Home field advantage. Whether you are in business sports or politics there is usually a huge advantage to battling your opponents on your home turf.
John Kasich is the sitting governor of the great state of Ohio. During his time in office Governor Kasich has turned a 300,000 job shortfall into 400,000 in job growth. He has turned a multi-million dollar budget deficit into a $2 billion dollar surplus. He has expanded Medicaid to make affordable health care available to tens of thousands of previously uninsured Ohioans. He has reversed a history of credit downgrades by the reporting bureaus to where Ohio is now boasts a strong financial position. He has bolstered safety net programs for the working poor and the mentally ill and he has changed the culture in the state’s response to drug abuse from incarceration to rehabilitation. He has accomplished all of this while lowering taxes more than any other sitting governor in the country.
John Kasich is running for President of the United States. Yesterday voters in his home state awarded him an 11 point primary victory over the favored Donald Trump.
Marco Rubio is the sitting senator from the great state of Florida. During his time in office Senator Rubio has accomplished nothing for the Florida voters that sent him to Washington. In fact Senator Rubio dislikes the senate so much that he rarely shows up in Washington to vote. In fact Senator Rubio has failed to show up for senate floor votes more times than any other sitting senator. The one and only piece of legislation that Senator Rubio sponsored during his time in office; the failed Gang of Eight Immigration Reform Bill…he now opposes.
Marco Rubio is running for President of the United States. Yesterday voters in his home state handed him a 19 point defeat at the hands of the favored Donald Trump.
Mercifully Rubio’s embarrassing defeat at home brought his sham of a campaign to an end.
There is usually a huge advantage to battling your opponents on your home turf.
First you have to show up.
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