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“I have two daughters. They see this stuff," Ohio Gov. John Kasich said of comments Donald Trump has made towards women. "What do you think they think?" Kasich 'very concerned' about Trump's comments about women

John Kasich on Tuesday said he’s “very concerned” by Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward women — a comment that comes a day after an anti-Trump super PAC released an ad that shows a series of women using the New York billionaire’s words against him.

“I just saw a commercial, I guess, last night of these comments that were made about women,” Kasich told reporters after voting for himself at a precinct in Westerville, Ohio. “I have two daughters. They see this stuff. What do you think they think? We’ll have more to say about that.”

The minute-long spot, released by the Our Principles super PAC, showcases women reading quotes attributed to the Republican front-runner. The language includes insults, like “bimbo” and “fat pig,” as well as longer comments, such as, “That must be a pretty picture — you dropping to your knees.”

The Ohio governor often touts the positive campaign he’s been running, even at the expense of losing media attention in a cycle dominated by personal attacks.

“I will be, however, forced going forward to talk about some of the deep concerns I have about the way this campaign has been run by some others — by one other, in particular,” Kasich said, alluding to Trump. “But today is not the day to do that."

Kasich insisted he hasn’t been focused on other campaigns and has only recently been exposed to some of the things going on in the real estate mogul’s camp — specifically the clash in Chicago between protesters and Trump supporters, as well as his disparaging comments toward women — and he plans to speak up.

“But that’s gonna be not designed to be negative as much as it is to point out things that I’ve seen that are deeply disturbing in this process, and I think I have a right to do that as a candidate,” he said. “But in terms of rolling around in the mud, that’s not where I intend to really ever go.”