Saturday, February 9, 2008
Trouble In Cleveland
In the News: Everyone's favorite left-wing congressman from Ohio's 10th District may be dropkicked out of office by his own party. Since before the Nevada Primary, rumors have been circulating that Kucinich had a less-than-pleasant run in with Speaker Pelosi regarding his campaign trail challenges to Democratic Party leadership: calling for the impeachment of Bush (which was officially declared off of the Party table since 2006), as well as refusing to take a campaign oath promising to support the eventual Democratic Presidential Nominee. Unfortunately, the Congressman's rhetoric may cost him his job; Kucinich's top rival, City Councilman Joe Ciperman, has been receiving money and endorsements from Cleveland's mayor and newspaper, while Kucinich's pockets are extremely light after his failed Presidential bid (only having about $30,000 left in the bank). Furthermore, Ohio residents have been voicing complaints that Kucinich has been at best inattentive and unresponsive to their local needs over the past two years. Financial difficulty and the chilly reception on the homefront, coupled with virtual Party excommunication, means that Kucinich is facing an uphill battle during the next two months to win over Ohio's 10th District.
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It seems the Presidential primaries distracted Kucinich from his primary responsibility as the congressional representative of Ohio. Although he is not the first candidate to try and run for two offices at the same time, it looks as though being re-elected into congress may be more difficult since he has recently devoted all of his time to his Presidential campaign. In general, constituents do not like when their representatives compete in two races simultaneously and it often looks bad for the candidate if he or she does not win the "more prestigious" office—because a win would have meant they would leave their original constituents. Also has Kucinich endorsed either of the Democrats vying for the nomination? Would his support be helpful or damaging based on his diminishing support in his home district?
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