November 13, 2002

KAPTUR THE FLAG:

Kaptur, Ohio congresswoman, enters Democratic leadership race: She plans to seek delay in voting, now set for Thursday (CNN, November 13, 2002)
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.


So here's the question: Is she a stalking horse for Ford, buying time for him to gather more votes, or for Pelosi, trying to split the moderate vote? Either way, it suggests that if the vote were held right now Ms Pelosi would win but be badly embarrassed. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 13, 2002 7:12 PM
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At the rate she's going Pelosi may end up with 190 challengers and win the vote 18 to 1 to 1 to 1 to 1 . . .



Disunity is arriving, as predicted!

Posted by: pj at November 13, 2002 8:04 PM

Did anyone notice Pelosi has a permanent snearing smile and she doesn't blink. Nice cosmetic surgeon, she has, on our dime, I could predict.

Posted by: Neil at November 13, 2002 11:09 PM

Botox, baby!

Posted by: oj at November 13, 2002 11:37 PM

Since when is Kaptur a moderate? If anything, she's the rep of the labor liberals rather than the McGovern+30 liberals.

Posted by: Mark Byron at November 14, 2002 4:32 AM

Mark:



Do we really think she's running though? Is she a natural Gephardt heir or is she in the race to help either Pelosi or Ford?

Posted by: oj at November 14, 2002 7:15 AM

Or is she hoping the appeasement impulse will get her a committee chairmanship or some other perks out of this show of bluster?

Posted by: pj at November 14, 2002 9:52 AM

We'll have to see what jobs Ford and Kaptur get to know what deal was cut.

Posted by: oj at November 14, 2002 4:01 PM

She was spouting "war for oil" conspiracy theories on the House floor last month.



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When confronted by Hannity last night, she stood by her comments after being evasive a few times.

Posted by: Henry Hanks at November 15, 2002 5:11 PM
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