Politics & Government
Kasich Commitment to Oregon Apparently Did Not Include Getting in the Voter Guide
While the campaign of the Ohio Governor reached an agreement to focus on Oregon, they missed the deadline to get in the voter guide.
On Sunday, the message from the campaigns of Ohio Governor John Kasich and Texas Senator Ted Cruz was clear: they would work together to defeat Donald Trump.
And to do so, they would divide their resources - Cruz would focus on Indiana. Kasich would focus on Oregon and New Mexico.
Apparently, though, Kasich's focus was soft.
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The Oregon voter guide came out last week, mailed to every voter in the state.
And missing from it?
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A biography, picture, and policy statements from the Ohio governor.
Trump is in there. As is Cruz.
The deadline to submit paperwork was March 10 and the Kasich campaign failed to turn anything in.
All campaigns were notified about the deadlines.
Molly Woon, spokeswoman for the secretary of state, says the Kasich campaign received a letter in January laying out the deadline.
"We did not receive any materials in response," she tells Patch.
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