PARSING THE POLLS: In Ohio, strategic voting boosted Kasich

Published March 16, 2016 1:57am ET



John Kasich never won the conservative vote in any state. He never even finished second. Even in New Hampshire, where he beat Ted Cruz statewide, Kasich never beat Cruz among the conservative vote.

In Ohio, however, Kasich carried the “conservative” bloc with 40 percent. Among the “very conservative” third of the electorate, Kasich beat Ted Cruz. Kasich also won the Evangelical vote, doubling Cruz’s percentage.

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