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Trumped: John Kasich to drop out of GOP nomination race, reports say

<p>Just one day after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his campaign for president, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is also dropping out of the race.</p><p>He was the last candidate standing against Donald Trump, and the path to the GOP nomination is now clear for the businessman.</p><p>In a Trump-less race, a popular governor of a swing state could fare pretty well, but Kasich ultimately failed to stand out in the current political climate. He consistently <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html" target="_blank">polled in the single to low double digits</a>, and the only contest he won was in his home state of Ohio.</p><p>But Kasich is only in the second year of his final term as governor of Ohio, which will end in 2019. His name has also been thrown around as a possible vice presidential pick, but <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/271348-kasich-zero-chance-im-someones-vice-president" target="_blank">he said he's not interested</a>.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgXL-5z8Cnw" target="_blank"><i>Kasich for America</i></a><i> and </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQsj5xGdESE" target="_blank"><i>CBS</i></a><i> and images from Getty Images.</i></p>
<p>Just one day after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his campaign for president, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is also dropping out of the race.</p><p>He was the last candidate standing against Donald Trump, and the path to the GOP nomination is now clear for the businessman.</p><p>In a Trump-less race, a popular governor of a swing state could fare pretty well, but Kasich ultimately failed to stand out in the current political climate. He consistently <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html" target="_blank">polled in the single to low double digits</a>, and the only contest he won was in his home state of Ohio.</p><p>But Kasich is only in the second year of his final term as governor of Ohio, which will end in 2019. His name has also been thrown around as a possible vice presidential pick, but <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/271348-kasich-zero-chance-im-someones-vice-president" target="_blank">he said he's not interested</a>.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgXL-5z8Cnw" target="_blank"><i>Kasich for America</i></a><i> and </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQsj5xGdESE" target="_blank"><i>CBS</i></a><i> and images from Getty Images.</i></p>
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Donald Trump's final competitor is apparently throwing in the towel.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich — the last hopeful Republican presidential candidate contending against Trump for the party's nomination — is expected to address the media at 5 p.m. Eastern. The sudden announcement led to immediate speculation that Kasich was dropping out of the GOP race.

NBC News reported that Kasich was indeed suspending his campaign.

Kasich reportedly canceled a scheduled campaign event in Virginia before announcing the press conference that is to take place in Columbus, Ohio, according to Bloomberg.

Kasich's events calendar at his campaign website was empty as of Wednesday morning.

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