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23

WSJ on cost of Kucinich’s “long shot” prez run; major gaffe in article


From yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, an article titled, “Long Shots Could Pay High Price: Paul, Kucinich In Fights to Keep Their House Seats,” (see if you can catch the BIG gaffe on the WSJ’s part – bad editor, baaad editor):

Mr. Kucinich conceded his House seat was in trouble when he abandoned his presidential bid in late January, telling his hometown paper, “I want to continue to serve in Congress.”

His top opponent is Joe Cimperman, a Cleveland councilman endorsed by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. Mr. Cimperman defines Mr. Kucinich as an absentee congressman who has failed to pass any major legislative initiatives in his 12-year House career. In an interview, he said he was tired of Mr. Kucinich and Cleveland being joke fodder for late-night talk-show hosts. “It’s time for him to go,” he says.

Mr. Kucinich also ran for president in 2004 and stayed in the race all the way to the Democratic convention without trouble back home. This time, the coverage of his campaign rarely reached beyond his quest to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney, his marriage to a woman 31 years his junior, and a public acknowledgment that he saw a UFO in 1982 during a stay at actress Shirley MacLaine’s home in Washington state.

The Ohio lawmaker is also trailing in the money race. Mr. Cimperman had $205,000 cash on hand at the end of the year, compared with $13,000 for Mr. Kucinich, according to the most recent reports filed with the Federal Election Committee. In addition to Mr. Cimperman, three other Democrats also will appear on the primary ballot.

Another sign of vulnerability: Mr. Kucinich agreed to debate his four opponents on Tuesday — a rare concession for a safe incumbent. “When all is said and done, people know they can count on me,” Mr. Kucinich told the crowd, according to the Associated Press.

There’s a lot more, and…a very nice signature WSJ pencil sketch of Dennis. I’d get that framed if it were me. It’s that nice.

The gaffe is in this WSJ graph:

The Ohio lawmaker is also trailing in the money race. Mr. Cimperman had $205,000 cash on hand at the end of the year, compared with $13,000 for Mr. Kucinich, according to the most recent reports filed with the Federal Election Committee. In addition to Mr. Cimperman, three other Democrats also will appear on the primary ballot.

The facts? From the Plain Dealer on THURSDAY, February 21:

In the past six weeks, Kucinich raised nearly $700,000 in his bid to hold onto his 10th Congressional District seat. That brings his total to $735,000, the most he has amassed in a congressional race, including his initial bid 12 years ago against incumbent Martin Hoke.

His top rival, Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman, reported total contributions of $487,000, a little over half which was raised this year.

Thursday was the deadline for congressional candidates to file pre-primary finance reports with the Federal Elections Commission. To check the reports go to fec.gov. [my emphasis]

Uh oh, WSJ reporter Susan Davis and editor: someone didn’t check the FEC on Thursday…

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:03 pm February 23rd, 2008 in Congress, Dennis Kucinich, Media, Ohio, Politics 

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