Richard Cordray Defeats Dennis Kucinich in Ohio Democratic Primary

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Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — In a hard-fought battle between two liberal Democrats, Richard Cordray, the former head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, won the party’s nomination in the Ohio governor’s race on Tuesday night over the former congressman and presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich, according to the Associated Press.

The victory by Mr. Cordray, who was endorsed by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and drew strong labor support, came as a relief to many Democrats who saw Mr. Kucinich as unelectable, given his sharply left-wing views and ties to a group sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Cordray will compete this fall against Mike DeWine, the state attorney general, who claimed the Republican nomination after an aggressive challenge from Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/us/politics/richard-cordray-ohio-primary-governor.html

[CincyDem]

1. With 71% of the vote among 6 candidates - I think Ohio Dems are unified tonight. n/t

[FarPoint]

10. I also really like Bill O' Neil...

Both him and Cordray. Good Guys.

[CincyDem]

11. I'll give you that O'Neill is an "interesting" guy.

Coming in at 4.6% and having virtually no media presence, I think he set the stage with his unique social media post about his history with women and he never shook that off.

I like the consolidation behind a single candidate. We struggled with that in 2014 when Fitzgerald had lukewarm support against Kasich and then proceeded to implode his campaign with revelations about a 4:30am tryst in a parking lot with a "woman, not his wife". Interestingly, the real nail in the coffin was that the guy didn't have a driver's license - and hadn't had one for about 10 years in spite of driving regularly - including for his position as a county exec in Cleveland.

So...we can pick 'em in ohio, that's for sure.

But I think Cordray is our best change at the statehouse in a long time.

[ornotna]

2. Oh thank goodness

[FarPoint]

9. I'm absolutely relieved!

Kucinich is an empty suit....

[Dopers_Greed]

3. Great news

The Info Wars Dem was defeated

[bluestarone]

4. Together blue wave in NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

5. It's about time we won something in Ohio

[paleotn]

6. Thank god!

[alp227]

7. Good. Screw Kookcinich and his conspiracy mongering ways nt

[yardwork]

8. This is a very satisfying defeat for Nina Turner.

[George II]

12. Wasn't even close - 63-22.

[brooklynite]

13. Thank god...based on discussions I had with the rest of the Democratic ticket...

nobody I talked to thought the Dems could win with Kucinich as the nominee.

[RhodeIslandOne]

14. Good

Fuck Dennis Wingnut

[ekelly]

15. I'm moving to Ohio in July, so this is good news! n/t

Edited to replace August with July

[No Vested Interest]

18. Be sure to put registering to become an Ohio voter very high on your to-do list. NT

[ekelly]

22. I DO have a list, and that's one of the top items! NT

[DoctorJoJo]

16. Hard Fought??

It was a blowout, but don't worry about Dennis The Menace--he can find plenty of work with buddies, Putin and al-Assad!

[JI7]

17. i don't think Kucinich would have won even without Cordray Running

[Archae]

19. Trump is calling Cordray a "socialist."

Sure thing, Reichsfuhur Trump.

[Scurrilous]

20. K&R

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. As long as Nina Turner is the face of "The Revolution", this will continue to happen to anyone who..

seeks or accepts their endorsement. If she were in the movie business, she'd be box office poison.