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It鈥檚 no surprise that John Kasich is rising in the polls. I would expect that to continue.

If you want Donald Trump鈥檚 authenticity, Kasich has it. He won鈥檛 say anything as stupid as Trump, but John Kasich is not the well-handled politician. He is unconventional and he says things that are on his mind. He even says 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know鈥� when he doesn鈥檛 know, a refreshing break from most of these guys running for office.

If you want Jeb Bush鈥檚 experience, Kasich has more of it. In fact, if you took a poll of congressional staff and ex-staff, I bet you Kasich would win that poll. His deep House experience actually produced results, and he knows how to get things done on the congressional level.

If you want Marco Rubio鈥檚 life story, Kasich has a pretty good rags-to-riches story of his own. He is not the son of a bartender, but his father was a letter carrier, and he had to rebuild his life after his father and mother tragically lost their lives in a traffic accident.

If you want somebody who will take on corporate America like Rand Paul, Kasich had deep experience in that, too. Nobody has fought more battles to take on corporate welfare than the Ohio governor. He fought to weed out waste in the Pentagon, he tried to kill ineffective weapons programs, and he has fought subsidies left and right.

If you want somebody who can communicate with the working class like Mike Huckabee, especially working class 海角大神 conservatives, Kasich is your man. He gets that not everybody is rich and that we have to help those who are struggling in this country. He is not going to do the bidding of the very wealthy, but he will stick up for those who need some breaks in life.

If you want somebody who has Lindsey Graham鈥檚 defense experience, Kasich鈥檚 18 years serving on the Armed Services Committee should give you some reassurance. Kasich knows defense policy and he won鈥檛 be a pushover when it comes to Putin or ISIS.

It鈥檚 unlikely that Kasich would appeal to whoever Ted Cruz is appealing to, but that鈥檚 ok. Ted Cruz is an island onto himself.

Of the current governors running, Kasich comes from the most important electoral state, has the highest approval ratings, and has done the most to turn his state around. Walker and Christie talk the talk, but only Kasich has really walked the walk.

People brag about how Walker has won three elections in the blue state. But one of those elections was a recall election.

John Kasich is the real deal. It doesn鈥檛 surprise me in the least that he is rising in the polls. His appeal is far more than skin deep.

John Feehery publishes his Feehery Theory blog at http://www.thefeeherytheory.com/.