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| | |[[AFL-CIO]] and the other union special interests have him as a top target, but he stood his ground until recently where he's starting to adopt RINO stances on issues. | | |[[AFL-CIO]] and the other union special interests have him as a top target, but he stood his ground until recently where he's starting to adopt RINO stances on issues. |
| | |January 2015 polling showed him leading the GOP field in Iowa. Walker formally announced his candidacy on July 13, 2015.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/13/walker-announces-2016-white-house-bid/</ref> | | |January 2015 polling showed him leading the GOP field in Iowa. Walker formally announced his candidacy on July 13, 2015.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/13/walker-announces-2016-white-house-bid/</ref> |
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| | |[[John Kasich]] | | |[[John Kasich]] |
| | |Two-term Ohio Governor, former U.S. House of Representative | | |Two-term Ohio Governor, former U.S. House of Representative |
| | |Expanded Medicare in his state, said the Bible supports [[Obamacare]], D.C. beltway insider. | | |Expanded Medicare in his state, said the Bible supports [[Obamacare]], D.C. beltway insider. |
| − | |On May 24, 2015, Kasich "all but announced" his intention to run, saying, "[W]ithin a period of time, I will make a decision and if we meet our metrics, I'm going to move forward. I have to tell you that I'm increasingly optimistic about all of this."<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/24/john-kasich-2016_n_7431372.html</ref> | + | |On July 21, 2015, Kasich officially declared his candidacy, stating, "I have decided to run for president of the United States."<ref>http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/07/21/john-kasich-presidential-announcement.html</ref> |
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