John kasich thank you all for coming. The first thing i have to do is thank my great wife, karen. [applause] for the fact that she has career, andolitical also, of course, accentuated it. There is nobody like karen. She is charismatic. She walks into a room and people fall in love with her. You know, when she appeared on , john weaverer commented and beth hansen commented that if we had only run karen, we would have been a lot more successful. I happen to agree with that. And you know, amit reese showed are unbelievable. They are just so beautiful. They have been so supportive. They have traveled with me around the country as well. Its always such a delight to have the family on the road. Their principal said, dont let education get in the way of learning. A greatthey learned deal. I want to thank the staff for their patience and willingness to kind of look after our family. It was terrific. Our staff nobody has ever done more with less in the history of politics than what this staff has done. Has kind of always been this way. It has been a mystery to me, other than to say that i like to think that they think they have been part of something bigger , and we all want to be part of something bigger think weelves, and i do it with honesty and integrity that theype and pray feel as i have that this campaign has improved their lives in some way for the better. I amking hard to hoping to spend more time with them. The volunteers have been amazing. I dont know how many, 800 people we had that went to New Hampshire. People that went to michigan. People were in South Carolina. People i do would show up places, and i was like, why are you here . They were believers. I could never thank them enough for the long car rides in the snows of New Hampshire. They knocked on doors. In the rain of South Carolina, they knocked on doors. They gave of themselves. My mother always used to say, never forget the volunteers. They were always the ones that have given me the octane, the fuel to be able to carry out my purpose. I want to thank the people that gave the money, the financial resources. We never had all the money we wanted. We were probably outspent 50 to one. But we were never daunted and in that. We got up every day and did the best we could. A big thank you goes to beth hansen, the campaign manager. [applause] she did everything she could possibly do. And my dear dear friend, doug price. [applause] well, we start getting into these names, emma said, mr. Doug didnt you travel with my daddy for a year and a half . Reese looked at her and said, how did you do that . [laughter] we are going to have a lot more fun in the future. The Kitchen Cabinet i look at joann and tim, the only guy i know that carried more luggage than an entire circus group. It was unbelievable. I know i am leaving some people out. I want to thank everyone of you. I visited these beautiful beautiful towns in New Hampshire. People have really counted me out in New Hampshire. When we had our 100 townhall, it was remarkable. Those beautiful towns. I will never forget the people of New Hampshire. We moved from New Hampshire in the far east, all the way to the excitement of california. Even being able to sit in traffic in los angeles. [laughter] and i just loved california and what it means to our country, and the excitement that it breeds. I remember we were in the Upper Peninsula of michigan. I never knew where it was. Heard about it all my life. I never knew it was actually located above wisconsin. We landed. I remember, everybody was looking at their phones. I said, would you all please put down your phone, this is a winter wonderland. This is magical what we are seeing here, what the good lord has given us. To the energy of miami beach, florida, for one of the last debates. It was interesting, they did not think i could make any debate. I made all 13 of them. In fact, won a couple of them. As for my beloved ohio, the people here i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the opportunity that you have given me to be a leader state. In this state. The people of ohio have given me the greatest professional experience of my lifetime. I have tried to pay them back. Last night in cleveland, a woman, African American woman said, you made promises, and you kept them. And that is why i am here tonight, because i believe in you, that you brought our people together. Well, it only happened because the people gave me a chance. Everywhere i went in america, i told the people about our beautiful beloved state. And held ohio high. I think i gave people and impression from one end of america to the other that ohio is a special place. I expect were going to have more visits as a result. I marveled at my colleagues that held public office. They knocked on doors and made phone calls. People that came from the legislature. When you are an executive and have to deal with the legislature, it is not always peaches and cream. But yet these legislators, the leaders, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, some of my statewide colleagues like the attorney general just incredible that they would have come out and honored me. Frankly, i was so humbled by the fact that they came. And they loved me. They encouraged me. The people of our country changed me. They changed me with the stories of their lives. What we all remember that hug in South Carolina from that young man who had found despair, and then found hope somehow. And he just wanted to give me a hug. The country marveled. But you know, that was one of a series of these things that had happened. The gentleman that showed up in New Hampshire. He said, i dont think i have warned my son enough about the dangers of a certain type of cancer, and now he has it, and i am blaming myself. He put his arm around me and cried. I said, sir, its not your fault. You didnt do anything wrong. You are a great father. You come here all the way from new york to tell me about this. Take the load off of your shoulders. He wrote us a letter saying that little conversation made a difference with him. And when we went to new york, months later, standing at the rope line was that man. He said, i want you to know, my son is doing much better. And i wanted to be here to thank you for taking the time with me. We were in a hall in michigan. A woman stood up and showed a picture of her son who had taken his life. We talked about faith, talked about her son and where he was. And everybody in that hall embraced that woman and made her feel that she was not alone. See, stories like this occurred all across our country. And i think its frankly because, for whatever reason, god gave me the grace to make people feel safe and comfortable. They came to these town halls, which were absolutely magic. Ive learned something, folks, that we all need to slow down our lives. Slow down our lives and listen to those who are around us. Let me be clear, we all know that Economic Growth is imperative to the success of our country. Economic growth gives people an opportunity to realize many of their hopes and dreams in life. And without a job, the family is weaker, the community is weaker, the neighborhood is weaker, the state suffers, and our country struggles. I can tell you Economic Growth can be achieved by Public Officials if they just do their job. But they have to ignore polls. They cant focus on focus groups. And they have to overcome the fear of reelection or criticism. See, the formula is simple and it works. It is common sense regulations that dont crush our small businesses. That is where our kids get their work now increasingly. That is the fastest area of job growth. We need to lower taxes for individuals. We have to cut taxes for businesses so they invest in america, not some country in europe. We need a realistic path to balance the budget. Frankly, nothing more imperative than a balanced Budget Amendment to the constitution to force congress to do their job. We have to keep in mind that we have to shift power, money, and influence from the government to the people wherever we live. We have to run america again from the bottom up. However, the spirit, the essence of america lies in the hearts and souls of us. You see, some missed this message. It wasnt sexy. It wasnt a great soundbite. But i saw a young lady in philadelphia who came to me and said, im a producer on a major cable show, and i watch your town halls and talk about the spirit of our country. And she said, you have affected my life. You see, i believe we all need to live a life bigger than ourselves. Yes, we need to live a life a little bit bigger than ourselves. We need to reach out to help someone else. Because you know what . It comes to us naturally if we let it. We are, as human beings, kind of hardwired to want to give someone else a lift, give someone else an opportunity. When we reach out and help someone else, what it does is it opens us, ourselves, to recognizing and receiving the help that we need in our lives. Its a virtuous circle when we help someone else to rise. It opens us up to receive the things that we need in our lives, regardless of who we are. To paraphrase an old adage, i sought the greatness of america in her harbors and in her rivers, and i did not find it. I sought it in her fertile fields and boundless forests, and did not find it. I sought her greatness in her halls of congress, and i did not find it. You see, after this campaign, i see it in us when we come together, when we lift one another with our eyes on the horizon. Throughout my campaign, i have said the lord may have another purpose for me. And it sets all the pundits atwitter. Does that mean he is not committed, or he is not focused or not energetic . It showed to some degree how little they understand about life. You see, i have always said that the lord has a purpose for me, as he has for everyone. And as i suspend my campaign today, i have renewed faith, deeper faith, that the lord will show me the way forward and fulfill the purpose of my life. Thank you, and god bless. [applause] campaign 2016, cspan takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on cspan, cspan radio, and cspan. Org. Donald trump will be campaigning in charleston, West Virginia on thursday. Its his First Campaign rally since his remaining republican rivals dropped out of the race. Watch our live coverage on cspan. In iraq and afghanistan, a help to both countries with their constitutions, being a sort of facilitator of key issues among iraqis and afghans. The government is very anxious to meet with you when you ask for a meeting. Sunday night on q a, former ambassador to afghanistan, iraq, and the United Nations discusses his memoir. Extremistshat exploited although we then corrected it toward the end of by thee i was there surge, by reaching out to the sunnis, by building up iraqi forces, by establishing a unity bring abouto security. Violence was way down. Unfortunately, when we left, the vacuum was filled by rival regional powers, and we have isis now. Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on q a. Now, a panel of political discusses the 2016 elections. They discussed president ial and congressional races and the state of the republican party. This is about an hour and 15 minutes. Good morning. Ims senior fellow here, and i would like to welcome al