COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich plans to enter the race for Ohio governor next week, bringing another big name to the Democratic side of the race.
Kucinich, now 71, was elected mayor of Cleveland 40 years ago and spent years as a liberal voice in Congress, where he opposed the war in Iraq. He’s run twice for president, in 2004 and 2008.
Cleveland.com reports Kucinich plans to announce his bid Wednesday. He filed paperwork Monday forming a campaign committee, but his spokesman had said it was not yet a declaration of candidacy.
Kucinich is entering a crowded field. Another nationally known competitor is Richard Cordray, the federal consumer watchdog under President Barack Obama and, until November, Donald Trump.
Anything to get rid of that smarmy bastard Kasich…
Occasionally the fields of politics and archaeology converge.
Kasich is term-limited out. And Kucinich is cray, so here’s hoping Cordray can pull it off!
Dennis needs to stay home and stick to his knitting.
Outside of Cleveland, I’m not sure Kucinich has much of a base of support. The guy has always been a little too goofy for me and also a bit unpredictable.
If I lived in Ohio, (which my son does), I’d vote for Cordray. He’s experienced with how government bureaucracy works. He’s principled and has a fundamental understanding of how people live their everyday lives, which includes the need for protection from predatory practices that affect everyone’s pocketbook. That’s the kind of person I’d want leading my state any day of the week. He’d be the kind of consumer advocate as Governor that he was in his previous government job.
(Look at all the weird little boxes on this page. Something’s not working the way its supposed to)