Ohio Gov. John Kasich has made clear that he’s seriously considering running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. If he formally announces, it will be important for conservative voters to punish him for his expansion of President Obama’s healthcare law in his state.

Kasich is currently polling in the low single-digits, has no clear path to the nomination, and the grassroots aren’t exactly clamoring for him to run. Yet he is being egged on by a group of Republicans who want to see the party move in a direction that’s more comfortable with a larger role for government.