[3] Pioneer PAC was to help fund Kasich's travel costs so he could campaign for fellow Republicans across the country.

[3][2] Kasich played up this fact, portraying himself as a fresh face and comparing himself to "Jolt Cola in a market dominated by Pepsi and Coca-Cola", in reference to the early favorites in the race, George W. Bush and Elizabeth Dole.

When a reporter from WNDS-TV asked when he would decide to run for president and drop the exploratory committee, Kasich responded in an angry tone, "I have no idea.

[7] Kasich missed dozens of votes in order to spend time on the campaign trail, leading to upset voters in his home district.

[8] In 2016, Kasich again ran for president, earning 154 delegates in the Republican primaries and winning his home state of Ohio, but suspended his campaign May 4, 2016.