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Dennis Kucinich ousted from House

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    Democratic ally Marcy Kaptur defeats longtime congressman in Ohio

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Here's the another -- -- Super Tuesday that has not been mentioned as much there was also a big defeat last night for one very prominent Democrat.

Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich who's been on the scene for such a long time.

Lost his primary battle against fellow Ohio representative.

Marcy -- the two incumbents were forced to compete against each other because Ohio is losing -- house sees season ties got the story -- is live in Washington.

So how -- just isn't reacting to this -- -- well he's he's not very happy about it to put it lightly and even though these two are longtime democratic allies.

Could sit showed some animosity toward captors concession speech last last last night let's listen.

I would -- I would like to be able to congratulate.

Congresswoman kaptur.

But I do have to say.

That she ran a campaign in the Cleveland media market.

-- was utterly lacking in integrity.

With false statements.

Half truths misrepresentations.

This is all about the redistricting of course the two prominent democratic lawmakers were both drawn into the ninth district.

After Ohio lost two seats due to slow population growth.

So here's the reaction this morning from Nancy Pelosi the House Minority Leader she says.

After a difficult race the voters of Ohio's ninth district have made their decision about the democratic slate.

We thank congressman Kucinich for his sixteen years of service to the people -- and we look forward to congresswoman kaptur continuing her service market.

No big change -- that part of Ohio so what's happening on the Republican side of this race Steve.

Well in the GOP race for that same -- Samuel worked -- blocker will face off against captor if you don't recognize that name it -- words of -- much better known as Joe The Plumber.

After confronting Barack Obama over taxes during the 2008 campaign.

And there's one other -- race were an incumbent bit the dust in the Cincinnati area Republican Jean Schmidt conceded.

The primary to -- when mr.

he's an Iraqi war veteran in an army combat search.

Not be easy to watch the Joe The Plumber race -- congress and only in America can you will meet the president on the rope line and perhaps an up and congress.

I just a year later says thank you see if you there's later this.

Just one more point of that change battle -- -- she's been some tight races the last couple times around.

She voted for the debt increase.

And that meter target and there's a few weather out there are few others out there that you see in November we'll see what announcing that -- -- -- lot of western beat -- that's right spot.