(WOIO) – It’s down to the wire as two veteran politicians vie for the Democratic nod in the new 9th Congressional District race. Incumbent Dennis Kucinich is locked in a primary fight with Toledo Democrat Marcy Kaptur. Both are longtime members of Congress. It’s a district that is now redrawn, little of Kucinich’s old district […]

(WOIO) – Republicans in ten states will head to the polls today to pick who they want to challenge President Obama in November. The two GOP frontrunners made their final push for votes in Ohio on Monday.  The Buckeye State is considered the biggest prize. Mitt Romney campaigned hard across Ohio hours before the polls […]

Marriage equality advocates are hailing a federal appeals court's declaration of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional as a historic moment -- but others are offering less praise for the decision. As Towleroad is pointing out, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney offered no comment on the Prop 8 decision. “I don’t have a comment on litigation in general and in this litigation to which we are not a party," he said. "Beyond that, I can say that the President has long opposed, as you know, divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples."

The Republican Party has become what Columbia University Professor Marc Lamont Hill described to me as a “race to the bottom,” where the easiest way to lose traction in your candidacy is to prove yourself qualified for the job. Now that some of the best Republican candidates have been sent packing, we can talk about the sad souls who may have a chance at running the most powerful nation in the world. Where is Colin Powell when you need him? Here are some quick dysfunctional takeaways from the GOP convention:

WASHINGTON — Doubling down on President Barack Obama’s bold recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the White House announced Wednesday that Obama would also use his recess powers to fill three vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency charged with enforcing labor law. The move […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich is now officially in the race for the 9th District seat. Kucinich turned in his papers Wednesday. He had represented the 10th District, but with the re-districting, it will now be the 9th District. Kucinich has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997. […]

Iowans are strongly pro-life and supportive of traditional marriage. These remain strong “bridge” issues that unite economic conservatives with social conservatives whenever questions like abortion funding or overturning true marriage are put on the ballot. When pollsters find that Iowa’s likely caucus-goers — including large blocks of Evangelicals, Catholics, and Lutherans — are citing the […]

CLEVELAND – The man who became most commonly known as “Joe the Plumber” filed in Cleveland Wednesday to run in Ohio’s 9 th Congressional District. Joe’s real name is Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher and he was born in Toledo. The 37-year-old made national news in 2008 after asking then-presidential candidate, Barack Obama, a question about his […]

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain shot down the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street protesters Thursday, telling them to “go home and get a job and a life” while speaking to a crowd in Arkansas. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza made the comments in response to more than a dozen Occupy protesters who were […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Good news for area job seekers. The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is looking to fill two temporary jobs.  Click HERE for more information on the position of Supply Bag Handler and click HERE for more information on the position of Scanner Operator. The jobs pay around $10 an hour. http://www.19actionnews.com/story/15877438/temporary-employment-the-board-of-elections Article Courtesy of WOIO […]

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said on a radio show last week that the GOP’s strategy for reducing “the Democratic advantage” should be to marry off all the single mothers who “look to the government for help.” “Look at the political base of the Democratic Party: It is single mothers who run a household,” he […]

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Lots of people are voting by absentee ballot this year, but you could create big a problem for yourself if you don’t take heed of something 19 Action News discovered on Wednesday. The ballots are too heavy to get back to the Board of Elections with a simple .44 cent first […]