What the hell is up with the Cleveland Plain Dealer? They endorsed Nina Turner again.

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Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional District

https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2022/04/nina-turner-in-the-democratic-primary-for-the-11th-congressional-district.html

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We endorsed Nina Turner last year, and do so again this year. She has the passion, experience, toughness and out-of-the-box thinking to give Cleveland a powerful, socially committed and independent congressional voice, much in the spirit of the late U.S. Rep. Lou Stokes, who successfully fought for this majority minority congressional district. In backing 2009 Cuyahoga County corruption reforms, Turner stood up to the Democratic Party. In 2012, she successfully fought for the downstate GOP votes then-Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson needed to make his Cleveland school reform plan a reality..

Brown is congenial and pleasant, but often leaves the impression she’s speaking talking points, not convictions. And her determination to stay on as chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party during both the August election and this election shows a troubling lack of fair play. Brown has also drawn fire for seemingly taking credit for federal earmarks for her district that were requested well before she joined Congress.

The contours of the 11th District (and of the other 14 congressional districts in Ohio being mapped this year) are still being litigated, but Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has directed county boards of elections to use the state’s disputed congressional map for the May 3 primary. It’s possible the map won’t be finalized for this congressional election cycle at all, meaning new boundaries may have to wait for two years from now.

With some bumps along the way, and considering how recently she was elected, Brown has conducted herself reasonably well, shown relish for the job and a commitment to important Democratic issues like voting rights reform -- although she should step down as party chair. But a fighter is what Greater Cleveland needs in Congress, especially with the strong possibility of a GOP takeover of the House. And a principled and focused fighter is what Greater Cleveland will get in Nina Turner.

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