(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 […]
By Douglas Wilson This month has been a rough one for the President and Democrats as it relates to social issues. Historically, Democrats were never…
Last week was a crazy week of news regarding the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte and local politics. •FOTUS Michelle Obama will be in Charlotte…
Should a candidate's religion matter or should you ignore what their personal belief is.
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 […]
Christian conservative leader Pat Robertson says he has a secret straight from God: He knows who the next president of the United States will be. “I think He showed me about the next president, but I’m not supposed to talk about that so I’ll leave you in the dark — probably just as well — […]
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. […]
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 […]
Herman Cain has simply been the topic of every political discussion lately; whether or not he is a viable candidate will be left up to the people. At any rate, a first time look into the life of the entrepreneur will be offered up to those who wonder about the man’s ethnic identity in all […]
Ginger White has gone public with more details of her alleged 13-year affair with Herman Cain, and she makes it sound as exciting as a doing laundry. White, a single mother of two, says she relied on Cain and other men to supplement her income because she wanted the best for her kids. “One time we […]