(Pelosi's in trouble) Kaptur enters Democratic leadership race (to fend off votes for Ford)

CNN ^ | November 13, 2002 Posted: 10:21 AM EST

[jerod]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat, entered the race Wednesday for House minority leader -- one day before her colleagues are to vote on whom they want to lead them in next year's Congress.

Kaptur, 56, joins California Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 62, who says she has the race wrapped up, and Rep. Harold Ford Jr., 32, of Tennessee, who says he represents the kind of change needed in the Democratic Party -- especially after the midterm elections in which Democrats lost House seats.

[jerod]

Looks like there's going to be a cat fight.

[Constitution Day]

Meow!

[jerod]

I hope it works. We need Ms. Pelosi to win, thus securing victory in the 2004 elections.

[Pistolshot]

Good. The more they fight amongst themselves, the more divisive they will become. The Democrats are imploding. Pretty soon all that will be left will be the black hole.

And Hillary's pantsuit.

[Snowy]

I hope it works. We need Ms. Pelosi to win, thus securing victory in the 2004 elections.

I agree. Pelosi would be wonderful for us. The evil DUers haven't caught on yet, and I don't think they will. Maybe we should pretend we don't want her to win? Turning hard left is the wrong thing for them.

[CPT Clay]

Hell, Frost ought to get back in.

[Apache48]

I love it when the demopimps start eating themselves!

..................Pass the popcorn!

[RushLake]

Good. The more they fight amongst themselves, the more divisive they will become. The Democrats are imploding. Pretty soon all that will be left will be the black hole. And Hillary's pantsuit.

You mean to tell me that Hillary's pantsuit isn't the black hole?

[DownWithGreenspan]

Hell, Frost ought to get back in.

There is no way the next Minority Leader is going to be anything other than a minority (black, female, gay, whatever): White males need not apply.

Actually, isn't that pretty much the rule for DemocRatic Party membership nowadays?

DWG

[CPT Clay]

How 'bout White Jewish males?

[Consort]

I never liked Thursday Wednesday votes.

[1Old Pro]

This just illustrates that the "thinking" Dems are in the minority as Pelosi has the votes needed already. It's these minority Dems that realize if a radicl Leftist like Pelosi gets elected the party will lose support from moderates such as the soccer moms.

[Pistolshot]

You mean to tell me that Hillary's pantsuit isn't the black hole?

No, I don't think so. That one has so much bovine excrement coming out of her, nothing could get sucked in.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I've had a look at Kaptur's ratings by various interest groups as listed at Project Vote Smart. While she is of course a liberal, she is less liberal than Pelosi.

For those interested, have a look at:

http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml

Enter the name Kaptur, then go to Interest Groups.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Kaptur would be a much better choice for the Dems. Coming from a very Republican heartland state, she has a far more moderate constituency than Pelosi. She would not be part of a socalist echo chamber of California extremists. If she went too liberal as Minority Leader, she would be in danger of losing her own House seat. She is also from a middle class background and not a rich, limousine liberal like Pelosi. She is Catholic as well (although pro-abort, but not screamingly so as is Pelosi.)

[canadiancapitalist]

Not positive, but I believe Kaptur is also member of Progressive Caucus. She'll likely take votes from Pelosi resulting in win for Ford.

[ErnBatavia]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Correct, Kaptur is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, an arm of the Democratic Socialists. See link below. If she represents the "moderate" wing of the Democrat party, they are in big trouble!

http://bernie.house.gov/pc/members.asp

[Gophack]

I agree that Pelosi would be a bad choice for the Dems, but I am cautiously optimistic. I remember in 1998 that many of my conservative Republican friends were going to vote for Gray Davis in the open primary because they thought he was the weakest candidate. Nothing more needs to be said.

[Mike Fieschko]

She would not be part of a socalist echo chamber of California extremists.

'socialist echo chamber' ... that's great.