In other mildly interesting news from Ohio, long-time Representative and former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich handily lost his primary contest against fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur:
Both well-known Democrats, the 15-term Kaptur ended up competing against the eight-term Kucinich after Ohio lost two congressional districts because of the state’s declining population. Kaptur started the race with an edge in the new 9th district, which retained more of her old district than Kucinich’s.
Kucinich told Hotsheet in December that he would approach the race “in the spirit of friendship,” but ultimately, the race became heated. In his concession speech, the AP reports, Kucinich charged his opponent “ran a campaign lacking in integrity, filled with false truths.”
Kaptur now faces Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher in the general election.
