kasich a long, long time. 18 years in congress and balancing budget as chairman of the budget committee that has not been repeated in 75 years. it is something he uniquely can claim. he has a hill to climb catching up with a field that in many cases is sparring with one another over last few months. this happens with donald trump dominating the news. mr. trump today is in south carolina. his first trip to the first in the south primary state. he had to postpone it because of the church shootings several weeks ago. trump is dominating the news with his attacks and attempts to straighten things out with john mccain on the o'reilly show. i respect john mccain but went on and trashed him for his immigration views and not doing enough for veterans. in the case of mr. trump today, two things happening this two key states. iowa, home of the first caucuses "the des moines register" put out a editorial essentially saying he is a sideshow and donald trump should jump out. race. very tough stuff for "the des