John Kasich just torpedoed his chance to challenge Trump in 2020

Published December 28, 2018 8:41pm ET



If John Kasich wants to be president, he should stop alienating conservative voters. The Republican governor of Ohio (until Jan. 14) is openly considering a primary challenge against President Trump but just vetoed a key piece of anti-abortion legislation.

Kasich vetoed legislation that would have made it illegal to abort an unborn child with a detectable heartbeat, a bill which would have effectively limited abortion to the first couple weeks of pregnancy.

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