Matthews Doubles Down: Kasich Would Be Good Hillary VP Pick; He's Too Moderate for GOP

Ken Shepherd | February 23, 2016
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Read more at NewsBusters | Chris Matthews dusted off a telling admission from last May on tonight's Hardball when he reiterated his view that Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) would be a good crossing-the-aisle pick to be Hillary's vice presidential running mate.

"Hey, I've talked about him being on the ticket with Hillary. So I do like Kasich," Matthews insisted, telling guest Kasich campaign surrogate Tom Ridge, "I'm not sure how the hell he fits into your party anymore. I wonder if your party has room for a moderate like Kasich anymore. I just wonder."

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