"Ohio's next governor must be a fighter -- a fighter for greater equity, justice and common sense; a fighter for the state's urban centers; and a fighter against the moribund thinking on education, diversity, economic opportunity and home-rule rights that's held Ohio back for too long.
The editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer is as aware as any could be of Kucinich's flaws.
But of the major Democratic candidates, Kucinich is the one most likely to challenge Statehouse inertia."
The Cleveland Scene described this endorsement as:
"The decision for most Democratic voters on May 8 will be between Kucinich and Richard Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and long the presumed front-runner in the race. But the board waved Cordray away, citing a lack of evident passion and vision. Most surprisingly of all, they gave Cordray only a few more lines than Youngstown-area state senator Joe Schiavoni in their write-up, and fewer than former justice Bill O’Neill, whose candidacy soured before it officially began and ought to be disregarded.
On the Cordray front, the editorial alluded to his lack of charisma, which has been an oft-noted vulnerability on the campaign trail, though Cordray has been more animated in recent weeks. But it neglected to mention his support for gun rights, support that, despite recent modulations and calls for common sense regulation, may be a hangup for voters galvanized by national protests in the wake of the Parkland shooting.
"The decision for most Democratic voters on May 8 will be between Kucinich and Richard Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and long the presumed front-runner in the race. But the board waved Cordray away, citing a lack of evident passion and vision. Most surprisingly of all, they gave Cordray only a few more lines than Youngstown-area state senator Joe Schiavoni in their write-up, and fewer than former justice Bill O’Neill, whose candidacy soured before it officially began and ought to be disregarded.
On the Cordray front, the editorial alluded to his lack of charisma, which has been an oft-noted vulnerability on the campaign trail, though Cordray has been more animated in recent weeks. But it neglected to mention his support for gun rights, support that, despite recent modulations and calls for common sense regulation, may be a hangup for voters galvanized by national protests in the wake of the Parkland shooting.
On the Republican side, the editorial board endorsed Mike DeWine, the epitome of the statehouse inertia they’ve endorsed Kucinich to challenge."
Elizabeth Warren explained her support for Corday as follows
"There are billions of reasons why I went to Ohio this weekend to campaign for my friend Richard Cordray, who is running to be the next Governor of Ohio.
Twelve billion reasons, to be exact.
I personally asked Rich to help set up the tiny, brand-new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and jumped in the air and pumped my fist when he said “yes.” It was a great moment. Under his leadership, that new little agency forced huge financial institutions to return $12 billion back to the people they cheated. Rich is the living example of how government can work for the people.
But I’ll just be blunt: Rich has a really tough primary on May 8th and an even tougher general election ahead of him this November.
That’s why I was in Ohio this weekend—because I’m going to fight my heart out to help Rich and other strong Democrats win big in November. But he can’t do this without the help of the working people he’s been fighting for his whole career"
Good luck, Jack. We've had a lot of charisma, but not very good results with it to date.
ReplyDeleteI looked for polls on Real Clear Politics but didn't see one for the Ohio Democratic governor's primary. Jack, any poll numbers to report?
ReplyDeleteJim, it may not be worthwhile to do polls. How do you predict who is going to show up in a primary? Depends a lot upon who is motivated to get out to vote. That is more difficult to predict in a primary.
ReplyDeleteDennis is a wildcard. He has been a Fox News commentator. During that time he sometimes agreed with Trump, e.g. on trade. So he may get some Republican cross over votes, or may Republican mischief votes.
Just got an e-mail from Valerie Jarrett asking me to donate to Corday's campaign. Sounds like it is in trouble. So far none of the e-mails supporting Corday have criticized Dennis directly only indirectly by speaking of a tough primary.
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