Do I think that people are, you know, born gay? Probably. I've never studied the issue. - John Kasich
Republican hopeful John Kasich who is trailing significantly in the delegate count told an audience on Friday that some people were ‘probably’ born gay, after being questioned by a member who said he was gay, reports CNN. He was asked by San Francisco resident Kelly Bryan told Kashich: "Gay people are human beings and not a lifestyle choice. Please respond without prayer being an answer."
To this Kasich replied: “In terms of me, I don't believe in discrimination. I think there is a balance, however, between discrimination and people's religious liberties. But I think we should just try to, like, take a chill pill, relax, and try to get along with one another a little bit better instead of trying to write some law to solve a problem that doesn't frankly exist in big enough numbers to justify more lawmaking."
When Bryan responded that Republicans don’t believe in marriage equality, Kasich replied: “Well, no, they don't tell me what to do about the platform. The Republican Party is my vehicle, not my master. I have a right to define the Republican Party, too."
He added that while he believed in traditional marriage, but he recently went to a gay wedding which was great.
When pressed more, he said: “Do I think that people are, you know, born gay? Probably. I've never studied the issue. But I don't see any reason to hurt you or to discriminate you or make you feel bad or make you feel like a second-class citizen. I don't think that's right." He added: "So let's just, like, respect one another a little bit more, tolerate each other's individual beliefs," he said. "And I'm not gonna sign any laws in Ohio that is going to create a discrimination against anybody."
The Republican Delegation Count
Trump has amassed 987 of the 1,237 Republican national convention delegates he needs to secure the nomination, to 562 for Cruz and 153 for Ohio Governor John Kasich, 63, the third remaining candidate, according to the Associated Press.
If Cruz can win a large share of Indiana's 57 delegates, it will increase the chances that Trump will not be able to win the nomination on the convention's first ballot. After that, many delegates will be free to turn to Cruz, Kasich or a dark-horse establishment candidate on a second or subsequent ballot. A loss to Trump in Indiana would effectively cripple Cruz's bid, and increase pressure on the party to rally around Trump as the prospective nominee.
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