John Kasich decided to endorse Mike DeWine, the Republican Party’s nominee to succeed him, only after DeWine agreed to support the state’s Medicaid expansion. (Ron Schwane/AP)Four term-limited Republican governors in swing states have kept a surprising distance between themselves and the nominees picked by their party to replace them, an unusual dissonance that could have long-lasting effects on their states. “Less politics, more governing.”Two other Republicans have hinted that their support for the party’s gubernatorial nominees will be limited. Susana Martinez, who, like Sandoval, opposed the repeal of the ACA, said that Republican nominee Stevan Pearce was “the best candidate” in the race but demurred on whether she’d campaign for him. “This is all indicative of a Republican Party that’s moving far to the right,” said DGA spokesman Jared Goldberg-Leopold.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2018 00:06 UTC