2020 WATCH: Is Kasich/Hickenlooper 2020 Back On?
"I see my friend @HickForCO is headed to Iowa. They say no one goes there by accident…" Kasich tweeted on Monday.
Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) seemed to tweet out support for Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) running for president in 2020 on Monday.
Does that mean Kasich is open to running with Hickenlooper in 2020 now?
Kasich tweeted out the following:
I see my friend @HickForCO is headed to Iowa. They say no one goes there by accident… pic.twitter.com/1jVOIJBx58
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) April 2, 2018
Hickenlooper is scheduled to visit Iowa next month and, according to the Denver Post, Hickenlooper is, "holding meetings with veteran political players, ahead of a visit to Iowa."
Kasich has been a vocal Republican critic of President Trump, and has hinted multiple times that he could challenge Trump in the 2020 Republican primary.
"All of my options are on the table," Kasich said recently, about running for president in 2020.
It was widely speculated in 2017 that Kasich and Hickenlooper would "form a bipartisan ticket for a 2020 presidential bid."
Kasich shut down this speculation during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," saying that he would not run with Hickenlooper in 2020.
Does Kasich's tweet supporting Hickenlooper's trip to Iowa mean the Ohio governor is now open to being Hickenlooper's running mate in 2020?