The government gerrymandered Dennis Kucinich out of his position.
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The Jimmy Dore ShowAug 3, 2026
Multiple sources report that Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature and governor drew the 2011 maps that forced Kucinich and Kaptur into the same district, leading to his 2012 primary loss; the claim's 'the government' refers to that state government body rather than the federal government, and the post's vaguer 'they' is read as the same actors.
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… Like, they'll get you out of the way, and one of two things will happen if you actually get elected and you are a decent human being: one, they will either get you to acquiesce to the corruption, or two, they will gerrymander you out of your position, just like they did with Dennis Kucinich. And that's that's it. Like, that's it. I mean, you might be able to get in for a term and maybe flip a couple tables, but you're not gonna really get anything accomplished because you can't, um, you're just gonna be loud and maybe make some noise and make …
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Supports. Redistricting by the Republican-led Ohio legislature and governor forced Kucinich into the same district as Marcy Kaptur, and he lost the 2012 Democratic primary as a result.[2][3][4][5]
Supports. A Plain Dealer report says Republicans who controlled the state legislature drew the new maps to protect GOP incumbents by packing Democratic voters, and that the plan consolidated Kucinich's and Kaptur's districts.[6]
Supports. Common Dreams describes Kucinich as gerrymandered out of Congress in 2012 by power brokers in the Ohio legislature, though this is a partisan outlet and does not add independent proof.[7]
Context. The sources describe the actor as Ohio's state government rather than the broader federal 'government' or a conspiracy group, so the claim's wording is a looser paraphrase of the post's 'they'.[2][6]
Context. Kucinich lost the primary, not a general election, and later sought the Ohio governorship in 2018, so 'out of his position' refers to losing his congressional seat.[1][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Dennis Kucinich files paperwork to run for Ohio governor | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2The Nation: What's Lost When Dennis Kucinich Lostnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3News Wrap: Ohio Rep. Kucinich Concedes Defeat in Redistricting ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Reps. Kucinich, Schmidt fall in Ohiopolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Marcy Kaptur Defeats Dennis Kucinich in Ohio - Roll Callrollcall.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6In evenly split Ohio, redistricting gives GOP 12-4 edge in ...cleveland.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 7Dennis Kucinich - Common Dreamscommondreams.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Dennis Kucinich | Biography & Factsbritannica.com · not rated · cited for: context
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