Kasich goes native.

Mark Naymick reports this evening that Kasich is hiring longtime Ohio press guru Scott Milburn as his Communications Director.

Compare Milburn to Strickland's hiring of a failed Corzine Communications Director from New Jersey, and you can see which team is ready to focus on issues that matter to Ohioans.

So while Strickland's staff is still trying to learn a reporter's name, Milburn will be asking how the kids are.

The little things matter.