Barkley: There’s not a single Democrat running for President that I like

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August 19, 2015

Former Auburn University and NBA star Charles Barkley on Wednesday told ESPN’s “Mike and Mike” that while he likes the Democrat Party’s “open-mindedness,” there is not a single Democrat currently running for president that he is interested in supporting.

“Ninety-nine percent of the time I vote Democrat, but there’s not a Democrat in the race that I like,” Barkley said. “I would like to see Elizabeth Warren or the mayor of San Antonio [Julian Castro], those are the only two Democrats that I would vote for.”

Then Barkley went a step further, surprising the hosts with his current choice of candidate.

“I’ve never voted Republican, but right now, I like John Kasich, the governor [of] Ohio,” he explained. “He’s the only person that I’m really paying attention to right now, to be honest with you… I want to vote Democratic because they’re more … open-minded. But right now, if I had to vote today, I would probably vote for John Kasich, but I haven’t made a decision.”

As for current frontrunner Donald Trump, Barkley said the real estate mogul and reality TV star has always been “nice and cordial to” him, but Barkley said he was concerned Trump is giving hispanics a “bad rap.”

“The Hispanics that I know are amazing people, they do work whites and blacks don’t want to do when there’s 120 degrees in Arizona,” he said. “But to paint with a broad brush Hispanics, I think it’s disingenuous.”

Barkley becomes the second high-profile Alabamian this week to express support for Governor Kasich. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley endorsed the Ohio governor on Monday during a press conference at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Mike and Mike’s full interview with Barkley can be heard here.

(h/t TheBlaze)