--- title: Tim Allen Stars in New Ad Supporting John Kasich description: Actor Tim Allen lent his voice to support John Kasich’s run for president in a new ad that didn’t sit well with the Ohio governor. canonical: https://time.com/4235057/tim-allen-john-kasich-ad/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-24T01:24:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:16:08.700Z article:section: Politics og:title: Tim Allen Stars in New Ad Supporting John Kasich og:description: But the Ohio governor doesn't like it og:url: https://time.com/4235057/tim-allen-john-kasich-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tim Allen Stars in New Ad Supporting John Kasich twitter:description: But the Ohio governor doesn't like it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Tim Allen Stars in New Ad Supporting John Kasich  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Feb 24, 2016 1:24 AM UTC  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Feb 24, 2016 1:24 AM UTC Actor Tim Allen [lent his voice to support John Kasich’s run for president in a new ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYCNYifjjgs&feature=youtu.be) that didn’t sit well with the Ohio governor. The 30-second plug by New Day for America, the super PAC supporting Kasich, features the [emotional moment when the presidential hopeful hugged a supporter](http://time.com/4229860/john-kasich-south-carolina-town-hall/) who had just spoken about his struggle with depression at a South Carolina town hall. “I was in a really dark place for a long time, but I found hope,” the young man tells Kasich in the featured clip. “And now I found it in my presidential candidate that I support, and I’d really appreciate one of those hugs you’ve been talking about.” The two then embrace. Kasich expressed his displeasure with the ad when [asked about it Monday by Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly](http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/02/23/megyn-kelly-shows-john-kasich-new-ad-in-support-of-him-narrated-by-tim-allen-see-his-surprising-reaction/). “My immediate reaction in hearing about that ad is, I don’t like it,” Kasich said. “Look, I’m not going to yell at my people, I’m not even connected to, to take something off the air, but I’m not comfortable with that.” “Something strikes me wrong about it,” he added. The GOP candidate said the “precious moment” between the supporter and him “spoke for itself.” In the ad, Allen narrates: “Being president is more than the economy or healthcare. There is a place for quiet strength: the Oval Office.” Earlier this month, [Kasich’s campaign renounced an ad](http://time.com/4202094/kasich-super-pac-attacks-rubio-for-violence-against-women-vote/) the same PAC put out attacking Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, targeting his vote against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. New Day for America later pulled the ad. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4235057/tim-allen-john-kasich-ad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4235057/tim-allen-john-kasich-ad/"},"headline":"Tim Allen Stars in New Ad Supporting John Kasich","datePublished":"2016-02-24T01:24:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:16:08.700Z","description":"But the Ohio governor doesn't like it","url":"https://time.com/4235057/tim-allen-john-kasich-ad/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4235057/tim-allen-john-kasich-ad/","name":"Tim Allen Stars in New Ad Supporting John Kasich"}}]}] ```