Category Archives: Republicans, Union Members and Families, GOP 2012, Mitt Romney,

Meet Romney’s latest right-wing endorser, John Kasich

Mitt Romney has added another Tea Party governor to his list of endorsements, and this time, it's Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Kasich gained national notoriety last year when he led the charge to strip Ohio workers of their collective bargaining rights—an anti-union effort to which Romney gladly lent his support. Issue 2 wasn't as popular with Ohio voters, however, as it was with Romney, and they overwhelmingly rejected their governor's plan.

The extremism doesn't end there: Romney and Kasich share the same agenda to weaken the middle class in order to help the wealthiest few. Take education. Romney's campaigning on gutting the Department of Education, and Kasich slashed funds to Ohio's local school districts—all to fund major tax cuts for millionaires. The middle class can, however, look forward to a whopping $167 tax cut from President Romney ("$167 isn't zero," he says).

It's no wonder Kasich held the distinction of being the most unpopular governor in America. His pal Mitt can commiserate: Polls show he's the most unpopular candidate in decades.

Watch and share our new video on what Ohio voters already know: Romney and Kasich's mutual agenda is bad for the middle class.

Mitt Romney’s flip-flop-flip

He's done it again.

And this time, Mitt Romney's taking the flip-flop to new levels of absurdity.

In June, Romney expressed his support for SB 5, a law pushed through by Ohio's Republican legislature and Gov. John Kasich that curtails workers' bargaining rights. (Among other things, the law bans public-employee unions from bargaining over health insurance and makes public-employee striking illegal). Romney wrote on Facebook on June 18: "My friends in Ohio are fighting to defend crucial reforms that the state has put in place to limit the power of union bosses and keep taxes low. I stand with John R. Kasich and Ohio's leaders as they take on this important fight to get control of government spending."

Then yesterday, when visiting an Ohio phone bank in support of SB 5, which Ohio voters have a chance to repeal in a November referendum, Romney refused to take a position, saying he was "not terribly familiar" with the ballot initiatives.

And today? Another 180. Romney told reporters that he fully supports Gov. Kasich "110 percent."

That's a flip-flop-flip—a dizzyingly fast one at that. And it's one of the most striking examples of Romney's lack of core convictions—and his willingness to say whatever it takes, no matter how ridiculous he may seem, to get elected.

Mitt Romney’s flip-flop-flip

He's done it again.

And this time, Mitt Romney's taking the flip-flop to new levels of absurdity.

In June, Romney expressed his support for SB 5, a law pushed through by Ohio's Republican legislature and Gov. John Kasich that curtails workers' bargaining rights. (Among other things, the law bans public-employee unions from bargaining over health insurance and makes public-employee striking illegal). Romney wrote on Facebook on June 18: "My friends in Ohio are fighting to defend crucial reforms that the state has put in place to limit the power of union bosses and keep taxes low. I stand with John R. Kasich and Ohio's leaders as they take on this important fight to get control of government spending."

Then yesterday, when visiting an Ohio phone bank on SB 5, which Ohio voters have a chance to repeal in a November referendum, Romney refused to take a position, saying he was "not terribly familiar" with the ballot initiatives.

And today? Another 180. Romney told reporters that he fully supports Gov. Kasich "110 percent."

That's a flip-flop-flip—a dizzyingly fast one at that. And it's one of the most striking examples of Romney's lack of core convictions—and his willingness to say whatever it takes, no matter how ridiculous he may seem, to get elected.