Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Kucinich/Kaptur Colleagues Won’t Take Sides
Posted by Anastasia Pantsios on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:04 PM
The primary result everyone in northeast Ohio will be watching March 6 is the winner of the Democratic congressional race in the new 9th district. That’s the one that pits incumbents Marcy Kaptur and Dennis! Kucinich against each other. On March 7, one of them will be a lame duck starting to plan for a post-congressional career. (The other will laugh all the way to an epic landslide victory over Joe the Plumber in November in this heavily Democratic-tilted district).
Their fellow congressperson from the Cleveland area, Marcia Fudge, is staying out of it. When asked if she would avoid issuing an endorsement, she said, “Absolutely. They’re both my colleagues, and I have the greatest respect for both of them.”
Senator Sherrod Brown feels the same way. At a meeting of the Parma Democrats last week, he praised his counterparts in the House for working with him to benefit northeast Ohio. He name checked Kaptur, who is from Toledo, along with Kucinich and Fudge, an obvious expression of his neutrality. A staff member confirmed that he “definitely” is not endorsing one or the other. — Anastasia Pantsios
Speaking of Dennis Kucinich, Marcy Kaptur
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Well, some sit on the sidelines while others make a statement. I'm with the exec. committee members in my town of Lakewood who remained seated at the meeting.
As a former strong supporter and campaign worker for Congressman Dennis
Kucinich I must state why I am no longer supporting him and why I am
supporting Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.
I worked on the 1994 Kucinich State Senate campaign against Anthony Sinagra
and the 1996 Kucinich Congressional campaign against Martin Hoke. During
those campaigns I came to know Dennis quite well. I had just completed a
run for Cleveland City council in Slavic Village and wanted to continue in
politics. In fact, I still hold the record for most yard signs placed
during a State Senate campaign.
What concerned me then and concerns me now is why Kucinich failed as Mayor
of Cleveland and still fails to succeed as a Congressman. The only common
denominator is his lack of people skills. He does not now {nor did he then}
have the critical ability to communicate properly with constituents, fellow
lawmakers and the media in general. Some politicians are able to "re-make"
themselves. Sadly, Kucinich has chosen not to and look what this has
resulted in for the previous 10th Congressional District.
On the other hand, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur reminds me of the type of
congressperson we desperately need during these troubling economic times.
She truly cares about her constituents. From the moment you meet her you
can't help but be struck by her well-honed people skills. She has
utilized these skills very effectively and look at the difference it has
made in Toledo and the surrounding area. On Tuesday, March 6, please
support Marcy Kaptur for Congress and help give the new 9th Congressional
district a start on the right track.
