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Kucinich fails in bid to return to Cleveland mayor's office
The Hill ^ | 09/15/2021 | Max Greenwood

Posted on 09/15/2021 7:58:36 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has fallen short in his bid to return to his old job as Cleveland’s mayor.

Kucinich, who became the youngest mayor of a major U.S. city when he was first elected to the job in 1977, placed third on Tuesday in a seven-way primary to replace longtime Mayor Frank Jackson.

Nonprofit executive Justin Bibb emerged as the first-place finisher in the primary, winning about 27 percent of the vote. Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley came in second, beating out Kucinich by just over 1,100 votes.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: cleveland; denniskucinich; fails; freakshow; incompetent; kucinich; mayor; ohio
I had no idea he was still around.
1 posted on 09/15/2021 7:58:36 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Silly white guy. A white male is not allowed to be mayor of a major urban area. What a moron for him to have even tried.


2 posted on 09/15/2021 8:02:06 AM PDT by Codeflier (Please stop calling these violent totalitarian collectivist Democrats, liberals. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Alfred E. Newman wants to be Mayor again?


3 posted on 09/15/2021 8:02:20 AM PDT by fwdude (If you don’t think you are in a battle w/ the culture for your children then you are already losing.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Nonprofit executive Justin Bibb emerged as the first-place finisher in the primary

"Nonprofit executive" is the perfect training ground for a politician.

Scam idiots out of their money while virtue signaling!
4 posted on 09/15/2021 8:05:53 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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No kidding. The guy who came in second -- and who will probably pick up almost all of Kucinich's votes -- is the best choice by a mile. A Democrat, but old school. Pro-police, pro-business, etc.. He's smart, and honest.

Don't know how it is going to go in the runoff, though. It's a black guy v. white guy, and some of the white leftists will vote for the black guy just on principle. But, the current mayor -- black guy -- has endorsed the white guy. So it's pretty complicated.

5 posted on 09/15/2021 8:25:54 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Unfortunately for Kucinich, memories are long regarding the "Dennis the Menace" era of Cleveland's history.
Only way to really make Kucinich acceptable would be to bring George Forbes back out of retirement to head the Cleveland City Council.
6 posted on 09/15/2021 8:27:10 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: ChicagoConservative27

WOW, talk about career plummet. Maybe he should go for dog catcher.


7 posted on 09/15/2021 8:28:13 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Surprising, considering mail in voting and that his dad was a postman...


8 posted on 09/15/2021 8:50:06 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: Tench_Coxe

I guess I can put my Alex Bevan records back on the shelf.


9 posted on 09/15/2021 8:51:57 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Codeflier

Proof that “You can’t go home again”.


10 posted on 09/15/2021 8:57:27 AM PDT by Tallguy (Press '2' to have your name removed from our call list...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s probably not liberal enough for these modern times.


11 posted on 09/15/2021 8:57:55 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods ( comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: outofsalt

Thought that was John Kasich


12 posted on 09/15/2021 9:15:00 AM PDT by nevadapatriot
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To: ChicagoConservative27

With Kucinich out of the picture, the River is safe from catching fire again.

Cleveland, “what’s wrong with us today?,” Ohio.


13 posted on 09/15/2021 9:23:25 AM PDT by BatGuano (Ya don't think that I would go into battle with change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: nevadapatriot

Ooops, Never mind;)


14 posted on 09/15/2021 9:30:23 AM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

15 posted on 09/15/2021 9:51:57 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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