John Kasich addresses supporters at a watch party in Berea, Ohio, on March 15, 2016. (Photo: Carrie Cochran, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Where Rubio got blown out in his home state, Ohio Gov. John Kasich kept his long-shot bid alive with a win at home. For Kasich, it marked his first win after weeks of contests in which he'd largely been overshadowed by the acrimonious campaign between Trump, Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Ohio always loomed as his do-or-die state, and with its winner-take-all 66 delegates and Rubio out of the race, Kasich's win allows him to, presumably, emerge as the latest preferred establishment candidate. He even had 2012 nominee Mitt Romney campaigning with him on Monday.
But being the preferred establishment choice hasn't exactly worked out so well this year. Just ask Rubio. With Trump amassing delegates in every state but Ohio on Tuesday and no obvious state remaining on the calendar where the Ohio governor is likely to pose a serious challenger to the front-runner, it's not clear what his next move is. But unlike Rubio, he's still in the race.
And Tuesday night he promised his supporters he would keep going "all the way to Cleveland" — even though he was speaking from Berea Ohio, about 20 miles from Cleveland, where the Republican convention will convene this summer.
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