By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Thursday, November 10, 2016
Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s staff held a “come to Jesus†meeting early Wednesday as
reality set in that Donald Trump would be the 45th U.S. commander in chief.
The Buckeye State and its critical 18 electoral votes helped Mr. Trump’s Republican campaign thrash rival Hillary Clinton (279 electoral college votes to 228),
despite not having Mr. Kasich’s support. An inside source told The Daily Caller that the billionaire’s stunning victory
prompted pleas to cancel an upcoming speech laced with anti-Trump rhetoric.
“The inner circle sat him down and had a come to Jesus talk and got him to cancel the speech,†the source said, the website reported Thursday.
The website noted that Mr. Trump’s Ohio win was impressive because former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney had access to Mr. Kasich’s full support network in 2012 and still lost his White House bid to President Obama.
Mr. Kasich wrote in Arizona Sen. John McCain on his presidential ballot Tuesday, but he did take time to congratulate Mr. Trump on Twitter early Wednesday.
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