He was a man of modest birth and a longtime Ohio congressman, with a passion for fiscal policy and a driving ambition for the White House. He sought to expand the appeal of his party by reaching out to immigrants and labor. And he became governor of his battleground state while laying the groundwork for a presidential run.
The above description is not of John Kasich, but of William McKinley. Yet one can imagine that the current governor of Ohio will attempt — however vainly — to find hope and inspiration in the pages of this fine new study of the 25th president and his election in 1896.
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