I can live with Kasich only because I am very secular and gun rights, abortion and common core are not big issues to me. The religious arm of conservatism and I do not get along.
I can live with Kasich as a RINO to those christian conservatives knowing (and hoping) that at least Kasich would halt the liberalization of the federal government. It might not be as far as I want, but slowing it down might be the next best thing. He also has a long track record of fiscal responsibility and with a Republican controlled congress would drastically slow down federal taxation and spending, which I think we desperately need.
He and I differ on immigration as he is much more open to amnesty and I'm not sure he cares about closing the border but he'd be better than Obama and at least might get some legislation passed on the topic. Kasich also seem adequate on foreign policy depending on his choices for his cabinet.
I said last summer that the best ticket to win the White House is probably Kasich/Rubio as they would give Hillary a serious run for her money in Florida and Ohio, but that said, I agree it would be very status quo and the corrupt system we have would continue to chug right along with another term or two of our leaders paying off debts they took to get elected in the first place (and this year especially whoever gets elected if not Trump will have huge debts to payback behind closed doors).
This election season has sickened me so much but not the reason the mainstream media wants to sell me (that Trump is the demagogue Hitler incarnate) but the fact I now see first hand the corruption and power the establishment (on both sides) has and their fear of losing that power is paramount over all else, including the interests of this country, the constitution and it's citizens. When I see that, I know the system is broken beyond repair and only electing Trump will change things (or even getting him nominated and getting 45% of the vote).