Kucinich faces tough challenge in Ohio

Source: The Raw Story

Dennis Kucinich, the liberal Ohio politician who made two failed White House campaigns, fought Tuesday in the Democratic primary to keep his seat against the toughest, best-financed challenger in his 12-year congressional career.

Although the presidential primary commanded most of the nation's attention, Kucinich's race was the best known congressional contest on ballots in Ohio and Texas.

Other races included three veterans of the Iraq war seeking congressional nominations in Ohio and a battle for the nomination to challenge Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. Voters in one Vermont community approved a measure calling for the arrest of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

For years, the 61-year-old Kucinich has won re-election by margins of up to 75 percent in a reliably Democratic district.

But after sensing early that Joe Cimperman was a formidable opponent, Kucinich abandoned his presidential campaign on Jan. 25, months earlier in the race than he did in 2004, when he also was polling in low one-digit numbers.

Joe Cimperman, a Cleveland City Council member and former Kucinich admirer, raised nearly $500,000 and landed high-profile endorsements from the mayor and the city's daily newspaper.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Kucinich_faces_tough_challenge_in_Ohio_0304.html

Looks like it might be tomorrow before we find out the results.

www.cleveland.com

Unlike Hillary or Obama, Dennis will get us out of NAFTA and the WTO. The country would have been better off with Dennis as President.

I don't know why people always end up voting against their class interests, but they do it all the time.

BTW, thanks for the link.

Half the votes in Ohio are in already, and 0% out of 641 precincts reporting so far in District 10?

WTF.

Finally at 10:45. 3% reporting. Kucinich with 53%.

"The country would have been better off with Dennis as President."

Yep. Won't be long 'til that becomes very apparent.

Not doubting you, but, I can't find more than 3% returns.

How is is looking now?

And a Clinton-style DINO in.

it looks like hopefully they will not get their way on this one :). I can't wait till he says "in your face" to the corps and DINOs who tried to kick him out, though he is probably too much of a gentleman to do so.