margin. number nine 10 11 in the polls. he has to be in the top 10 to get into the debate. i think he s going to try to break through jason in new hampshire. he s got to do it in new hampshire. he s probably going to do well in new hampshire. on the air up there in new hampshire. i think he s got a breakthrough with jeb bush chris christie marco rubio, scott walker. those are the people he doesn t have walker and rubio s youth. he doesn t have bush s name recognition and money but those are the guys he s got to compete with. and so you agree with that mary? yeah. he s going to run as a reform governor from the swing state. somebody who, as joe said reaches across the aisle. he s got some tough competition in bush and particularly in walker who made more of a national lead for himself. kasich doesn t have the name recognition yet. that s an issue. if he did have more name
announced his run for the white house this week rounding out at 16 the largest republican field in modern memory. the two-term governor and budget chairman is hoping his reform record will help him break through the republican crowd. does he pose a threat to any of the current front-runners. here is a look at the state of the republican race as wall street journal columnist and manhattan institute senior fellow jason riley, editorial board joe reagano and mary kissel host of opinion journal on wsj live. joe, you re too young to remember this but this the most impressive biggest field since 1998 when they had george w. bush jack kemp and others. so very impressive. john kasich number 16. is he getting in too late for this or do you think he actually could be a significant player? i think the size of the field makes it a lot easier for some
problem. joe? paul obamacare is driving a wave of consolidation in the health care industry. it s a merger frenzy leading to much bigger hospitals, much bigger insurers. anthem announce add tie-up with significant in a. in the last month the number of major health insurers has dropped from three to five. less competition and potentially higher costs. jason? bill de blasio has been trying to stop uber from expanding in the city. he favors the traditional car companies. this week new york governor andrew cuomo stepped in on the side of uber. so that s good for the governor a hit for the governor and a win for consumers who love uber. i agree with that jason. as a consumer and as somebody who needs to get around the city. and, remember if you have your own hit or miss be sure to