Tag Archives: Dennis Kucinich

Democrat-on-Democrat Attacks in Ohio

Posted on March 2, 2012

Ohioans are getting a healthy dose of misinformation in a nasty congressional primary in Ohio, which pits incumbent Democrats Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich against each other. Only one can survive the March 6 vote. Though Kaptur and Kucinich — both 65 and pro-union liberals — were longtime political allies, …
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‘Dump Dennis?’

Posted on March 1, 2008

Former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is now fighting to hold onto his House seat in Cleveland, Ohio. He’s the target of a tough attack ad that says he “gives a lot of speeches” but “doesn’t get much done.” But the ad is a textbook example of deceptive political advertising – it uses dramatic-sounding numbers that, put into context, aren’t such a big deal after all
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Stuck in Iraq

Posted on September 27, 2007 , Updated on September 28, 2007

Summary The latest Democratic presidential debate brought into sharp focus the candidates’ disagreements on how quickly the U.S. can disentangle itself from Iraq. Long-shot candidate Dennis Kucinich stood by his promise to bring all troops home within three months, and Bill Richardson said he could do it in a year …
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Twisting Facts in Spanglish

Posted on September 10, 2007

Summary The Sunday night debate, complete with interpreters, produced a few flubs or fibs from the Democratic field, including these: Rep. Dennis Kucinich gave a figure for health insurance company profits that was vastly overstated. He also made a much-disputed claim about NAFTA. Former Sen. John Edwards made his health …
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