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Which way, Denny K? Update: DK survives

By Michelle Malkin • March 4, 2008 07:54 PM

In January, I mentioned Dennis Kucinich’s call to DHS to fend off an aggressive challenger who questioned his prolonged absences from his home district.

DHS can’t protect him now. It’s do-or-die tonight:

Dennis Kucinich, the liberal Ohio politician who made two failed White House campaigns, fought Tuesday in the Democratic primary to keep his seat against the toughest, best-financed challenger in his 12-year congressional career.

Although the presidential primary commands most of the nation’s attention, Kucinich’s race was the best known congressional contest on ballots in Ohio and Texas.

Other races included two veterans of the Iraq war seeking congressional nominations in Ohio and a battle for the nomination to challenge Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. Voters in one Vermont community were considering whether to call for the arrest of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

For years, the 61-year-old Kucinich has won re-election by margins of up to 75 percent in a reliably Democratic, Cleveland-area district.

But after sensing early that Joe Cimperman was a formidable opponent, Kucinich abandoned his presidential campaign on Jan. 25, months earlier in the race than he did in 2004, when he also was polling in low one-digit numbers.

Cimperman, a Cleveland City Council member and former Kucinich admirer, raised nearly $500,000 and landed high-profile endorsements from the mayor and the city’s daily newspaper.

“Mr. Kucinich is not a congressman. He’s a showman,” said Cimperman, 37, who has belittled Kucinich’s Hollywood ties and criticized congressional votes Kucinich missed during his presidential campaigns.

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Update: Denny K survives.

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#1

On March 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pm, brooklyn red said:

“Mr. Kucinich is not a congressman. He’s a showman,” said Cimperman…

And the difference is ?
#2

On March 4th, 2008 at 8:11 pm, josetheguerilla said:

If Denny K became President, the new western white house would be area 51 with all the aliens!!!!!! I want to believe!!!!!!!
#3

On March 4th, 2008 at 8:40 pm, The Raging Republican said:

Would someone please get that man a step stool.
#4

On March 4th, 2008 at 8:47 pm, zorro said:

he certainly is a piece of work.
#5

On March 4th, 2008 at 8:58 pm, CarpiJugulum said:

A piece of work. Yes he is but so is that much much younger wife of his.
#6

On March 4th, 2008 at 9:00 pm, TexasTiger said:

In January, I mentioned Dennis Kucinich’s call to DHS to fend off an aggressive challenger who questioned his prolonged absences from his home district.

What about his prolonged absences from reality?
#7

On March 4th, 2008 at 9:10 pm, meatpieandtatters said:

Dennis has a future as a Hollywood character actor.
#8

On March 4th, 2008 at 9:55 pm, JohnHolliday said:

“Earth to Denny K, come in please. Our medical sensors indicate you haven’t taken your lithium for 50 years.”

Energize, Mr. Scott.
#9

On March 4th, 2008 at 11:39 pm, right_on said:

Would someone please get that man a step stool.

Now, now…a ladder would be more helpful, don’t you think?
#10

On March 5th, 2008 at 1:22 am, desertdweller said:

Too bad. HR808 is pure government bloat.
#11

On March 5th, 2008 at 8:48 am, DanME said:

What to H is wrong with Ohio ?
#12

On March 5th, 2008 at 11:16 am, Boomer said:

It’s a shame the dead and illegal voters of Ohio couldn’t vote this idiot out of Congress. He really deserves to be unemployed.
#13

On March 5th, 2008 at 12:35 pm, saintkansas said:

What to H is wrong with Ohio?

Honestly? I think it’s some deep-set loser mentality that’s pervasive in Cleveland. His TV campaign ads were just sob story after sob story: “Life sucks and everything is unfair… and Dennis thinks so too!”

Other candidates were too positive. They wanted you to let go of that great steel mill job you had 15 years ago and look forward. Not Dennis.