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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Politics Turns Out, Kucinich Doesn't Love Washington, After All

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Bad news, Washington elf-lovers! Dennis Kucinich is staying in Ohio:

After months of agonizing that included with a flirtation with a bid in Washington, Kucinich announced Wednesday he had filed to run for reelection in Ohio’s new 9th District — a decision that sets him up for a primary with his longtime Democratic colleague, Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

Eli has been covering the Kucinich flirtation for a while now, and Kucinich has been actively wooing Washington state since the summer. It'll be interesting to see if Kaptur makes his visits to the Northwest into a campaign issue—she's got some pretty convincing evidence implying that Kucinich cares more about being in Congress than about who's sending him there.

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thank god, he's such a fucking joke

anyone who wanted him to come to washington should be disenfranchised for life

Posted by Skit on December 29, 2011 at 10:37 AM

Good. He was too rich for my blood, I can't imagine voting for anybody who isn't a bland centrist.

Posted by Zebes

on December 29, 2011 at 10:43 AM

That's OK. Our local politicians kick ass!

We've got tons of great leaders on the bench ready to represent the fuck out of that district. I bet we get somebody with the statesmanship of Frank Chopp and the vision of Dow Consadine. And the character of Tim Eyman.

Washington is blessed.

Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn on December 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Don't suppose the redistricting map that Goldy posted yesterday had anything to do with the elf's decision.

Posted by Sir Vic on December 29, 2011 at 11:20 AM

At least the elf-lovers of Washington still have your goofy mug, Paul Constant.

Posted by DOUG.

on December 29, 2011 at 12:24 PM

I'm a born and bred, dyed in the wool Liberal and proud of it. Have lived in Northeast Ohio and had to deal with Kucinich my entire life. All I can say about this news is FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK GODDAMN IT I WAS HOPING WE'D LUCK OUT & PAWN THIS SELF SERVING ASS OFF ON WASHINGTON. To make matters worse I won't even get the pleasure of voting against the elfin asshole.

Posted by Machiavelli was framed on December 29, 2011 at 1:11 PM

Can we get him to send his wife out our way?

Posted by gnossos on December 29, 2011 at 1:14 PM

I'm still waiting for him to explain his relationship with Gaddhafi.

Posted by Vince on December 29, 2011 at 1:53 PM

This is news???

I've known for weeks that he'd been thrown in with Kaptur, and that he was going to run against -- no, strike that -- lose to her in the Ohio primary. At least since the horribly pro-Republican map of Congressional Districts was approved.

BTW, Kucinich actually shilled for that atrocity of a redistricting, working to convince Democratic state legislators to vote in favor of what will likely be a 12-4 delegation. Somehow, he thinks that having the new CD be basically half his old constituents and half Kaptur's will help his chances.

If he only had a vastly over-inflated view of his popularity and political prowess, he might have a prayer. But that socially-conservative, working-class Catholic district would much rather back an abortion opponent who sticks by her guns than the suddenly-pro-choice-when-he-ran-for-prez Kucinich. And they'd also prefer a true proponent of working-class economic values over whatever it is that loony Dennis espouses.

Posted by N in Seattle