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20. KAPTUR WILL POSSIBLY FACE JOE THE PLUMBER.

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Dennis Kucinich has been defeated by Marcy Kaptur [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2012 OP

Whoa. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #1

Kucinich camp won't knock down Washington option Freddie Stubbs Mar 2012 #2

Next week's? WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #3

Article is from last week Freddie Stubbs Mar 2012 #7

No WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #8

The date on it says 2/29 Freddie Stubbs Mar 2012 #14

Dude. WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #17

The politico article mackattack Mar 2012 #18

Derp. WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #24

Yo Freddie!!! WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #25

It happens to the best of us Freddie Stubbs Mar 2012 #34

TheManInTheMac Mar 2012 #47

As I said in another thread, it just plain sucks that it came to this. FLAprogressive Mar 2012 #4

Congrats, Ms. Kaptur bigwillq Mar 2012 #5

So are we just going to cheer on this debacle? n/t Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #44

She won fair and square based on the current rules. bigwillq Mar 2012 #61

Well this sucks. Kucinich was one of the few good congressman. nt white_wolf Mar 2012 #6

Kaptur is good too though....but I'd rather have both in DC. FLAprogressive Mar 2012 #10

So is Kaptur. See comment #9 n/t Tx4obama Mar 2012 #11

yes, he was... From The Ashes Mar 2012 #13

Kaptur is a progressive too and has been in Congress longer than Kucinich. Tx4obama Mar 2012 #9

if the left had paid attention to limbaugh ten years ago it's never come to this certainot Mar 2012 #12

Didn't she used to be on a show called "Silk Stalkings"? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #15

No, that was Mitzi Kapture. VenusRising Mar 2012 #28

I loved the opening beach scenes for that show. nt bluestate10 Mar 2012 #59

This is outstanding Oasis_ Mar 2012 #16

:eyesroll: got root Mar 2012 #50

You'd have PREFERRED to see Cleveland sell it's electrical utility to the corporados? Ken Burch Mar 2012 #57

Interesting. BlueIris Mar 2012 #19

KAPTUR WILL POSSIBLY FACE JOE THE PLUMBER. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #20

And she will defeat him in a landslide Freddie Stubbs Mar 2012 #35

if only all elections were like this JI7 Mar 2012 #21

How sad. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #22

Oh please stop already surfdog Mar 2012 #43

No. You stop. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #52

As an animal advocate jsmirman Mar 2012 #23

The Ohio legislature did the Democratic Party a favor with the redistricting that led to this result apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #26

This post = an example of current Democratic Party thinking in a nutshell. Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #46

The nail that sticks up, gets hammered got root Mar 2012 #51

Yep. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #53

You get used to it with that one. n/t flvegan Mar 2012 #60

It's never a good thing for a progressive to be voted out of office Ken Burch Mar 2012 #58

Marcy Kaptur predicted the NAFTA/GATT/WTO disasters back in the 1990s Elwood P Dowd Mar 2012 #27

Kucinich will do other things that are good... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #29

Unfortunately, disdain in the party exists for liberals mmonk Mar 2012 #40

I certainly hope so... Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #42

Isn't Kaptur anti-abortion? sadbear Mar 2012 #30

In this terrible economy social issue is the last of voters' worries Freddie Stubbs Mar 2012 #36

So was Kucinich until he started running for president. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #41

To a point she is, but I'll take an anti-choice Dem who is right about everything else.... FLAprogressive Mar 2012 #54

There's an opening in Washington state -- norm dicks is retiring Generic Other Mar 2012 #31

The US Navy is one of the largest employers in Norm DIcks' district onenote Mar 2012 #37

In congress, Dennis was one vote out of 400+, but his personality and passion made him seem bigger Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2012 #32

I hope he comes out here to Washington and wins a seat. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #33

The scenario of Democrat vs Democrat is what we're facing mmonk Mar 2012 #38

Either way, I have a pro-labor progressive going against Not Joe the Not Plumber. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #39

You have one less vote in the House (and the excising of progressives) and that is all that matters. Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #45

That I'm not celebrating. Dennis is a very consistent voice for labor and progressives. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #48

The Ohio GOP were the ones drawing the districts. Kaptur and Kucinich are quite similar. FLAprogressive Mar 2012 #55

He's been defeated before, and came back again. got root Mar 2012 #49

I'm a fan of Marcy Kaptur Blue_In_AK Mar 2012 #56