ohio governor john kasich, who is still running for president, effectively reminded the public of his continued presence in the republican presidential race on friday by making a rather regressive comment about how women could avoid being sexually assaulted.









<u+201c>don<u+2019>t go to parties where there<u+2019>s a lot of alcohol,<u+201d> kasich suggested during an appearance at st. lawrence university, in canton, new york, when a female student asked how he would tackle sexual violence at colleges and universities. kasich, a millennial in an older man<u+2019>s body, provided several policy answers<u+2014>increase access to rape kits and confidential reporting, for instance<u+2014>and then provided that <u+201c>one bit of advice.<u+201d>









recognizing within minutes that he might have stepped in it, the kasich twitter feed went hastily into damage control mode:









this isn<u+2019>t the first time that kasich has made awkward comments about women this week. on tuesday, he was baffled during a town hall when a young woman asked him about social security, responding, <u+201c>did someone tell you to ask that question?<u+201d> (her response: <u+201c>no, i think for myself.<u+201d>)









not surprisingly, kasich has a history of making regularly cringeworthy comments about women. his greatest hits include telling a female questioner at a town hall <u+201c>i don<u+2019>t have any tickets for taylor swift,<u+201d> and bragging about how women <u+201c>left their kitchens<u+201d> to vote for him in ohio. in february, he signed a bill defunding planned parenthood, and in 2013, he signed a gag rule into law that cut funding for rape crisis centers that provided information about abortion services.









women may not all love john kasich, but john kasich loves them. <u+201c>are you available?<u+201d> he asked one woman who stood up to ask a question at a campaign event earlier this month. <u+201c>you look great tonight.<u+201d> right on schedule, governor.
john kasich<u+2019>s advice for women to prevent sexual assault: avoid parties <u+201c>where there<u+2019>s a lot of alcohol<u+201d>
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