Subject: FW: TrackerBASE Report: PRES John Kasich at CA GOP Convention 4/29/2016
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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:11:54 -0700

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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: PRES John Kasich at CA GOP Convention 4/29/2016

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FROM: Eddie Meads

Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

Date: 04/29/16

RE: John Kasich at CA GOP Convention

Summary of Event:

Kasich spoke at the California GOP convention in San Francisco. Quick presser before he spoke. Asked about how he would appeal to pro-choice republican woman in california and about working with Cruz.

Key Points:

Clip A: Presser

First time in 36yrs hispanic chamber of commerce endorsed. I'm honored, thrilled.

Some of you heard my comments a few days ago. It's important in this race when there is so much negative that there is two paths. I understand anxiety but need to bring people together. American before democrat or republican. Having great time in san francisco. We are the little engine that could.

Q - you signed over a dozen bills regarding abortion, planned parenthood. Appeal to Pro choice republican women

Kasich - i've been pro life all my career. In terms of women's health we are not defunding women's health in ohio. Expanded medicaid in ohio. Over 330,000 woman covered. You have to respect people who don't agree with you, but i'm not going to change my views. I don't intend to spend a lot of time focusing on those issues. Focusing on lack of economic growth. A lot of these things can be fixed. Most important issue is spirit of country does not rest in president. Spirit rests in family, community. We worry about drugs, education. I believe we have to have good leaders. We haven't had good leaders. Dont wait for someone to show up to fix it. War on drugs. Most important thing to talk about. If you depress them it's hard to build team.

Q - submit delegates in all congressional districts?

K - i think so

Q - working with cruz?

Kasich - i'm interested in making sure clinton isn't pres.

Trump won't win. I'm only one who beats clinton. I win electoral college. I do better in general because i haven't  practiced negative politics.

I will come to CA in general election. Put pressure on dems to campaign in places. Trump is not going to have enough votes. Best day is when he walks in, then support declines.

I understand its steep climb. I know it’s tough, been in tough fights before. Critical country has choice, put on seat belts for convention

Q - CA in play?

Kasich - yes. Many places republicans think they can win and can’t. CA is out there, more difficult. I'd come here everyday if i could.

Q - message resonating?

K- when you live on negative side. You see what happened today. I may not be winning these votes now but over time. They need someone who can unite. That's what wins general. I've stopped complaining, but i was invisible until 8 weeks ago. More newspaper endorsements than trump. Do republicans think they can win by scaring hispanics? African american community, how do they feel. This country never been great when we fight with each other.

Clip B:

Kasich Video plays.

Chad Mays

Steve Poysner introduces Kasich

Another kasich video.

8:45 Kasich

First of all. I'm not a big panderer. But i love CA. coming here for a long time. When i was out of politics i came to silicon valley. You sit on bench and blink your eyes and you're a billionaire.

I want to tell you about myself. Grew up in small town outside of pittsburgh. Don't remember ever meeting republican. Son of a democrat mailman. I can understand and relate to people at every level. grandfather worked in mine, took haul to service. Told him it was peet. No one stood up for him. Never had much justice.

Lost eyesight while dying. Uncle said you taste mine in sandwiches.

Mothers mother could barely speech english. Only one to get out of 8th grade.

Radio talk show pioneer, would yell at radio.

Guy that lived next to us would get in van and leave and come home later than anyone. He was a fix it man just trying to make it. If wind blew wrong way people found themselves out of work.

Graduated high school when to ohio state university. Had 15 college roommates. Went to president of universities office. Lodged complaint. Talks about wanting his job. Story about meeting with Nixon. Wrote letter inviting myself to white house. Started debate with kasich family. Went to washington, said i had 5min. I didn't come all this way fro 5 min. Good news i spent 20min. Bad news i spent 18yrs in congress. Peaked at 18, shoulda moved to san francisco.

16:25

Used to say i had been struck by lightning. For whatever reason the good lord has given me grace to achieve things that as young kid couldn't have dreamed of. When you get grace from lord, you can't hesitate to do what you can do to improve lives of people. Mother used to say to make place a little better. Been republican all my life. Republican party is my vehicle not my master. My master is my wife.

I've been independent person. Not always served me well. When they can’t figure out what you are going to say sometimes it doesn't work. My job is to give every a chance to live out god given purpose. I was youngest elected to OH senate. Better haircut then. I was pentagon reformer. I ran on reagan agenda. Ran 5 states for reagan. No one wanted to run for him. The reagan agenda had not yet taken hold. I got to spend a lot of time with him.

I was only one to defeat incumbent democrat that year.

I became defence reformer. 6 yrs in i got on budget committee. We have 19t in debt. When debt goes up job opportunities go down. When we talk about bernie and hillary, i'm for free, give me free ben and jerry's. Young people want to dream. I tell them you can have all the free you want, but when you have that 30t debt you won't get job.

Virtually everyone who wanted a job had one, we balanced budget.

In fall clinton will talk clinton economy. Bill would jump in front of a protest and call it a parade. Economy was because congress, walked over hot coals even through government shutdown.

Amazon what you can achieve when you work together.

I wanted to get out of washington. Spent 9 years here. Walking around stanford. Love that campus. Sometimes you get a call. Time to go back, i decided to run for gov. I enjoyed being out of politics.

State was a mess. Important this is we created growth. We are up jobs. Economic growth is not end unto itself. You have opportunity to reach out to those in shadows. I was in SF today, woman on sidewalk, pointed her out, had big back pack stuffed full with all her earthly possession. Standing on cardboard, talking to herself, or someone who wasn't there. She was born, mother held her in arm. We can't fix it all but we can help mentally ill. Medicine, keep out of prison.

Secondly we have scourge of drugs. I know a guy by the name of sam. Sam is handsome, articulate smart, helped me in fight against drugs in OH. he is heroin addict. I know his parents. His father is exec at monsanto. He got caught breaking into car. Shouldn't play around with drug courts. When in to treatments and got out three days later and to this day he is missing.

I think about his parents, their son could be dead.

Working poor - don't know how we developed this policy that if you get promotion you lose child care. Nonscene, need to get rid of that policy.

Developmentally disabled.

Been endorsed by papers - wish it mattered

I was endorsed by hispanic chamber of commerce.

I got elected and was happy i didn't have to raise another dime, now i'm running for president. I can do this job. I've chosen to not live on dark side of human nature. I know people are angry and anxious. You have two choice as leader. You prey on fear and build self up while knocking down or acknowledge problems are real but solutions are possible. Never have we fixed anything when divided. Im worried about polarization.

We have had bad leadership. Too many people worried about themselves. I believe everyone in this room is made special. Told someone in UT there will never be anyone like you, you have certain gift for this world. Maybe i convinced her she was special? Maybe i scared her and made her cry.

We all have jobs to do on this earth. If nurse spend extra 20min with patients. Teachers who give up salary. Story about taking old lady lives on the corner out to dinner. Did you change world? I  think so.

We have to send power back. Founders believed states were labs of innovation. When i was congressman you had to apply 2 mon eary, now you jump fence.

We need to transfer power, money and influence out of that town.

33:30 welfare and drugs.

You can do better with poor with states innovation. Need leader who will create economic sense regulations. Reduce tax on business and individuals. Corp tax rate that gives incentives to invest in error.

Hope winding to a close here.

When i was kid new leaders made diff. Churchill lincoln. My hero was roberto clemente. Every kid fought over who would play him that day.

Spirit of country doesn't rest with big shots, its in us, families, neighborhood. Want to solve drug problem, what are you waiting on? Education, what are waiting on? Poverty, what are we waiting for? You think pres kasich is going to come and fix your problems? Doesn't work that way.

Doesn't mean we have to change everything. Lord wants to know what we did with what we were given. America works from bottom up.

Great opportunity, could blow it, our party needs to be gov is last resort. Ive got 5 notes on card. Those that have heard me know what i've said.

If its good for people its good for market. Everyone should have opportunity to rise. Party of hope. Party that remembers its the people that make the difference. Speak out about revive with, hope. Believe when you wake up more secure.

Thats the great american legacy.

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