John Kasich signs with CNN as senior political commentator
Source: CNN Business
(CNN)John Kasich's time as Ohio governor just came to an end. And his time as a CNN commentator just began.
On Tuesday morning CNN announced that Kasich is the newest addition to the network's stable of commentators.
He will appear as a guest across an array of CNN programs. Kasich's first appearance will be on "Cuomo Prime Time" on Tuesday night. His hiring was first reported by Axios on Tuesday morning.
Kasich's move to CNN is notable because he is one of the most prominent critics of President Trump within the Republican Party. He has declined to rule out a 2020 primary bid against Trump.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/15/media/john-kasich-cnn-contributor/index.html
CNN has hired former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich as a contributor even though he is considering running for president in 2020. Kasichs hire is the latest example of a cable news outlet unethically allowing potential office seekers to use its national platform to boost their future election chances while simultaneously drawing a paycheck. Kasich will undoubtedly use his CNN platform to draw a contrast between himself and President Donald Trump, as he did during the 2016 GOP primary. But his carefully cultivated appearance as a moderate is anything but accurate.
On January 15, CNBC reported that Kasich will work at CNN as a senior political contributor. Kasichs chief political strategist, John Weaver, told CNBC that CNN is a strong platform for the governor to continue to offer his positive vision to the country and engage on the vital issues facing America. As CNBCs report notes, the hire also comes as Kasich is planning to go on a West Coast swing this week to meet with donors and business leaders, including traveling to Los Angeles and parts of Silicon Valley. He is reportedly considering running for president as either an independent or a Republican.
Kasich previously parlayed a cable news gig into political office. After leaving Congress in 2001, he worked at Fox News between 2001 and 2009 as a host and contributor (while also working for Lehman Brothers from 2001-2008). He then successfully ran for governor of Ohio in 2010, with Fox News acting as one of his biggest cheerleaders. The phenomenon repeated itself when Fox News gave Kasich friendly coverage leading up to his announcement of a 2016 presidential run.
When Kasich announced his candidacy on July 21, 2015, he immediately received a return on his investment with Fox; during that days broadcast of The Five, then-host Kimberly Guilfoyle said that Kasich does have a tremendous amount of experience and private sector in government and as governor, while mentioning his previous employment with Fox. Foxs Dana Perino added that I said for a while that I think the folks are going to like him because they have for a long time, while Geraldo Rivera proclaimed, Kasich could do it.
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/01/15/patently-unethical-move-cnn-hires-john-kasich-even-he-considers-presidential-bid/222532
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)CNN is one of the biggest reasons we're stuck with Shroomhead.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)as if there wasn't enough reasons already.
solara
(3,836 posts)Was going to say the very same thing..
GMTA!
Raine
(30,541 posts)not that I had a reason to watch anyway.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)skylucy
(3,743 posts)Botany
(70,613 posts)Like at Lehman Brothers when he sold the State of Ohio something like 300 million $s worth of
junk paper to the state's public employee retirement fund?
rurallib
(62,465 posts)Ohiogal
(32,115 posts)LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)Santorum any day!
Sorry to be the stray voice of reason. I watch CNN because I'm abroad and have no access to MSNBC or any of the other live shows.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,123 posts)LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)irisblue
(33,036 posts)KWR65
(1,098 posts)mastermind
(229 posts)capitalistic plutocracy at its finest.
LisaM
(27,843 posts)I mean, to me, that's what he is.
KayF
(1,345 posts)He won't talk about his extremist views, not just abortion. He'll attack Trump, Trump will attack him, he'll be seen as a reasonable republican and no one in the corporate media will challenge that image. They'll get a conservative republican that's great for their business.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)FoxNews appeals to conservative whites and that's pretty much the description of the population of Ohio. It's no surprise being on Fox may have helped Kasich, but otoh, he was already fairly well-known in the state.
dlk
(11,580 posts)I usually skip CNN. Now with Kasich even more reason.