Congratulations to Dennis Kucinich

[Wetzelbill]

His win is a true win for the people of America. Nobody is a more dedicated fighter for the people than DK. He's a consistent progressive and serves his district and our country well. If we only had hundreds more like him in Congress the world would be a better place.

[Mezzo]

1. here, here. nt

[Enthusiast]

64. I love Dennis! nt

[pollo poco]

139. And the GREAT people who keep voting him in!

[eleny]

2. I'm so glad and relieved to learn that he's prevailed

Thanks for the news.

[Kikosexy2]

97. Thank God...

not Oprah...He Won!!!My candidate for Prez!!...Well we need to push him for a run in 2012...

[rpannier]

3. Good job Dennis and his supporters

I don't always agree with him, but it's good to have him back in the House

[Wetzelbill]

11. definitely

I don't always agree with anybody, even DK, but he's a tireless progressive warrior. I love the guy and it is good to have him back in the House. :)

[SnoopDog]

4. At least one true Democrat won tonight....

[countmyvote4real]

6. Thank you for that. wink wink n/t

[goclark]

79. wink wink

[rosetta627]

5. That was the most important race of the night

Did he give a victory speech?
Will someone post it here???

[Wetzelbill]

8. I'll see if I can find anything

[rosetta627]

15. Thank you Wetzelbill

I'm still voting for Dennis in the presidential election unless he endorses Obama.
He's our shining light.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

59. Kucinich is so trusted, if he said "Obama", we'd know Obama was the right person for the job.

[truedelphi]

148. I know how you feel n/t

[Breeze54]

7. WooHoo!

I just logged in to see what was going on and to see how DK did in the primary and this was the first post I read!

Thanks for the great news!! :D

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Wetzelbill]

10. it's a good feeling, isn't it?

:)

[Breeze54]

26. I was worried about his re-election so this is great news!

Hell yeah, it's a good feeling! :D

[bobthedrummer]

9. Congratulations! IMPEACH BUSH NEXT! n/t

[aquart]

12. Congratulations!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. There's one thing I can be happy about this election season!

:woohoo:

[slipslidingaway]

14. Great news, thanks. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Good news

indeed

[againes654]

17. Congratluations Dennis!!!!

I hope one day this country is ready for a man like him to be POTUS.

[AikidoSoul]

131. Mentally

the U.S. population is in it's teen-age stage of development. It will be awhile before enough of us reach adulthood and see the value of someone like Dennis.

[Truth2Tell]

18. Cheers for Dennis!

:toast:

[EFerrari]

19. Omigod. Thank you, Wetzelbill.

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[fenriswolf]

20. now he is almost 9,000 ahead

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

[Breeze54]

27. KUCINICH - 23666 --- Woot! - CIMPERMAN - 14234

What link or website are you getting these results from?

[mikelewis]

21. It was a privilege to vote for him today... nt.

[lynnertic]

67. I'm jealous, my vote for him didn't count

Thanks for keeping him around for us.

[Pastiche423]

22. I love that he's winning by so much!

54% w/Precincts Reporting - 85 out of 641

[msongs]

23. doncha will we had a REAL progresive left in the prez primaries? nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. He won? Fucking right on!

Thanks for keeping track and posting!

[rudy23]

25. YESSSS!

I'm so glad he won! Go Dennis!

[Breeze54]

28. "I'm not a patsy for business. I can't be bought," said Kucinich... Go Dennis!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23472536/">Kucinich faces challenge in primary
Race among toughest congressional contests in Ohio, Texas

:party: :toast: :party:

[leftofthedial]

29. YAA AAAAAA AAAAA AAAYYY YYYYYYY !!!!!!!!!!!

best Democrat alive.

[bobthedrummer]

30. This is the best news of this primary day for a lot of us regardless of where we are.

IMPEACH BUSH NEXT!

[IndianaGreen]

31. Dennis is the champion of the working class, unlike that candidate that shall remain nameless

Dennis defeated a well-financed Clintonian corporatist candidate.

Dennis Kucinich leads in bid to retain 10th District congressional seat

Posted by Molly Kavanaugh March 04, 2008 22:46PM
Updated at 12:20 a.m Wednesday

Despite a well-financed, aggressive opposition campaign and the distractions of a failed presidential bid, Rep. Dennis Kucinich appears to be headed back to Congress.

With 204 of 641 precincts reporting, Kucinich had 26,845 votes to his nearest challenger, Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, with16,6144 votes. Other challengers: Barbara Ann Ferris, 3,192 votes; Thomas O'Grady, 2,694, and Rosemary Palmer, 1,941.

The 10th District Democratic congressman was facing his first threat of losing the seat he has held for 12 years. Kucinich spent thousands of dollars on television ads and agreed to debate his opponents, chief rival Joe Cimperman and three other candidates.

The 61-year-old former Cleveland mayor said he was encouraged by the results. "I am also encouraged because I know of all the hard work you have all put in," he told supporters at the North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor union hall.

Cimperman hammered away at Kucinich's second long-shot presidential bid, constantly citing votes he missed in Congress while running for the White House and the financial support he received from Hollywood stars like Sean Penn.

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/_despite_a_wellfinanced_aggres.html

[Swamp Rat]

32. WOOHOO!!!!!

:bounce: :kick:

Dennis Kucinich for PRESIDENT!!! :patriot:

[Wetzelbill]

34. oh if we were only that lucky

:)

[spooky3]

33. Congratulations to all Kucinich supporters!

[Wetzelbill]

35. hey it's for all of us

We're all DK supporters tonight! :) We beat back the status quo, that's what DU and being progressive is all about. :)

[quakerboy]

36. Who voted against him?

Seriously. Is there anyone here who wouldn't vote for him in his current job? I don't get that he was challenged.

[Wetzelbill]

39. he had a serious well financed challenge

He had a battle on his hands.

[quakerboy]

43. I understand that

but who and why? was there really a "well meaning" democratic challenger, or was it in reality mounted by a right wing finally annoyed enough by my man DK to do something about it?

[Wetzelbill]

44. one of those status quo

DLC type Dems, Joe Cimperman. Although Rush did tell his listeners to for the guy, so the RW were definitely hoping the guy would win.

[quakerboy]

45. Well

interesting. I am very releved that dk won that so handily. He is the only national politician that ever took the time to have a personal conversation with me.

[Wetzelbill]

47. Really? that's great

where did you talk to him at, if you don't mind?

[quakerboy]

104. 2004

We got him to come to my college and speak. Afterwards I was able to speak to him for a few moments personally.

[DeeDeeNY]

60. Corporate interests don't like him

Big corporate money poured into his opponent's campaign

[Kitty Herder]

37. Wooo Hooo!!

:toast: :applause: Go Dennis!

[Nutmegger]

38. R&K for Dennis Kucinich

He can never be silenced!

[Wetzelbill]

40. right on

It's good to know his voice will still be out there fighting for us. :)

[Richard Steele]

41. Good news, good news! K&R!

[countryjake]

42. What a relief!

I was really worried there for awhile. Heh heh, all that money couldn't beat him...yippeeeeee!

[Kurovski]

46. Amen. In a sane world, a person like him could be president.

In a sane world.

[Wetzelbill]

48. in a sane world you'd be his VP

:)

[Kurovski]

49. You so crazy.

:rofl:

[Wetzelbill]

50. the crazy thing

is that you and DK wouldn't be nearly as odd a ticket as we are, haha. :)

[Kurovski]

51. DK and an entire gorilla house would be greeted with less surprise.

But now I'm bragging about our impending victory, made so clear tonight by our 14th win in a row.

[NMMNG]

52. Yay!

:woohoo:

[The Wizard]

53. K&R

Is there any indication that Republicans were paying for his challenger's primary efforts? :kick: :kick:

[sandyj999]

54. delete

[sandyj999]

55. Sometimes the good DO win! n/t

[seemslikeadream]

56. ..........

[malaise]

57. Go Dennis! n/t

[cyclezealot]

58. Its a great night. We have DK and VT cities votes to arrest Bush

that will assure Vt will be the only state to have GW not visit during his presidency. How lucky are Vermonters. Not having to see the droll in person.

[lynnertic]

69. Wow. how crazy is it that a state votes to arrest its own president??

"How lucky are Vermonters. Not having to see the droll in person."

not just that but the traffic jams too.

[frog92969]

117. No, how crazy is a president when a state votes to arrest him?

And how crazy does he have to get before a majority of states do the same?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

61. best news of the night!

Thanks for posting. Dennis Kucinich will always be my Congressman, even though I don't live in Ohio. Think I can move my bit of AR-3 to OH-10?

[Junkdrawer]

62. Whew....

:applause:

[sellitman]

63. Very, very good news.

That turd the party threw at Dennis made me wanna hurl.

[stlsaxman]

65. Three cheers for Dennis!- "Hip- hip-- HOORAY!!!"

"Hip- hip-- HOORAY!!!"

"Hip- hip-- HOORAAAAAAAAAY!!!"

:party: :hippie: :bounce: :toast: :hippie: :party: :toast: :bounce: :kick: :kick: :kick: :loveya: :yourock: :headbang:
:party: :hippie: :bounce: :toast: :hippie: :kick: :loveya: :yourock: :headbang:

[Echo In Light]

66. All right DK!

[pleah]

68. K&R Great News!

[DutchLiberal]

70. Congratulations to the man who *should* be the next president.

[myrna minx]

71. Woot!

:bounce:

[Highway61]

72. I am so happy to hear this

Great news!

[LWolf]

73. Great news.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:kick:

[kenfrequed]

74. Yes!!!

Finally some good news!

[RBInMaine]

75. Good for you Dennis. Now go kick some more R ass !!

[ekwhite]

76. Congratulations Dennis!

This is really good news. Keep on fighting for us.

[peekaloo]

77. Cheers!

:toast:

[Cherchez la Femme]

78. Wish I could recommend, yet

It's too bad he's not still in the Presidential race. IMHO he was by far the best candidate

[Fireweed247]

87. cleary the best candidate- but how about Speaker of the House??

Action center Kucinich supporters are gathering at
http://peacecandidates.com/discuss
to help support peace candidates in every district who will also vote yes on HR676-single payer health care and support Kucinich for Speaker of the House.

[Cherchez la Femme]

116. Be still my beating heart!

First of all, a slug would be more honest and efficacious than Nancy Pelosi;
even a dead slug!
But Dennis as Speaker? Wow! That would be incredible!
There is NO WAY Congress could have that terrible approval rating it has now, and we'd finally see the wheels of good old blind, inexorable American Justice turning for the principle of The Rule of Law -- NOT for just the prosecution of cases that'd win because they're a sure thing (and Justice be damned!) or only cases politically pleasing to everyone in the country, even the psychotic percentage who are never pleased with anything

especially one of their crooked pols getting their comeuppance.!

However WITH so many wimps in Congress as we have now we stand as much chance of Thomas Jefferson, Madison or Monroe rising from the dead and presiding as we do of Dennis Kucinich becoming Speaker :cry:

Seems to me most of our elected representatives of both parties (but here I'm mainly concerned with Democrats -- corruption and/or perversion s a given if they're Repugs)are tainted and cowering due to whatever Bush, The Dick, & Rove et.al. dug up with their illegal wiretaps.
Sadly, or perhaps not-so-sadly, most of our ensconced politicians have to go.

[NikolaC]

112. I agree

It was sad the way that many dismissed him and the corps went after him. Even today when Salon had to eat their words about him, they referred to him as a fringe candidate in the presidential race. Dennis would have made a great Prez and is a terrific Congressman. Grats to him and the 10th district.

[NorthCarolina]

80. Congrats to Dennis AND His Constituents

I wish we were cheering his victory as the Democratic nominee for POTUS, but keeping him in Congress in spite of gargantuan Corporate/DLC efforts to oust him is still a major victory for the "people".

[AlertLurker]

81. I'd rather congratulate President Kucinich, but I'm pleased he kept his seat.

He is sorely needed in these harsh times.

[RoccoR5955]

82. Onward to the General Election

:kick:
WTG Dennis. Now on to the general election. Thanks for all that you do for all of WE THE PEOPLE, of the USA!

[nonny]

83. 5 candidates --- Dennis on top with more than 50%

U.S. Representative District 10 (D)

Candidate % of Votes # Of Votes

Kucinich, Dennis ----(D) 50.27% 68,156
Cimperman, Joe -----(D) 35.32% 47,891
Ferris, Barbara ------(D) 6.48% 8,780
O'Grady, Thomas ----(D) 5.00% 6,780
Palmer, Rosemary ----(D) 2.94% 3,982

[Wetzelbill]

84. I hate to jinx myself

but I'm not that far from my all-time recommendation mark.

And thanks for the votes everybody, I'm glad we can put something positive at the top of the Greatest Page. :)

[Kurovski]

124. Size queen. (nt)

[MuseRider]

85. Good old unelectable Kucinich

who carries 50% of the vote with 4 challengers. Go figure.

The only good news of this election AFAIAC is that he is on his way to another term in the house. Good for his district in Ohio (thank you one and all) and good for every one of us in this country. His influence is so needed.

What is his opponent like for the general? How much do we need to worry and how much should we kick in?

[Wetzelbill]

86. offhand I don't know the opponent

but it is a solidly Democratic district and he typically wins big there. I'm sure kicking in always helps, but he probably doesn't have a really serious challenger.

[MuseRider]

96. Thanks,

I am just soooo happy that he beat the well funded campaigns of the others. It ought to be a lesson to Democrats all over, that if you stand for your people and work for them and not their "overlords" you will be a popular representative and not have to worry overly much about people flipping their votes.

[catrose]

88. We still have Dennis!

I may be half a country away, but Dennis is as close as I get to representation in Washington. Go, Dennis!

[stimbox]

89. Great news!

Finally something to be excited about.

Go Dennis!!!!

[lovuian]

90. woohoo Dennis

:woohoo:

[sazemisery]

91. Way to go, Dennis.

My 1st choice for President. Now we will need him in Congress more than ever.

[bleever]

92. Here's to Dennis Kucinich, a true progressive.

:toast:

[samdogmom]

93. Agree! Thanks for posting!

[Wetzelbill]

102. you're welcome!

[Brother Picky]

94. Dennis is a such a compasionate man

He makes me want to be a better man

[Wetzelbill]

103. Same here and Welcome to DU!

I am honored you picked my thread for your first post. :)

[Maat]

95. Congrats, Dennis!

It was wonderful being a part of your campaign for President; and it was wonderful seeing you speak in person. You were inspiring. It was obvious that you truly care for the People.

[Beacool]

98. Congratulations!!!

A job well done!!!

:thumbsup:

[Tom Joad]

99. The war lovers in the dem party lose one.

[Wetzelbill]

101. you got that one right

:)

[Individualist]

100. Wonderful!

DK all the way.

[ProgressIn2008]

105. Congrats to Dennis - he's the real deal.

[Desertrose]

106. Thank goodness!!

I sure am glad he won...had a feeling he would but with the big money against him...:shrug:

YAY for Dennis!!!...and yay for us!!

[barbtries]

107. i can't believe how happy i am to hear this

he's the only candidate i've donated to so far. i mean like ever in my life. and i wasn't even thinking about him facing election yesterday, at all. i'm not in that state and i'm so focused on the presidential campaign. congratulations dennis kucinich, keep representing sanity in a crazy world.

[Stevepol]

134. I contributed a good bit to DK this cycle too and don't regret a penny!

[Breeze54]

108. Meet DK's (R) competition in Nov. (lol)

Trakas Announces Congressional Bid; Someone Light the Barbecue

Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 02:10:55 PM

http://blogs.clevescene.com/cnotes/2007/12/trakas_announces_congressional.php


Jim Trakas is hoping West Side voters
may actually support a Republican

The battle for Dennis Kucinich’s congressional seat in 2008 is so hot it could toast a Pop-Tart. Since the West Side congressman decided three years ago that it would be way more fun to represent Hawaii and California – “Bill it to that old lady on East 55th Street!” -- there’s been an upsurge of resentment against the little guy. Four Democrats have already hopped into the race, led by downtown Councilman Joe Cimperman.

Now the GOP has announced its long-shot pony, former state Rep. Jim Trakas. He may be one of the brighter minds in local politics, but to West Side voters, supporting a Republican is like French-kissing your elderly aunt. A Plain Dealer scribe referred to Trakas as his party’s “sacrificial lamb.”

C-Notes was intrigued, so we decided to get the scoop straight from the ewe’s mouth: Was Trakas in the race just so the GOP could say it tried, or did he really think he had a chance? And how many times did he watch Rocky III the night before his announcement?

We reached Trakas on the side of a road, where his car had run out of gas. If we were clever, we’d snootily note that it was an apt metaphor for his campaign. But we’re not – I mean, that’s gotta be obvious, isn’t it? -- so we’ll just transcribe the interview:

C-Notes: Are you the GOP’s sacrificial lamb?

Trakas: (chuckling) I’m Greek, so people call me a lamb a lot. What brought me into the race was people telling me, ‘We like you and we just don’t think Kucinich is getting the job done.’

C-Notes: So you’re not, you know, taking one for the team on this one?

Trakas: If I didn’t think it was doable, I wouldn’t be in the race.

C-Notes: What would you say are your odds of winning this?

Trakas: I’m not a gambling man, so I won’t make odds on myself. I understand the needs of the people, and I hope that 50 percent plus one of the voters agree with me.

C-Notes: Seriously, you’re jumping in front of a speeding bullet on this one, right?

C-Notes: Sticking out your shoulder as the pitch comes in?

C-Notes: Pushing the baby carriage off the tracks, but then your pant leg gets stuck as the train approaches?

C-Notes: Hello?

-- Gus Garcia-Roberts

:rofl:

DK will still need our support in November though. It isn't over yet....

[NikolaC]

114. OMG ...

So, this is going to be his opponent? :spray: :rofl:

[Zorra]

109. Congratulations, Dennis. I wish these congrats were for your Democratic Presidential

nomination, but it is what it is.

[StarryNite]

110. Way to go Dennis!

:bounce:

[The Wielding Truth]

111. Truth still has a voice!........ Our Man, DK.!!! Yay!!!!

Wish he was our national leader.

[Wetzelbill]

113. He's awesome for sure

[frog92969]

115. Great job Dennis!

I thought they'd succeed and push him out completely.

K&R

BTW - He should be President!

[dbonds]

118. Congrats

[Norrin Radd]

119. Yay for Kooch, and yay for us!

[The Sushi Bandit]

120. Woo Hoo for Dennis!

[BrklynLiberal]

121. Well said.....

[lonestarnot]

122. Yeah Dennis!

:applause: :bounce: :party: :beer:

[FlyingSquirrel]

123. K&R

:woohoo:

[harun]

125. It is because Dennis Kucinich is a Democrat that I can be a Democrat (n/t)

[Capt. America]

126. Dennis is my Congressman.

I am proud of him that he voted against this war and that he has led the charge for impeachment. Now if that Quisling, Vichey, surrender-monkey Pelosi would grow a spine.

[OhioChick]

127. I Knew He'd Win! n/t

[FloridaJudy]

128. Decency prevails for once.

This gives me hope. Go Dennis!

[no name no slogan]

129. Thank you, OH-10 Democracts!

You have once again made a wise choice in making Dennis Kucinich your candidate in November.

[Blackdog4241]

130. We all win with Dennis on our side....

:toast: :party: :beer: :loveya: :headbang: :yourock: :headbang: :woohoo: :applause: :patriot:

[jimshoes]

132. I'll recommend that and

Proud to have Dennis as my Congressman in the Ohio 10th.

[ulysses]

133. good.

Glad to hear this.

[Johnny Potpie]

135. Dennis is the man

I wish the country had the common sense to elect a man as sensible as Dennis is. He would truly put us on the right course.

[scarletwoman]

136. Here's another rec -- because you can never have too many, & this is happy news.

Woo Hoo Dennis! :bounce:

[NoSheep]

137. yahoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AllyCat]

138. Thank God! n/t

[tom_paine]

140. Yes, I am sure I want to recommend this thread.

Error: You have already recommended that thread.

[southerncrone]

141. Hurray! Thank you, Ohio!

Glad to know my donations are paying off for him & ALL OF US!!!!

DK is OUR representative in Congress. He fights for us all!!!
:applause: :bounce: :party: :toast:

[Ilsa]

142. Congratulations! The People's Progressive! nt

[happydreams]

143. K&R. So glad to see this hit the top of the greatest page.

[eridani]

144. Next on the agenda--electing more people like him n/t

[alittlelark]

145. Congratulations to a TRUE Democrat!

[rosetta627]

146. Kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick kick

:toast: :toast: :toast: :party:

[unkachuck]

147. Go Dennis Go!!....n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

149. I am really heartened by the outpouring of support to Dennis. Thank you DU, and Wetzelbill.

[ZombieHorde]

150. DK rules! nt

[Kurovski]

151. One more kick for good news, (nt)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

152. What him say!