WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is advising state electors not to vote for him in an anti-Donald Trump protest.
Kasich, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for president, told The Associated Press Tuesday he is not a candidate for president, the election was held and Trump was the winner.
He says the U.S. is divided, with raw emotions on both sides, but an anti-Trump protest vote will only further divide the country.
Kasich says unity is needed now and it’s time for all to come together as Americans.
Trump won 306 electoral votes in the Nov. 8 presidential election, easily enough to make him president when the electoral college meets Dec. 19.
Electors are pledged to candidates but allowed to change their votes, though they almost never do.
