John Kasich Said the Green New Deal Asks ‘The Right Question’

John Kasich praised the Green New Deal, while acknowledging that it has some problems, Moday, in an op-ed in USA Today.

The former Ohio governor is thinking about running against President Trump in 2020, has signalled an openess to radically progressive policies time and time again.

Daily Caller reports:

Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich said that while the Green New Deal might not be the right answer to global warming, “it’s asking the right question.”

“But for all those problems, the Green New Deal is serving an important purpose by provoking a more vigorous level of public debate,” Kasich wrote in a USA Today op-ed published Monday. “We’ve finally reached a tipping point.”

Some Democratic 2020 hopefuls endorse the bill, but many moderate Democrats are hesitant to embrace it on worries it’s not feasible to fundamentally transform society so quickly. Republicans oppose the bill’s massive government takeover of the economy.

Kasich, who’s mulling a 2020 presidential run against President Donald Trump, wants moderates in both parties to come up with an alternative to the Green New Deal.