Kucinich 'Transitions' Out of Presidential Race
Facing a March 4 primary election date to retain his congressional seat in Ohio, Dennis Kucinich is expected to formally announce today his withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race, a
Washington Post article stated.
Yesterday, Kucinich, a proponent of publicly funded universal health care, released a statement that he will begin "transitioning out of the Democratic presidential primary race," the Post reported.
"I want to continue to serve in Congress," the six-term congressman told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "There is a point at which you just realize that...you accept it, that it isn't going to happen and you move on."
The Post article noted that Kucinich's presidential quest has become a campaign issue in his Cleveland district, which his opponents say he is neglecting. One opponent, Cleveland City Council member Joe Cimperman, recently ran a campaign ad bashing Kucinich for missing more votes than any other member of Congress, according to Post political blogger Chris Cillizza.