Dennis Kucinich has beaten back his (congressional) primary opponents

[hooraydems06]

Source: The Point (blog)

10:29 (BK): Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul have won their primaries.

Read more: http://politics.ohio.com/2008/03/04/ohio-primary-live-blog

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Besides this blogger, this is according to preliminary results/early voting patterns, exit polls, and sources within the Kucinich campaign.

[mirrera]

1. Good for Dennis= good for us!!!

[Fireweed247]

61. Now- onto Speaker of the House

Imagine a coequal branch led by Congressman Kucinich---what a dream!
Kucinich supporters are working together at
http://peacecandidates.com/discuss
to support candidates for Congress who will cut off funding to Iraq, shut down the Military Industrial Complex and instead support domestic programs like HR676 and the rest of the Kucinich platform. We need to support Kucinich candidates that will elect him to Speaker of the House and we can still have the country we believe in.

[The Croquist]

62. Kucinich will not be speaker of the house

He won exactly zero delegates and got about 25,627 votes before he withdrew from the Presidential campaign.

Dennis Kucinich is a good man but he's not going to unseat Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the house.

[tabatha]

2. Great!! I donated $50 to DK.

[merwin]

29. You donated $50 to Donkey Kong?

I threw my money to Mario.

[Name removed]

33. Deleted message

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[IntravenousDemilo]

38. Jesus, where the hell did that come from all of a sudden? Get a grip... n/m

[merwin]

51. Dude, I'm just making a comic reference to Donkey Kong, which went by DK.

Nothing more, nothing less.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

60. People are a bit crabby lately

Humor can be risky business these days. :scared:

[Kolesar]

63. That's not "comic" , that's an insult

[merwin]

66. Why? Because Donkey Kong is black?

I know I'm supporting Mario, who is Italian, but come on, that doesn't make me racist.
:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Rhiannon12866]

70. Huh? Mario Cuomo? He's not running for anything...

:shrug:

[Kolesar]

74. Now, that was comic!

:lol:

[Rhiannon12866]

77. I agree, my friend...

The sniping on DU has made me crazy, LOL. We need to have a nominee and support him/her, bottom line, as in 2004. *sigh* I think that we need a little humor here, though what happens, regarding our next administration, is dead serious. But each of us can only do what we can do...:shrug:

But, IMO, this series of posts were just silly. Mario Cuomo, my governor, was the only Mario that I could think of...:shrug::hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

69. Good for you! I'm sure that he needed it and you helped him win his primary!

People are a bit misguided when it comes to donations. Even if a candidate, like Dennis, has dropped out of the presidential race, their campaign still has bills to pay and Dennis really needed help winning his primary, since there has been unfair and serious efforts in Ohio to unseat this amazing congressman who has done so much for us. :patriot:

Thank you, from me.:pals:

[El Supremo]

3. Hooooooray1

Is this for real?

[hooraydems06]

4. Yes

Expect it to be confirmed by official news sources in about 2 hours or so.

[madrchsod]

5. best news tonight...we need dennis

[Sarah Ibarruri]

6. Thank GOD! nt

[DesertRat]

7. Great news! Go Dennis!

:woohoo:

[mcscajun]

8. WHEW! Great news!

Now, on to his Republican challenger!

[rpannier]

9. They'll both be around for two more years

I understand their districts lean heavily in the direction of their respective political parties.

Good for Dennis

ron paul still sux

[DissedByBush]

10. Republican?

"I understand their districts lean heavily in the direction of their respective political parties."

I don't think Ron Paul could get elected in a heavily Republican district, maybe a heavily libertarian district where most people register R.

[quakerboy]

11. I wish it was showing up

on the ohio SOS page. or anywhere else i could find till this post.

[Pastiche423]

23. Go here:

http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/15450538/detail.html

Dennis has 54% in 49 out of 641 precincts.

[quakerboy]

31. Thanks

That looks good for him. I've been feeling bad that I didnt get around to sending him what little money I have. What do I need with gas money, anyway?

[ekwhite]

12. You go Dennis!!!

:yourock:

[Dr.Phool]

13. Bullshit blog post.

I can't find anything more than 3% returns anywhere.

I want Dennis to win. But, I want real results.

[hooraydems06]

14. Be patient.

85 of 641 precincts have reported... that definitely adds up to more than 3% at the official site.

Because of the delay (all polls weren't closed until 9 PM), it's been hard to release numbers that have had to remain internal within the polling places and campaigns.

You'll get your real numbers soon enough, and Dennis will be announced as the winner, which he already is, but it hasn't been officially declared by the news outlets.

But even after they do declare him the winner tonight, that doesn't mean we can rest on our laurels. He may get challenged again in 2010 and the anti-Kucinich forces might be smart enough to not split the vote next time around. We must stay eternally vigilant.

[Dr.Phool]

21. He's going to have a fairly tough general election this year too.

Jim Trakas is no spring chicken, and he has a large following in the Independence area.

I'll be sending Dennis more money.

[hooraydems06]

26. Good, but...

I'm not nearly as worried about the general election as a potential rematch primary in 2010, with the anti-Kucinich forces rallying behind one candidate. Cimperman did slightly better than the internal polling showed. The real tragedy is that, from the information I'm getting, that if you tally all the votes from all the primary challengers combined, it adds up to slightly more than the votes Kucinich got.

There were weather considerations to take into account, but the message is clear... take nothing for granted so long as Dennis Kucinich is Congress. He's obviously beginning to bother the fatcats in power -- a good thing in principle -- but something that requires much defense from their corporate crony assaults.

[John Q. Citizen]

30. Here

169 of 641 precincts reported.
JOE CIMPERMAN 14234
BARBARA ANNE FERRIS 2772
DENNIS J. KUCINICH 23666
THOMAS E. O'GRADY 2421
ROSEMARY A. PALMER 1791

http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/master-results-list.aspx

[LWolf]

57. Here ya go:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030500905.html

[Diane R]

15. I"m very happy for Dennis....good for all of us.

[fenriswolf]

16. Tonight for me is all about dennis

I mean yeah it might decide our primary but this is a real battle between good and evil, we need to support smaller government then just care about the president, our congressmen are just a start. Im so glad we can keep dennis, but we need more like him.

[Pastiche423]

36. What you said!

[unkachuck]

17. excellent!!!

[riqster]

18. I've been a Kooch backer since the boy mayor days

... the SOB annoys the shit out of me, but I have never once questioned his integrity.

We need more politicos of whom that can be said.

[hooraydems06]

27. Thank you so much!

You are the first person that doesn't get whatever annoying quality some perceive about him not make you lose your head and start getting all hateful and squirmy and stuff. Kudos to you for that!

[rch35]

49. Haha, why does he annoy you?

I'm a huge kucinich fan too but im jut curious, for a laugh.

[hooraydems06]

50. If he doesn't get back to you...

... I have some ideas. If you're interested... mainly from what I've heard, not so much what I personally feel/think. I find him occassionally odd and awkward, but he doesn't annoy me like he apparently does others, even some of his supporters. I don't find it hard to support him at all, without much reservations at all. At least not until we have a House and Senate full of progressives that meet the token requirement for charisma that is found in so many others I know.

[rch35]

64. yeah, i think hes great, i dont have any problem supporting him

i guess he just has an awkward demeanor for some people

[riqster]

65. It's mostly his lack of explanatory skills

He does the right thing, knows he's doing the right thing, and so fails to explain himself adequately to others. It's obvious to him, after all, why explain? He fails to get that people can't read his mind.

It's even worse when he fucks up, as in the Ron Paul running mate idiocy. He said 'not gonna happen', which was sufficient unto the day, but hardly comforting to his supporters. I gave him money, carried water for him, and then he said something so incredibly stupid and destructive to the Left, I felt betrayed. All I got were a few sentences that failed to address the issue.

And when he does say something exculpatory, it's terse and done with ill grace.

This has happened more than once over the years, and I get tired of having to base my support for him on faith.

He's a good man, not many better, but jesus, it would be great to have him open up to people who have been on his side since his time as mayor.

[NikolaC]

19. Yay!

Edited to state that maybe I should have checked before cheering. I just checked the Ohio Sec of State's website and the results for the 10th district are not in yet. Gonna hold off applause till it's official.

[hooraydems06]

39. Ohio Sec of State website is crap...

... no offense to Jennifer Brunner, who I think is a great elected official. Check Cuyahoga County Board of Elections site instead.

[NikolaC]

43. Thanks

It is looking great for Dennis :D! I am so glad that most of his constituents saw through the corp and DINO crap and let Dennis and his record speak for themselves.

[NikolaC]

55. Okay

:applause: NOW I can do my happy dance :D! GO DENNIS! He is such a fighter and I am happy for him, Elizabeth, Ohio's 10th and the rest of us. God knows we need an honest person in that cesspool that they call Congress and Dennis is one of the few. I am also glad because the people of Ohio's 10 district proved, once again, that not all people can be bought off and manipulated by corporations. They are so very lucky to have him for a rep. Great news to wake up to! :woohoo: :toast:

[hooraydems06]

68. The ironic thing is...

... so many of the people that pulled the lever (or pressed the button, or whatever) for Kucinich in the 10th also wound up casting their ballot for Hillary at the top of the ticket, especially many of the gay people in the district (I know, because I have contacts within the district, and just about every gay person I know in that district {not to mention so many elsewhere in Ohio} told me they voted for her). So if you consider people who vote for Hillary to be bought off and manipulated by corporations, then there were lots that were based on who they voted for president, but weren't based on who they voted for Congress. Of course, I'm betting that just about everyone who voted for Cimperman voted for Hillary, as well, so make of all of that what you will...

Split ticket voting for Republicans and Dems both? How about split ticket voting for pro-corporate and anti-corporate candidates?

[rosetta627]

20. Yes!

The most important vote of the night.
For the best member of congress.

Thanks for the update hooraydems06.

[cloudythescribbler]

22. That's a relief, after my 'donate to Kucinich' thread went over like a lead balloon ...

I guess people know Kucinich in his district and he is popular there, so my worry wasn't warranted

[Pastiche423]

24. YEA!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[flvegan]

25. Best news of the day/night.

[Asia Expat]

28. Great news.

:-)

[MrMickeysMom]

32. Now, I have something to be grateful for in my dreams tonight...

... I'm very happy for DK. I'm also amazed how once again, his, as other's forward thinking presidential platforms are dust in the wind

Whichever Dem's in the WH should get behind his vision, if they don't knock each out, for Chrissake...

[blayne]

34. Great news!!

[Zorra]

35. Suck eggs, DLC republican wannabes. n/t

[Jennifer C]

37. Excellent news!

:)

[lovuian]

40. woohoo

:woohoo:

[hooraydems06]

41. Cautious Kucinich finally declares victory...

Kucinich is leading with 53 percent of the vote.

His main opponent, Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, has 31 percent

Link.

[truth_speaks_volumes]

52. Kucinich ROCKS!!!

I hope that one day the Dems will wake up and realize that
DK should be our president!!!

HE WOULD BRING REAL CHANGE, NOT, EMPTY RHETORIC LIKE B.H.O.!!

[cyclezealot]

42. They say it is better to give. We gave DK 175 dollars

just for his Congressional race. And. Today , March 5 is my birthday. And apparently Kucinich wins. I got my birthday present. Thank you Cleveland and district 10 voters. You know what's best for you and recognize a clown in Cimpeman when you see one. / One of lifes' savored moments. The jerk who runs the Pee Dee Newspaper will have a bitter taste in his coffee this AM. Drink it up Mr. Brent Larkin.

[hooraydems06]

44. March 5th is your birthday???

How cool, because March 4th is mine! I consider his victory a bit of a (and the only significant) birthday present I got today, as well!

[cyclezealot]

46. happy birthday to the both of us

Bottoms up. What I will savor these next two years. CNN's , Blitzer was the most rotten to DK. Now Blitzer has to continue to be annoyed. I shall enjoy that.

[hooraydems06]

47. Thanks!

And of course, to you as well, kind sir. ;-)

[NikolaC]

56. Haha

Agreed! It is nice to see the DLC types, media idiots who treated him like dirt and tried to help him lose his seat get their comeuppance. I find that the money I donated to both his presidential and Congressional campaigns were very well spent :D. Happy Birthday to you both :toast:.

[riqster]

67. Mine's the 4th too, and Kooch's victory was a fantastic present! nt

[Rhiannon12866]

73. Happy Birthday! I consider this to be a gift, as well, though my birthday is in October...

But I couldn't ask for anything more, either...:hi:

[cyclezealot]

45. Here the latest at midnight

I think I can continue to celebrate my birthday. 1/3 of the vote in. Mr Brent Larkin has bitterly told Kucinich to pay attention to Cleveland. Maybe Mr Larkin should.

Federal
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10 (DEM)
228 of 641 precincts reported.
JOE CIMPERMAN 18341
BARBARA ANNE FERRIS 3531
DENNIS J. KUCINICH 29101
THOMAS E. O'GRADY 2911
ROSEMARY A. PALMER 2059

http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/MyElectionResultsTemplate.aspx?LanguageCD=en-US&ItemKey=7976&pb=y

[Rhiannon12866]

72. Happy Birthday and congrats to both you and Dennis!!!

:toast::woohoo:

[hooraydems06]

48. Cleveland Plain-Dealer finally admits Kucinich won!

It declared him the winner, having gotten 52% of the vote, with 228 of 641 precincts (36%) reporting.

[truth_speaks_volumes]

53. : o) - great news!!!!

[Zorra]

59. Hard to spin a landslide - but that DK hating fascist rag will still probably try.

[cyclezealot]

54. Reason Cleveland was right 7 why we need Kucinich

Today's headlines, House Dems cave to Bush in regards to his illegal Domestic spying bill.. Dennis will have something to say about taht.

[LWolf]

58. The best news I've read this year. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

71. This was the news that I was waiting for.

Heard it on Air America news, but I was waiting to see it in print on DU... Thanks!:D

[classysassy]

75. Infiltrated

OK all of you fucking rethugs that post here fuck off.

[Algorem]

76. anybody have video or audio of his victory speech?

all i've found so far is 2 local tv report videos both of which i can't get to work

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=84540

http://www.newsnet5.com/video/index.html (have to put "Kucinich" into search)



Just found this

http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2008/03/kucinich_wins_10th_district_de.html

can't get it to work either

http://www.wkyc.com.nyud.net:8080/assetpool/images/083512535_KUCINICH--WIN2.jpg