| Dennis Kucinich for President 2008 | |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2008 |
| Candidate | Dennis Kucinich House Representative of Ohio (1997–2013) Mayor of Cleveland (1977–1979) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Slogan | Strength through Peace |
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| Dennis Kucinich 2008 | |
The 2008 presidential campaign of Dennis Kucinich, House Representative of Ohio and former mayor of Cleveland, began on December 12, 2006 when he announced that he would seek the nomination for the Democratic Party to run for President of the United States. Although a Democratic candidate, he was not included in the New Hampshire debates on January 4, 2008 or the South Carolina debates on January 21, 2008 because of his poor showings in the Iowa caucuses and the polls.
On Thursday, January 24, 2008, Kucinich dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination after failing to draw more than 10% of the vote in a single contest. In withdrawing from the race, he cited his exclusion from Presidential debates and his desire to continue his service in Congress.[1]
- ^ Cillizza, Chris. Why Kucinich Dropped Out Now. The Washington Post, January 24, 2008.