An overview of Kasich’s unsuccessful journey to the White House

“I Have decided to run for the president of the united states,” he said as the crowd cheered.

From there he landed on the big stage in the debate, trying to make a name for himself. But instead the spotlight went to the other candidates.

Through the early debates Donald Trump held the spotlight. Kasich poured a lot of time and money into the New Hampshire primary, starting with a commercial introducing himself to the nation.

“I was one of the chief architects of balancing the budget,” he said in the commercial. “The first time we did it since man walked on the moon. We haven’t done it since. It can happen again.”

Kasich though quickly grew frustrated with so much media attention focusing on the other candidates attacking each other rather than on their qualifications and position on the issues. He was well aware of what was making headlines.

“If I was to attack Donald Trump and call him a name it would be, ‘whew, Kasich has resorted to the negative,’” he said. “I’m with Harry Potter on this one. I’m not going to the dark side.”

One early high point in the governor’s campaign was the second place finish in New Hampshire.

As the other candidates mixed it up in personal attacks, Kasich stayed on the high road and avoided engaging Trump directly. In an interview broadcast live on NewsCenter 7 just prior to the Ohio primary, Kasich appeared to be on a roll.

“You want to tell people your record, your accomplishments and then your vision for the future,” he said.

Then Kasich received the biggest boost of the campaign: winning the Ohio primary, complete with an over-the-top celebration as confetti fell with applause and music.

His win here in Ohio did give Kasich a bump but it didn’t last long, especially when it came to the delegate count and one other crucial factor.

Within weeks, fundraising started to fall off, even though some polls showed he was the one republican with the best chance of beating Hillary Clinton in November.

But the lack of campaign cash eventually became a serious problem, and he failed to win any other primaries after his victory in Ohio. The candidate who had been urged to drop out of the race months ago held on for as long as he could until Wednesday, when he officially bowed out.