Bill Richardson: Keep an Eye on John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio

One of Hillary Clinton’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008--but is backing her this time out--thinks she could have problems with two Republicans who hail from the Sunshine State. 

Former Gov. Bill Richardson, D-NM, appeared on this week’s episode of “PoliticKing” with Larry King on OraTV and looked at the 2016 presidential race.  

“As a Democrat, what Republican worries you the most from an election standpoint?” King asked Richardson. 
 
“Two worry me the most,” Richardson said. “John Kasich of Ohio, I served with him in Congress. He's moderate, he's open minded—. I'’m probably not helping him by saying this. —He's smart, he worked on budget issues. And Jeb Bush, another moderate that might appeal to Hispanic votes. I think if Republicans don't nominate either of these two, Hillary wins by a landslide. If they nominate these two, it'll be a contest. I think Hillary wins but it will be a tight race. 

“I didn't include Marco Rubio but I think he would also be a strong contender but not as strong as Kasich and Bush,” Richardson added. “I would watch Kasich, I think he's the sleeper that will start moving up.”