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John Kasich Quits Race Despite Claims He's GOP's 'Only Hope' Against Clinton

  • by: Alan Duke
  • (Wed, 04 May 2016 16:04:24 Z)

John Kasich will announce Wednesday that he is dropping out of the GOP presidential race, CNN reports. The Ohio governor has scheduled a 5pET/2pPT event to make the announcement.

The decision comes a day after Ted Cruz quit the 2016 Republican race, making Donald Trump the winner of the party's nomination.

Earlier Wednesday, Kasich posted a Star Wars themed video on Twitter titled "Our Only Hope," which suggested that Kasich was the GOP's only hope in defeating Hillary Clinton in November.

His decision to drop out also comes hours after his campaign insisted in a Facebook page that Trump's Indiana victory and Cruz's defeat would not deter him.

Tonight's results are not going to alter Gov. Kasich's campaign plans. Our strategy has been and continues to be one that involves winning the nomination at an open convention. The comments from Trump, on the verge of winning in Indiana, heighten the differences between Governor Kasich and his positive, inclusive approach and the disrespectful ramblings from Donald Trump.

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Editor-in-Chief Alan Duke co-founded Lead Stories after ending a 26-year career with CNN, where he mainly covered entertainment, current affairs and politics. Duke closely covered domestic terrorism cases for CNN, including the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the UNABOMBER and search for Southeast bomber Eric Robert Rudolph. CNN moved Duke to Los Angeles in 2009 to cover the entertainment beat. Duke also co-hosted a daily podcast with former HLN host Nancy Grace, "Crime Stories with Nancy Grace" and hosted the podcast series "Stan Lee's World: His Real Life Battle with Heroes & Villains." You'll also see Duke in many news documentaries, including on the Reelz channel, CNN and HLN.

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