Reply #116

In the discussion thread: Kaptur defeats Kucinich, wins Democratic primary in newly-drawn 9th District [View all]

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 08:14 PM

pnwmom (43,200 posts)

116. She doesn't need to fill his shoes; she's been filling her own for years.

Kucinich isn't the only progressive Dem in the U.S. or even in Ohio. And Marcy Kaptur has been serving her district well.

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151 replies	Author	Time	Post
Kaptur defeats Kucinich, wins Democratic primary in newly-drawn 9th District [View all]	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	OP
God it just plain sucks that it came to that.....both are fighters for the working class. Stupid ass	FLAprogressive	Mar 2012	#1
yep	limpyhobbler	Mar 2012	#2
reddy kilowatt and dorothy fuldheim (sp)	coldbeer	Mar 2012	#65
He can go back to his old plan of running for Congress in Washington state	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#3
No, thanks. WA state has plenty of its own progressive candidates	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#16
Over on the red side there is a shortage of progressives. n/t	Boudica the Lyoness	Mar 2012	#17
Tacoma or Seattle	chknltl	Mar 2012	#23
I think Dave Reichert would win that race in a landslide. The only district Kucinich could	WestSeattle2	Mar 2012	#78
Reichert has been redistricted away from Bellevue. He'll be in a strong Republican area.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#96
I was born and raised in Washington.	sulphurdunn	Mar 2012	#41
No. And I say that as someone who would like to see that happen	eridani	Mar 2012	#21
It wasn't "his own district"	harmonicon	Mar 2012	#79
True, but subtlties like that are usually lost on the average voter	eridani	Mar 2012	#99
Kaptur is a progressive too and has been in Congress longer than Kucinich.	Tx4obama	Mar 2012	#4
Jean Quan is a progressive too.	Arctic Dave	Mar 2012	#5
She was great in Michael Moore's film	Adenoid_Hynkel	Mar 2012	#6
Kaptur is pro-life, voted 30% by Naral	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2012	#9
Isn't Kucinich pro-life as well?	sweetloukillbot	Mar 2012	#14
He was...until he ran for president in 2004	Adenoid_Hynkel	Mar 2012	#15
He changed his position on that, but fairly recently (nt)	Recursion	Mar 2012	#58
Kaptur earned a 70 percent score in NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011 Congressional Record on Choice.	mzmolly	Mar 2012	#27
Whatever.	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#19
I really don't think the "establishment" was all that concerned about getting rid of Kucinich..	WCGreen	Mar 2012	#46
Mayor, re-dux? I'm not sure that is 'sexy' enough for him, though.	Ikonoklast	Mar 2012	#51
He couldn't get elected mayor because Frank Jackson is doing a bang up job	WCGreen	Mar 2012	#139
Kucinich made people aware that there is a different way than the status quo.	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#73
It depends upon what you mean.	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#127
Since Kaptur and Dennis are pretty close in their approach to government...	WCGreen	Mar 2012	#140
I'm from Toledo	ellie	Mar 2012	#62
yes, and because of gerrymandering...	awoke_in_2003	Mar 2012	#89
Dennis Could Always Come Back To Washington state.	rsmith6621	Mar 2012	#7
That would not look good.	iandhr	Mar 2012	#12
That's been going on since 1789	Bucky	Mar 2012	#52
Thanks, anyway. WA state grows its own progressives.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#112
Come back? He's not a Washingtonian.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#111
Crap	DesertRat	Mar 2012	#8
Although I don't always agree with him, I'd preferred Dennis Kucinich to Kaptur.	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2012	#10
Bad choice for Democrats. Kucinich was a person of worldwide reputation; Kaptur is nobody	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#30
Apparently the voters in the district felt otherwise.	onenote	Mar 2012	#33
Kucinich did little for his district... In Ohio, its all about the economy...n/t	IamK	Mar 2012	#34
^ Low content post ... eom	Kolesar	Mar 2012	#39
+1	Auggie	Mar 2012	#48
Kaptur brought more money back to her district than any other Ohio Democratic congressperson.	Ikonoklast	Mar 2012	#53
That was the whole problem	krawhitham	Mar 2012	#37
100% correct... n/t	IamK	Mar 2012	#43
Nope: Kucinch dramatized Liberal issues on the world stage AND better than anyone alive	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#90
Huh?	SadPanda	Mar 2012	#101
I AM saying it is better to intellectually clarify and publicize an ideal ... than stuff your face	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#103
I'm not sure what district you think Dennis will soon be moving on to, but if he doesn't take care	onenote	Mar 2012	#105
So petty self-interest is king?	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#106
not sure who you are responding to	onenote	Mar 2012	#107
Glad to hear you feel DK was responsive to his district	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#109
He can continue "serving the whole world" outside of Congress.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#114
Likely in fact, Kucinich will be moving on to much better things	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#121
The people of OH care about how he represents them,	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#113
You ARE represented, when Liberal ideas, in support of minorities, are broadcast to the whole world	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#120
Look out for the new Current spring line up next year...	Fearless	Mar 2012	#11
Crying.	southerncrone	Mar 2012	#13
A good Democrat won, a good Democrat lost...	Rowdyboy	Mar 2012	#18
The most essential point made this evening, IMO n/t	eridani	Mar 2012	#22
Yes indeed.	mzmolly	Mar 2012	#26
+1	Blue_Tires	Mar 2012	#54
I agree (nt)	Tumbulu	Mar 2012	#77
I knew you'd be gloating that the progressive lost.	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#20
The gerrymandering is repugnant regardless who does it.	cstanleytech	Mar 2012	#25
I wasn't saying gerrymandering was ok if Dems did it.	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#28
Dems revised districts to fit anti-discrim. ruling of SCOTUS; but Repubs are "gerrymandering"	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#93
Sorry but even some dems have been guilty of it and not always because	cstanleytech	Mar 2012	#110
OP loves to start in-house fighting--been doing it for years	Kingofalldems	Mar 2012	#75
and fairly conservative	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#100
Nope. I am a middle of the road voter	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#125
i'm sorry but no.	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#128
If a person is a moderate about many issues, they are a moderate	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#143
You call being pro Wal Mart and anti-union moderate?	Kingofalldems	Mar 2012	#145
I am not anti-union	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#148
No, I am but a longstanding misuse is still a misuse.	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#146
If that is true, then there are no liberals or conservatives	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#147
Disagreed.	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#151
sure... the middle of wall street	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#133
I do not work on Wall Street	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#144
What fight? This is a settled issue. Ms. Kaptur is the nominee and every good Democrat should	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#126
Hmm... interesting.	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#141
Both candidates are progressive. One was able to convince voters that she was more effective	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#124
Thing is, she actually hasn't been any more effective, that I know of.	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#134
In an economically depressed area, voters often want someone who can 'bring home the bacon'	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#142
At least that's a respectfully-phrased argument.	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#150
You could as easily have said, "the progressive won."	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#131
The less-progressive one won, though	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#136
Depends on whether women's issues are important to you, I guess.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#137
Kaptur never stopped being anti-choice	Ken Burch	Mar 2012	#138
Perhaps Kucinich should look at running for senator or maybe even governor?	cstanleytech	Mar 2012	#24
Dennis can't win a statewide seat in Ohio.	Ikonoklast	Mar 2012	#32
Yup: probably become a Green. Or? Work for the UN, etc.. Or? Independent commentator	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#130
Kucinich as very little support INSIDE ohio..... n/t	IamK	Mar 2012	#36
Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team)	JennyCait	Mar 2012	#29
Dennis Kucinich is now available to fill a position in President Obama’s next Administration	PuffedMica	Mar 2012	#31
Or Labor Secretary maybe?	Myrina	Mar 2012	#56
I'd like to see this but I don't see Obama picking many Progressives for his team.	harun	Mar 2012	#67
Obama is NOT a even a progressive,	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#74
When progressives get as much appeasement as Repubs get from Obama	think	Mar 2012	#84
I have noticed this too	kenfrequed	Mar 2012	#129
No, he's a socialist and a commie.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#115
Heh . . .	BlueCaliDem	Mar 2012	#135
damn!	CountAllVotes	Mar 2012	#35
She did not just win, she stomped him winning by 16.7 points	krawhitham	Mar 2012	#38
It wasn't his district anymore. Kaptur had plenty of loyal followers in Toledo who voted	Kolesar	Mar 2012	#40
We just lost the MOST LIBERAL member of congress	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#42
I second that.	Brettongarcia	Mar 2012	#132
We just have to make sure Marcy beats Joe the Plummer in November	liberal N proud	Mar 2012	#44
He's not cut out for plumbing either...	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#69
This is so disappointing. As a progressive trapped in the 8th district,	sunwyn	Mar 2012	#45
Chuck Todd smiled when he broke the news.	Octafish	Mar 2012	#47
Or perhaps he is a Marcy Kaptur fan	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#50
No is probably a "Joe the Plummer" fan	INdemo	Mar 2012	#55
+10	Myrina	Mar 2012	#57
It would have to be an overwhelming Republican year to unseat somebody like Kaptur	RZM	Mar 2012	#76
I have a better chance of winning the Boston Marathon	dsc	Mar 2012	#68
Yeah, and we'd all have a better chance of reaching to the moon	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#70
The district is overwhelmingly Democratic	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#71
Chuck U Todd Strikes Again	Joe Bacon	Mar 2012	#59
So sorry to hear this. D.K. fought for all of us.	Auggie	Mar 2012	#49
Thanks for all your service, Dennis n/t	deutsey	Mar 2012	#60
Replying to bookmark	a2liberal	Mar 2012	#61
Yay... conservative democrats weeding out all real liberals	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#63
Yep, pretty much....nt	NorthCarolina	Mar 2012	#66
Marcy Kaptur is not a conservative Democrat	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#72
Marcy? Produce tht note, anti-wall street Marcy?	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#87
That sichiation sucks. Dennis will dust himself off and go back at it in another manner I'm sure.	lonestarnot	Mar 2012	#64
I hate to see the loss of Kucinich from the congress ....	jxnmsdemguy65	Mar 2012	#80
Wow	davidthegnome	Mar 2012	#81
+1	think	Mar 2012	#85
She is a bull dog against Wall Street.	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#88
Shocking, isn't it?	Wind Dancer	Mar 2012	#98
She doesn't need to fill his shoes; she's been filling her own for years.	pnwmom	Mar 2012	#116
This just made my whole fucking day!	El Supremo	Mar 2012	#82
Why is there only one Dennis Kucinich? Really. Think about it.	RufusTFirefly	Mar 2012	#83
435 and we can't keep both of them?	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#86
I hate (NOT) to rain on anyone's parade, especially a soggy one, but...	saras	Mar 2012	#91
Mr. Kucinich for years benefited from partisan gerrymandering	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#94
WHAT!!	rbnyc	Mar 2012	#92
Its a shame...	BetterThanNoSN	Mar 2012	#95
What keeps Dennis	DonCoquixote	Mar 2012	#97
Of Ohio?	onenote	Mar 2012	#102
I meant against the non brown one :)	DonCoquixote	Mar 2012	#104
New Job for Dennis	Mark D.	Mar 2012	#108
Obama will NEVER EVER go for it.	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#122
very sad.	endless october	Mar 2012	#117
Thank you, Dennis.	juajen	Mar 2012	#118
Wishes Kucinich the best is discussed by the people jeering him.	pam4water	Mar 2012	#119
don't you mean disgusted? n/t	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#123
I never liked Kucinich. I always thought he was an annoying fringe character.	chrisa	Mar 2012	#149

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