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Kucinich wins Democratic primary in Ohio
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 09, 2008 07:06pm |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Monday, March 10, 2008 01:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Honolulu Advertiser
Dennis Kucinich may not be a presidential contender, but he is still a winner among his Cleveland constituents.
The Ohio liberal won 50 percent of the vote in a five-way Democratic congressional primary Tuesday, beating back critics who said he ignored business at home to travel the country in his quest to be president.
The six-term incumbent will face former state Rep. Jim Trakas, who won 80 percent of Republican votes cast in the northeast Ohio district. Kucinich's race was the best-known congressional contest on ballots in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday.
For years, the 61-year-old Kucinich won re-election by margins of up to 75 percent in a reliably Democratic district.
But after sensing early that Cleveland City Council member 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.
After leaving the White House race, Kucinich returned to his familiar fighting-for-you mantra to win renomination and landed a quick $700,000 in contributions. |
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