John Kasich getting major endorsement in GOP race
Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be endorsed by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, CBS News has confirmed.
The Republican's presidential campaign has been hinting at a major announcement in Alabama, and he's stumping for support in the South Monday.
His campaign says he'll have a big announcement at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in Birmingham.
Kasich got into the race just less than a month ago, but he's been building momentum off a strong showing at the first GOP presidential debate in Cleveland.
Alabama's primary is March 1, part of a cluster of Southern primaries being dubbed the "SEC primary."
Kasich's people are touting Bentley's backing as significant for two reasons: a northerner, who some consider not conservative enough, is plucking a Southern endorsement from the plethora of Southern candidates expected to do well there next year, and Bentley is only the fourth sitting Republican governor to offer a 2016 presidential endorsement so far.