A question about Dennis not endorsing Kaptur.

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This was on a big forum with a video, and the feeling by some was DK showed bad sportsmanship or party disloyalty by not endorsing Kaptur in the general election against 'Joe the Plumber.'

He mentioned that there had been some dirty politics involved; and that he did take his former district by a vast majority. Last year, he saw the writing on the wall, and it wasn't the first time his seat had been threatened or he'd lost an election.

The conversation went back and forth and I joined in. The thread got long. But soon after that thread, I had a question to ask of those accusing Dennis:

Is it possible his not endorsing Kaptur was in order to help her?

After all, the same district has enough support for Palin supporter's Joe. And the people who voted against Dennis in the newer parts of his district, may have been making a resounding statement about his beliefs and policies.

If he endorses Kaptur, might not the GOP candidate tar her with the slurs that they used on Dennis and not vote for her?

I ask this because although DK has had to be a scrapper, I don't believe that the video proved he is not endorsing her out of spite or sour grapes, so to speak.

In that thread I mentioned that when I met DK and watched the floor questions, it was clear he also supports Obama, despite not being able to change his positions on some things that DK people see as essentials. So he sees the big picture and that may be why he didn't endorse her on television.

And I'd love to see DK in Congress in Washington state. Let's see how that works out. In the meantime, he will do what he can until his term is up.