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John Kasich Rising—and Realist?

There’s now a minor media buzz about John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who is now in clear second in New Hampshire—and rising. If he manages to vault even more clearly over Bush, Christie, and Rubio there, he’ll garner lots of national attention. Having attended two of his events, I could see him thriving under a greater spotlight. He’s smart, optimistic, has a compelling personal story, was a very successful governor of a swing state, has an attractive family (wife and three teenage daughters, traveling with him this week in the campaign).

Trump, Cruz, and the (Partial) Repudiation of Bushism

Michael Gerson pleads for someone to stop Trump and Cruz:

For Republicans, the only good outcome of Trump vs. Cruz is for both to lose. The future of the party as the carrier of a humane, inclusive conservatism now depends on some viable choice beyond them.

I have already made my point about the absurdity of treating the modern GOP as “the carrier of a humane, inclusive conservatism,” so I’ll just say here that supporters of preventive war have no standing to lecture anyone else on what is immoral or obscene.

New Hampshire and the Impending Collapse of the “Establishment” Candidates

It is less than a month before the New Hampshire primary, where Cruz hopes to be able to knock Rubio out of the race:

“I don’t know where anywhere else Kasich is going to do well. I think Christie has a short half-life,” said former New Hampshire House Speaker Bill O’Brien, a Cruz co-chairman here. “Rubio, on the other hand, could stay around for a while — but I don’t think he’s going to.”

Some of Rubio’s top supporters acknowledge the Florida senator needs to win the establishment free-for-all here.

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