OH: More Money Stuff (August)

[Progressive Pessimist]

I honestly wasn't too hot on Helle for a while since he seemed unnecessarily conservative, but I'm hearing good things from people who know better. And yeah. Pillich would have been great to return to the State House, but I can't fault her for running for Governor.

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ION: Statewide candidates had to make personal ethics disclosures today. Nothing particularly juice I could find. Everyone seems to owe someone at least $1,000.

There is a pun in there somewhere but I am not clever enough to think of it.

[Progressive Pessimist]

This is damning. Kucinich should drop out.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-kucinich-paid-20k-by-pro-syria-government-group/2018/04/17/7a264768-4288-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_story.html

What is it with Democrat "anti-establishment" types and having an affinity for Assad?

[Progressive Pessimist]

In Cincinnati, even relatives of Parkland survivors prefer Cordray to Kucinich. Her argument is basically that Kucinich can't win and that you're delusional if you think we're getting an AWB in Ohio. Which is accurate. She says Kucinich is "promising something he can't deliver" and that "people will die while we wait for that ban." Ouch! She also says "I live in the real world" on multiple occasions.

I appreciate that pragmatism, in the Democratic Party, isn't dead after all.

[Progressive Pessimist]

So the FBI raided Cliff Rosenberger's house (and storage unit.)

It's the Deep State!

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/RichCordray/status/1025756027227201536

I do like Cordray but I always thought people exaggerated when they said that he was boring. I now can see that he really is that boring.

As a populace we need to get passed these shallow and superficial expectations for our politicians. Vote for whomever you think will do a better job in elected office, that's ultimately what matters...or what should matter.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Cordray is on to us.

That's actually not a bad ad.

[Progressive Pessimist]

If the majority of the voters of that district have any brains at all, this attack will backfire big-time.

This is a big ask for Murica.