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Dennis Kucinich

jeff47

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4. It's what happens when D voters stay home in years divisible by 10.

Reply to phantom power (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 05:42 PM

Mar 2012

As far as gerrymandering, it's not that badly drawn of a district. Ohio lost a district, so somewhere two incumbents would be running against each other. And since D's stayed home, R's got to draw the lines.

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A question about Dennis not endorsing Kaptur. [View all] freshwest Mar 2012 OP

I don't know why he didn't endorse her. LWolf Mar 2012 #1

What upsets me is that the GOP gerrymandered and forced them to compete for a seat. phantom power Mar 2012 #2

It's what happens when D voters stay home in years divisible by 10. jeff47 Mar 2012 #4

You mean connecting the Kucinich residence to Toledo by a thin strip of beach eridani Mar 2012 #5

Believe it or not, there's much worse districts. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #6

Kaptur's already known as a liberal and it's a blue district jeff47 Mar 2012 #3

That will be good. Still, we've lost an important progressive voice by GOP tricks. freshwest Mar 2012 #7

It's not really a dirty trick jeff47 Mar 2012 #8

Tom DeLay. n/t freshwest Mar 2012 #9