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Blue_In_AK

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56. I'm a fan of Marcy Kaptur

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 05:08 PM

Mar 2012

It's just too bad the Republicans were able to mess with the districts and force Kucinich out. I'm sure it won't be the last we hear of him, though.

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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