2027488922 for others. We want to hear from you and you can call we will take the calls in just a minute. We want to replay what john kasich had to stay. Americas at a crossroads. A choice we make as individuals and a nation about which path we want to take when we come to challenging times. America is at that crossroads today. The stakes in this election are greater then any in modern times. Many of us have been deeply concerned about the current path we have been following for the past four years. Tois a path that has led division, dysfunction, irresponsibility, and growing vitriol between our citizens. Pathnuing to follow that will have terrible consequences for americas soul because we are being taken down the wrong road by a president who has pitted one against the other. He is unlike all of our best leaders before him who worked to unite us, to bridge our differences and lead us to a united america. Joe biden is a man for our times , times that call for all of us to take off our partisan hats and put our nation first for ourselves, and of course for our children. When america chooses the right path and pulls together like we have done so many times before, we can dream big dreams and we can see the top of the mountain as a United States of america, with the sole that is a beacon soul that is a beacon of freedom to the entire world. That was former Ohio Governor john kasich at tonights democratic condition nice Democratic Convention. We want your reaction. We begin with republican in truth or cost cuts mexico new mexico. Dust truth or consequence, new mexico. Adam . I was interested in what kasich had to say. Of theht him in front literal crossroads i was like wow, what a brilliant metaphor because we were talking about a crossroads and he was literally at a crossroads. Honestly, i thought the convention was pretty good tonight. The video was very fun, there were some strange music videos. Honestly, i hope republicans can copy because the vibes were really good. Look, i am from truth or consequences. As they say here, you need the truth or the consequences. That is something maybe only in my family. Honestly i thought this was a very good opening to the convention. Bernies portion of the speech was interesting as well. I actually like bernie. I am a republican but i like bernie. I thought the firewood background was very nice. And i dont know, i dont have anything else to say. Host we appreciate your calling in. Evan, a democrat in glassboro, new jersey. Your reaction . Republican and i registered with Republican Party when i was 18 and im 23. In 2016ted john kasich and what up bunny for Hillary Clinton and left the party and 2017 to become a democrat. I was very relieved to hear john kasich say to his fellow republicans, it is ok, you can come on over. There may be a difference of opinion, but was what unites us is far bigger than what divides us. We have to put our country over party. It was also great to hear from christie whitman, the governor here in new jersey in the 1990s and in the 2000. I am so excited to vote for joe biden this november. I have supported him the entire time and got to meet him in New Hampshire and campaigned for him and i think is a solid choice and a democrat republicans can cross the aisle to vote for. Host what is that about joe biden that attracts you, evan . Caller the fact that even though he is an oldfashioned role and im a conservative democrat, he does not let these labels. Divide us he was great friends with john mccain. He had almost as many fronts on the republican side of the aisle as the democratic side of the eye when he was in the senate. He worked very well with members of the senate as Vice President. I believe he will continue to exhibit that good bipartisanship. And work with congress when he becomes president. Host appreciate your time. Lets hear from matt and elwood, indiana, the independent line. Caller hello. How are you . Host how are you . Caller i want to comment on john kasich thing able to speak at the Democratic National convention. Although i do think he is a really good guy i am still not sure why progressive speakers like alexander rep. Ocasiocortez , nina turner, oconnor, are being barred from speaking. Seconds that 60 she can recite. I used to be a conservative. , 2016, turned me onto progressivism. You know, obviously i feel it is a shame that he is not going to be getting the democratic nomination. Toying with the notion avoiding for biden. Im still not entirely sold. I was really big on medicare for all. My mom had cancer. I believe that would have really helped her out. Host thank you, matt in indiana. Calling from las vegas, democrat. Holly what to do think when john kasich set americas at a crossroads . Caller america is and has been at a crossroads, the day barack obama and joe biden left the white house. Went donald trump and his immense ration came to the white house it started a new era of get tree, hatred and dissent of monk era connie. This is a free world and dissent in our economy. If people do not vote for joe biden in the selection, the state of the free world is in a flux. Can ever recover . Maybe and maybe not. I think the program was very strong. The speakers were very strong, especially senators klobuchar, sanders and harris, who im very excited is a Vice President ial nominee. If this campaign and this convention is like this i cannot wait to sell the rest of it. I encourage fellow democrats, republicans, independents, conservative, liberal, from all parts of the world, please vote with your heart. But with your mind. Vote with our future in mind, for joe biden. Please and thank you. Host if you send a text to 2027488903, please include your first name so we can read on the air. Host craig, you are on the air. Caller you are looking for reactions, right . Host we are come a particular remarks that america is at a crossroads. Caller is this different than any Campaign Rhetoric for the last 20 or 30 years . It is the same thing over and over that this is the most important election every time. I am just not buying what these people are selling anymore. I am sick and tired of like people telling me to like this is the most important election and not only that but if i dont vote their way then like everything is going to die, right . And the entire world is going to explode, i am done with it, right . Because, nobody wants to do anything for, right . The working class. They just want to tell you why the other person is the worst person. And the working class is what is important. Getting Something Like feeling like youre going to be secure in your retirement, if you get a chance to retire, that is what people are looking for. We want to know that people are looking out for the interests of the little guy, not corporate interests. Host can you tell us about yourself, craig . Caller sure, im a College Professor at a small little arts university. Liberal arts university. Now they said my location it is probably not going to be hard to figure out. It is precarious work sometimes. It is not like education is getting a lot of funding from either party. Like they will give us lipservice but then when the rubber meets the road, like we are always doing worse. Host are you open and in person this semester . We areopen caller open. And yes, they are facetoface classes being taught. It is like a big concern. I have literally drawn a line across my office. Saying where students cannot go. My partner had covid. It was like, horrible. It was, like, over two months it took her to recover. And just recently she finally is back to running again. Light, we are not like unhealthy people, we are not old and immunocompromised. Apparently, our government and people who are running our government on both sides of the aisle are just deciding that light, that, having kids in school is more important than the health of the kids as well as the faculty. Host thank you, sir for your time this evening. David in minneapolis between sin, kasich delivered tweets, kasich delivered a sobering message. As a veteran i see only one path. A path in truth. A path of accountability and action. Sarah is in st. Joseph, missouri, the democrat line. What to do thing about what mr. Kasich had to say . Caller i thought it was wonderful. I see what the prior caller is talking about. A lot of young people feel the same way he does. I also disagree. I think this is an important election as a woman. And i think people of color, we need to vote. We need to buy for biden. With, not by ad party. It was always to vote for the person and not the party. But it cannot be that way no more. Not with this president. Not what he has done. Host thank you, maam. Alberto in boulder, colorado, republican line. Please give us your thoughts. Caller thank you so much for putting me on the air. I am wonderful. It was so exciting to see this group come up. As a gay republican mail from the university of colorado, i am a professor like your last color. Listening like your last caller. Listening to michael and mr. Kasich, so exciting it hits me, it touches my heart. I believe we are that crossroads. And we need to eat reach in we need to eat reach in each reach in. Host the next coffer New Hampshire, independent line, richard, what did you think about what john kasich had his head out america began a crossroads . Caller i thought it was great what he was saying there. Worseelieve that it is that at a crossroads though. Seem in a very bad situation. One of your callers was complaining about how we are talking about how extreme it is and why we should vote for one person or another. In i think that it is right their face. It is like things are bad. Very bad. And it is obvious why. Although i guess it is not obvious to everybody. But it seems like this is a very simple choice. , andr we go down this path just keep going down. Or we vote for biden. And change things. And even, i do believe he will get things better. Cannot bringe about half of the things he is hoping for, we would still be going in a better direction. I mean identify asd youd an independent have you voted republican in the past . Caller i have. And i do not vote for the party. I vote for the person. I have voice thought that if you are a democrat and you both down the line, that is ridiculous. If you are republican any vote down the line, that is ridiculous. Because within either party you have people who are not going to be doing or believing the same thing you do. You have to vote for the person that you feel is going to serve you better. That this to admit particular election, i very well may vote democrat down the line. Just because just because it has been horrible. It has been apsley horrible. Absolutely horrible. Host how did you vote in 2016 . Caller in 2016, i voted for clinton. I will admit it was tough. It was not tough in terms of, i grew up in new york. Trump,ew of, i knew of from before, from before this. So i knew that was going to be a bad choice. I was not necessarily happy with, with hillary. But, i knew it would be a better, better and result than this. Host thank you, sir. Judy, alexandria, virginia, here in the suburbs. What did he think of what john kasich how to say that america is at a crossroads . Caller well i think it is profound. I think it is understated. Know, and not understood by many people. I, that from several angles. Countries agedll , at a certain point they go from democracy, from a free country, to older countries, are usually authoritarian or some other form of government. I think we are on the brink here. I think he is trying, he is trying to do that to us, trumpet us. Trump is. From a, knowing that, historical point of view. Being a grandmother. Being a mother. Who is about to be at the age of retirement. A widower pension which is not much. At my age i am still working. Im glad im able to do that right now. I have a tenure plan, a 10year plan to take care of myself and my family. Has comeay this thing of country has turned around in the last three years, three and half years, is just beyond me. Host all right, judy, thank you for calling it and watching, the first night. Of the Democratic Convention with us. Texts that vegas things will not be better with biden, we are in trouble if he wins, so we are at a crossroads. The next call from tyrone in peachtree city, georgia, the republican line. Go ahead, tyrone. What did you think of what governor kasich had to say . Caller i think that governor kasich is really at a point where he is at a crossroads. He cannot tell whether he wants to be a democrat or republican. I think you still better. Because he bitter. Because he did not get votes when he wants to be president of the United States. And so were many republicans who went after that position. And donald trump got it. And lets not even talk about hillary. She is still trying to make excuses. But i would say this. Yes, we are on a road without a cross. Because eveready has forgotten, that america, number one, is not a democracy, it is a constitutional republic. And let me say again, a constitutional republic. So they fling this world around about our democracy, our democracy. No, this is a constitutional republic. Furthermore, President Trump has done more, and im a black person, i will tell you straight up, this meant has done more for the black community and the time he has been in office i have seen in my lifetime, and i am 68 years old, so i have been around. I have seen the struggles. I know the struggle. I have sat in the back of the bus. I have set the balcony at movie theaters. I have heard dr. King speak. Dr. Kings program was nonviolent, not what we here see her now. People not not what we see here now, people looting stores, attacking innocent people. This is not the way forward. There is no honor in that. We need four more years of President Trump to bring back law and order to this country and bring back dignity and respect. I will say this to the pastor he gave the prayer tonight. He said life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But you can go back to light. As a christian, you do not support planned parenthood aborting 22 million black babies and talk to me about life, thank you and good night. Host tyrone, can you tell us a little bit about your past . Caller im a retired veteran. I have served my country. I have been a school administrator. Im a black person. Im an american first and foremost. Identified in this demographics scheme as a black person. Host thank you, sir for calling in. We appreciated. The next call, renee in fort myers, florida, a democrat. Please give us your thoughts on what governor kasich had to say about america being at a crossroads . Caller i agree with him. I have liked john kasich and i am from ohio. Im a transplant to florida and i am very unhappy with Governor Desantis for not being less of a coward. And more taking a stance on wearing masks. And doing what the doctors and scientists are telling us to do. Am stuck in a retirement it is actually assisted living. I do not need it. I am very independent but i have trouble walking without my walker. I have volunteered with the league of women voters. I have also volunteered with planned parenthood. Because they do a lot of good stuff or education, and educating women and helping them. They dont is to abortions, they do a lot of good for girls, young girls and women who need help. It is not just an abortion clinic, i was there and i saw, and yes, i liked john kasich and i liked his words tonight and i am enjoying very much this convention. I would not be going in person, because of my mobility issues. But i wish i could do more, for this upcoming election. Host thank you, maam, for calling in. Each night at the Democratic Convention has a theme. Tonight was we the people. Tomorrow is leadership matters. You will hear from former president bill clinton, jill biden, as well as senator charles schumer. And former acting Deputy Attorney general sally eight. Ates. E sally y marine, republican line, good evening. Tell us your thoughts on america being at a crossroads . Caller i totally loved tyrone. He tells it like it is. This country is so divided. I dont believe it came from trump. I am going to vote. Republican all the way. Because i think obama divided this country. And that is all i have got to say about it. Host that was more rain in darien, illinois. Tennessee,noxville, independent line. Good evening. Caller good evening. I want to say i thought it was very important that her republican is willing to speak at the convention that a republican is willing to speak at the convention and state we are at a crossroads. Im an independent but i am liberal leaning. I was donating to the sanders campaign. I would like to speak to the concerns of an earlier caller, or anyone else who is young, who is progressive, who is not necessarily sold on joe biden all the way. I think it is true we are at a crossroads. To the caller who said that he is tired of being told every election is the most important, i think theres is clear evidence this one is. Regardless of whether young progressives are going to get everything we want, it is important we turn out to vote in this election if we see what is at stake. Speaks the way trump alone, shows a difference, that this is the most important election. We have never had a president is unprofessional. We have never had a president who delights in being offensive. Goes out of his way to divide us. It is clear if you look at the way he spoke in his entire time in the presidency, his rhetoric is intended to divide. There is no way around it. It is simply common sense. Host we are going to leave it there, henry, so we can get more voices in. Thank you for calling. Andrea from gilbert, arizona tax in texts in. The other to endorse side of the line is a huge deal. Our nation is in trouble. If republicans feel obligated to other party this november. Anthony in massachusetts, a democrat. Good evening. Caller good afternoon or good evening. I am very much a democrat. Just listening to some of the speakers. Some of us or some of the speakers i have heard so far, they must live in some type of bubble. If they are, like, so blinded by the reality of how divisive this country is now, and how divisive this country has been for many, many years. All trump is doing is taking, letting these closet klansmen out of the closet, and letting them be the bullies that they intended to be in the first place. Our country is at more than a crossroads. Like one of the speakers just said previously, john kasich speaking, and these other republicans that are speaking out, against, i wish more republicans, because i know there are more scar