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March 7, 2012 | 8:19 AM | By Dustin Dwyer

Midwest Memo: Illinois Matters, “Joe The Plumber” In, Kucinich Out And A Mine Deal Falls Through

Illinois matters! A less-than-decisive Super Tuesday means the Illinois primary on March 20th could actually mean something, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The other primary results Yesterday’s primary in Ohio wasn’t all about the Presidential contest. Samuel Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the plumber,” won his bid to be the GOP nominee for Ohio’s 9th congressional district. But he will not face Ohio’s long-serving Democrat Dennis Kucinich in the race. Kucinich lost his primary battle to Marcy Kaptur.

No more mine A controversial proposal for a mine in northern Wisconsin appears to be off the table. Yesterday, GOP senators failed to put together enough votes to approve the mine, and the company behind the plan quickly pulled its proposal.

One man’s take Michael Dell, the chairman of Dell Computers, says he doesn’t see much job growth coming in manufacturing.

FILED UNDER: Midwest Memo, Dell, Dennis Kucinich, Joe the Plumber, Marcy Kaptur, Primary, Samuel Wurzelbacher
March 6, 2012 | 11:01 AM | By Micki Maynard

An Auto Industry Champion Battles An SNL Fixture For Ohio Seat

There’s no question that Toledo Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is a champion of the auto industry, as befits a veteran Democrat with a big Jeep plant in her backyard — the one that President Obama visited last year.

President Obama speaks at an assembly plant in Toledo in June, one of seven trips to Ohio during his presidency.

And people far outside Ohio know Dennis Kucinich for the presidential campaign that made him a character on Saturday Night Live, as well as his tenure as the “boy mayor” of Cleveland.

Tomorrow, one of them won’t be running for another term in Congress. Kaptur and Kucinich are among 11 sets of Congressional representatives who are facing off against each other in primary races this year. Seven involve Democrats; four involve Republicans, according to Roll Call. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Communities, Government, Industry, Politics, Democratic Party, Dennis Kucinich, Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, Primary