March 4, 2016

John Kasich deserves Ukrainian Americans’ votes

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Dear Editor:

The last few years have seen the nation of our ancestors under attack by an increasingly aggressive Russia. This election year, we have the opportunity to change the attitude and resolve of the White House toward the crisis in Ukraine.

Recently, I spent an hour at a town hall meeting in Worcester, Mass., with John Kasich, the governor of Ohio. After listening to him speak, I am convinced that Mr. Kasich, as president of the United States, will curtail Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine. During the event, Mr. Kasich asked if there were any Ukrainian Americans in the audience. (Four of us, out of 700, cheered loudly.) At that point, he said that he, unlike President Obama, would follow the congressional mandate to send arms to Ukraine. (By the way, Mr. Kasich has learned his lesson and did not say, “the Ukraine.”)

Beyond his strongly positive attitude about defending Ukraine, Mr. Kasich transformed an inherited $8 billion budget deficit in Ohio into a $2 billion surplus. His administration helped to create over 300,000 private-sector jobs, while simultaneously increasing the average salary in Ohio, and decreasing taxes by $5 billion. These facts alone should warrant any voter’s attention.

All of this year’s presidential candidates, Democrat or Republican, have the usual “vision,” but only Mr. Kasich has quantifiable results. He is also the only candidate to abstain from the bitter insults and accusations polluting this year’s campaigns more than ever.

I urge all Ukrainian Americans, Democrat or Republican, to vote for John Kasich in their respective state primaries or caucuses.

North Grafton, Mass.

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