As John Kasich’s numbers began to rise in New Hampshire, the Koch brothers became nervous. They used a conservative tool linked directly to the founders of the TEA Party called ‘American Future Fund’ to launch ads attacking the Ohio Governor.

The latest GOP polls in New Hampshire show Trump with 27 percent. The race for second place is virtually tied. Cruz and Kasich have 12 percent, Bush 11, and Rubio 10. Fear has raised its head in the TEA Party camp which supports Cruz and Rubio.

The complaint is that Kasich is not ‘conservative’ enough. In other words, he is not an extremist who would continue the destruction of our nation’s government. He might do the unforgiveable and actually talk to Democrats.

The ad states: “John Kasich — not a conservative. Not even a moderate. An Obama Republican,” the ad’s narrator says. He is ostracized by the extremists for believing in Common Core educational standards, Medicaid expansion, and tax increases. In other words, he believes in the future of America and reasonable ways in which to protect it.

Kasich is an experienced politician; he understands what is needed to further the lifestyles of all of our nation’s people. He doesn’t receive my approval on many issues, including his plan to defund Planned Parenthood, but at least he has the knowledge to have a respected opinion.

Herein is my biggest complaint about the media; they don’t tell the truth or present the facts. The TEA Party is the reason for the Republican Party’s likely demise; not Donald Trump. It has paid for the election of unqualified men and women who owe their allegiance to the party and not to the American people.

Republicans; real Republicans who have values and care for our nation are greatly needed. Whatever they want to call themselves, conservatives, the TEA Party, or the Freedom Caucus, they must go. They are destructive instead of constructive. For the sake of our nation and all of its people they should ‘take their ball and go home.’

Kasich has an uphill fight; he is a Republican waging battle with the extremists who want to destroy his party.

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By James Turnage

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