Kucinich vote-show percentage better than Tubbs-Jones…
… who is Joe Cimperman’s Congressional Representative, after all.
So why isn’t he running against her?
The Washington Post “Votes Database” says Kucinich currently has a “missed vote” ratio of 11.5%. Eleven Democrats have higher no-show percentages. One of them is Cimperman’s own Representative, Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, who has missed 141 votes in this Congress compared to Dennis’s 139 (not “300+”, as Cimperman’s commercial says).
In addition to Cimperman himself, Tubbs-Jones also represents virtually all the citizens in his City Council Ward. So it’s kind of curious that her non-votes are a non-issue to Joe, while Dennis’ are such an outrage that Joe feels compelled to cross the District line and run against him.
Just sayin.
Update 1/26: In this morning’s PD: “We’re elected by terms, not by decades, and you look at his last term and he’s missed over 130 votes,” Cimperman said.
But here’s Cimperman’s current campaign ad (captured from YouTube 4:10 pm today):
Technically, I guess “300+” is “more than 130″. But it sure seems like somebody in the Cimperman camp is, um, numerically challenged.
Or not real careful with their facts.
January 25th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I have searched high and low but I cannot find anything that says you have to live in the district that you represent. The only requirement that I can find is that you must live in Ohio. Does anyone know if this is the law? Seems strange that if you live in Ohio you can run for any congressional district in Ohio you want without actually living in that district. Heck, you wouldn’t even be able to vote for yourself.
January 26th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
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January 28th, 2008 at 4:44 am
JBeck,
It’s funny how people raised holy hell when Capri Cafaro ran in the district she didn’t live in. I am just opposed to Cimperman because he’s running a sloppy-ass, hate-filled campaign (come on, videotaping in a federal building? Who thought that was bright?). In more contemporary parlance, I smell someone drinking haterade (haterade(n) — a figurative beverage that implies that the partaker is exhibiting unnecessary or unfounded negative commantary or feelings. )