to see poor people without money and insurance and assumed that people take the expansions so it's not just the poor people that can't pay. the emergency rooms are still flooded and now the hospitals and their insurance premiums go up as a result of what the republicans are doing. it's stunning. >> right. >> how stubborn they are. how foolish they are and how poorly they serve their elect rat. >> melissa, so frustrated this week watching how this unfolded. i don't think the president should have been in the president of having to apologize. i think that i wanted the democrats to just stay behind him and let's just get thi

half or so of the conference, what i've heard from governors all across the country, whether it's john kasich in ohio or scott walker in wisconsin or, you know, folks leak the ones sitting up here with me, we talk about the common sense solutions we're bringing to the people of our state and things that are getting done on their behalf. and that's what our focus is going to continue to be. we have extraordinary records of people up on the stage who will be up for election next year, some of them, and others further in the distance. we'll talk about our records and what we've accomplished. i think it's going to be a strong and compelling message for the people of the country over the 2014 year. so, i am looking forward to assuming the chairmanship this afternoon. i'm honored by my colleagues' confidence in me. my job is to go out and elect and re-elect republican governors and that's my sole focus over the course of the next 11 months oop i thank them for their support and confidence and turn it over to governor of south carolina. >> chris christie, governor of new jersey, on a high from a lan

last night governor john kasich postponed ronald phillips' execution until next summer so the medicalities can be considered. phillips had been schedule you willed to be executed today for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl. >> and the earth opened up overnight in florida. a sink hole, look at it about 12 feet wide and it could still grow has forced the evacuation of several homes. part of a patio has caved in and there is a boat hanging on the edge and a naesh's pool appears to be cracking. if you read only one thing this morning, read this, full disclosure, these social media phenomenons are fast and furious. i still have a box of vhs tapes i refuse to throw away. having said that "vanity fair" has a hilarious and very telling collection of social media, and i'm asking you thz done more harm than good? it's up on our facebook page. let us know what you think. head to facebook/jansingco. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe e

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that's the point difference between ohio governor john kasich and his little-known challenger, ed fitzgeraldbent in a bit of trouble. the new quinnipiac poll released today shows fitzgerald inching up in the race even though he's relatively unknown. kasich still leads among republicans but right now he's under 50. >>> finally, 11, that's the percentage, how much more likely you are to identify as a republican if you only have daughters. a study published today by pew research found that if you only have daughters and no sons you're more likely to be a republican. bush-cheney, they all had daughters only. right? it's called the daughters effect. it seemed to hold true for president bush but not so much for presidents clinton and obama. there you go. >>> up next, supreme challenge. we're taking a deep dive into what could be the next hurdle for the president's health care law. [ dennis ] it's always the same dilemma -- who gets the allstate safe driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! [ chuckles ] wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. [ female announcer ] switch today a

ohio governor john kasich has decided to delay today's scheduled execution of a condemned child killernute request to donate organs to his ailing mother and sister. prison officials had rejected the request ronald phillips made monday. but the governor wants to allow time to study whether phillips could save lives by donating his heart and kidney. we asked you yesterday should he be allowed to donate his organs before put to death? 91% of you said yes. surprised. 9% of you said no. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'll see you tomorrow. "the cycle" is up next. or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ohhh...oh boy! i'm falling. everybody look out! ahhhhh...ugh. little help here. geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. anybody? i remember thinking there's a lot i have to do... check my blood sugar, eat better. start insulin. today i learned there's something i don't have to do anymore. my doctor said with levemir® flexpen... i don't have to use

so why were republican governors in nearby states, john kasich in ohio, rick snyder in michigan, why were they wrong to take this medicaid expansion money? >> you'll never hear me say that any of them around because every state is different. i will tell you why i did it and why i made the choice. why i did not make the alternative. every state is different. in our case, we were present of the false choice between yes, you take it, and potentially put your taxpayers at risk about which i was reminded reporters in my state last week yet again why i thought from my point of view that was an easy decision, because why would you take medicaid expansion, so you want me to depend on a federal government who cannot get a website up and going to extend payments for the amount of money that they were going to get, when today, in my most recent budget that i signed and went to effect july 1, had to put over $600 million more of state money into medicaid, which over 40% of that is because the federal government has backed away from previous amendments, without an expansion. that is where my conc