The Republicans are once again overstating their crowds and impact. According to an article at connect2 at Ohio Wesleyan University, a crowd of 75 college Republicans from across the state had a convention. Speeches were given by Republican candidates John Kasich, David Yost, and Jon Husted.
Big deal. Seventy-five people? Is that the best they could do? Apparently, it was the best they could do. An announcement posted at connect2.owu on March 18, 2010, stated that 150 college Republicans were expected.
When Kasich was in Congress, he voted against increasing college grants and scholarships. His congressional record demonstrates his lack of understanding about the struggles of college students and their families.
The following is part of what I wrote about Kasich on this blog on April 10th following an article published in the Recordpub after his visit to Brimfield, Ohio:
...Kasich seems to want to interfere in programs offered at colleges and universities in the state---
-----Kasich says that "....Colleges need to not duplicate programs..."
Here we have Kasich interfering in the programs/classes/degrees offered at various institutions of higher learning. What if a student cannot afford the program at the other college, are they just to give up on their goals? (I'm sure that Kasich's cold approach to the needs and desires of college students will not win him any votes with the 18 to 25 year old voting block.) Does that mean that college professors and instructors who are experts in a given field will lose jobs because their school no longer will teach that program/course of study?...
If even college Republicans aren't interested in Kasich, he is in bigger trouble than he thought.