Unlike many Republicans, Mr Kasich, who was endorsed by the New York Times, has let his record of achievement in Ohio speak for itself, and he has deferred from making inflammatory remarks about immigrants.
At only 24, he plans to stick with Athlete Ally for life and he has deferred from law school for another year to do just that.
Earlier that year, I had deferred from college and applied for the position of Youth Leadership Fellow at Root & Shoots, a youth program founded by Dr. Jane Goodall.
For various reasons, Mariano Rajoy, the country's prime minister, has deferred seeking help from a financial assistance program that Europe has tailored to Spain's needs.
"If somebody had told me I was going to be a high school math teacher in Dallas, Texas, when I entered college, I'd be like, 'No, there's no chance of that being true,' " said Mr. Dearing, who has deferred an offer from McKinsey.
A hard-hitting campaign attacking Romney's credentials and perspective on economic questions would seem a little strange from a president who himself has been so timid in confronting Wall Street and who has deferred to advice from financial insiders throughout most of his presidency.
Even one of his best friends, Bob Roll, the former Tour rider and Outdoor Life Network sage who rode with Armstrong in the hills of North Carolina as he recovered from cancer, has deferred.
And Mr. Obama has deferred decisions on recommendations, also from advisers, that the N.S.A. stop its efforts to weaken commercial encryption and limit its activities to exploiting weaknesses in commonly available software to design cyberweapons.
For the past four years it has deferred six times an application from the New York-based Commitoee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
The university, down to its last $26 billion, has deferred grand construction plans and taken away hot breakfasts from upperclassmen.
Delta has deferred $3.7 billion in capital spending, including deliveries of new planes from Boeing.
