Windham, N.H.

“I’m not a scripted man,” John Kasich said Monday afternoon. He’s not joking. Kasich does not speak in prepared remarks or easy-to-follow bullet points. Instead, it’s like a stream-of-consciousness disquisition on the country, philosophy, government, spirituality, and his own personal journey. He glides seamlessly from one idea to the next, rarely pausing or altering his tone. Without notice, his response to a question about the national debt may transform into a jeremiad about our overreliance on technology.