Kasich Takes 2nd in NH

John Kasich said Jeb Bush's campaign is "freaking out" and needs "to relax a little bit" after upping its attacks against the Ohio governor.

"They're getting more and more desperate. They need to relax a little bit. You know, it's just an election, a campaign. It's like they're frea

Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio savored his come-from-behind, second-place finish in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday night as if it were an outright victory.

But the road ahead for his presidential campaign remains arduous and uphill.

Mr. Kasich, who finished near the bottom of the pack in Iowa with less than 2 percent of the vote, had staked his campaign on a strong showing in New Hampshire. And he got one, setting up what looks like an increasingly protracted Republic