Wednesday, March 7, 2012

What's Ahead for Rep. Dennis Kucinich? | Truthout


What's Ahead for Rep. Dennis Kucinich? | Truthout
by: Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! | Report

Dennis Kucinich, the liberal icon who tried twice to get the Democratic nomination for president, in Lorain, Ohio, January 1, 2012.

In a newly drawn district in Ohio, outspoken antiwar Rep. Dennis Kucinich suffered a defeat against Rep. Marcy Kaptur. The two were forced to square off in a Democratic primary after Republicans redrew Ohio’s congressional map. Kaptur now faces Samuel Wurzelbacher, "Joe the Plumber," winner of the district’s Republican primary. Kucinich has said he may establish residency in Washington state, where there is a June filing deadline to run for a new congressional seat in the Seattle area."I think there would be an awfully lot of people, even on the ground in Washington state, who would be more welcoming to him than to most candidates," says reporter John Nichols of The Nation. Read More Here | Truthout