Jin Joong-kwon: "Kim Nam-guk summons the ghost of Cho Kuk... I will now give up on the Democratic Party"

"Democratic Party Completely Sunk Because of Kim Nam-guk"
"Cho Kuk is the Disaster of the Democratic Party... Moon Fans Will Be the Curse of the Democratic Party"

Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon stated on the 20th that "I now give up on the Democratic Party" in relation to the controversy surrounding lawyer Kim Nam-guk, who pushed forward with his candidacy for the Seoul Gangseo-gap nomination despite the Democratic Party leadership's objections.

In a post on his Facebook that day, former professor Jin wrote, "They have resurrected the ghost of Cho Kuk who is already in the grave, so it will be troublesome from now on," adding, "It may be easy to summon a ghost, but it is difficult to send it back to the grave."

He continued, "I was managing well with Moon Seok-gyun (son of National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang), Kim Eui-gyeom, and Jeong Bong-ju, but I got stuck right at Kim Nam-guk," and said, "If we could have stopped this friend (lawyer Kim) and just dealt with Kim Min-seok, the Judas of Roh Moo-hyun, we could have regrouped and tried again, but because of Kim Nam-guk, the Democratic Party has completely fallen into a quagmire."

He also said, "There was even a worst-of-the-worst drama where a former lawmaker did not hesitate to threaten the party leadership. I don't know what on earth they are doing," and criticized, "The Democratic Party's recruitment of lawyer Kim and Kim Yong-min, conscious of Cho Kuk's support base, was a fatal mistake."

Former professor Jin also said, "I'm not some nomination management committee chairman, and a party that lacks the ability to weed out problematic figures on its own must be left to pay the price for its incompetence."

He added, "The centrist voters don't necessarily have to vote for the Democratic Party," and criticized, "There are people who think they can win easily with just the fanatical 'Moonppa' (a derogatory term for President Moon's ardent supporters) even without those votes."

He further said, "Whoever wins in Gangseo-gap will suffer serious aftereffects," and warned, "If Kim Nam-guk wins, the Democratic Party will lose almost all of its centrist voters. The only reason the centrists still have any attachment to the Democratic Party is because there is still one lawmaker who speaks harshly within the party, but if even that person is ousted, the Democratic Party will completely degenerate into a Moonppa religious community."

Finally, former professor Jin added, "Even if Geum Tae-seop wins, problems will remain. The Moonppa now talk about fair competition, but they will never accept defeat," and said, "Cho Kuk is a disaster for the Democratic Party, and the Moonppa will be a curse for the Democratic Party."

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