Saturday, June 23, 2007

Kucinich: New Challenger At Home

Kucinich: New Challenger At Home

Last month the Columbus Dispatch reported that Parma, OH mayor Dean DePiero is considering a Congressional primary challenge to presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich.

Nothing more on that front yet, but now the Cleveland Plain Dealer says another challege has emerged:
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who is busy running for president largely on his anti-war stance, lost an ally today and gained an opponent.

Rosemary Palmer, an anti-war activist whose son died in the war in Iraq in 2005, announced her candidacy for Kucinich's 10th District seat.

"We need a full-time congressman for this area whose interests lie in developing this district," Palmer said during a short news conference before addressing the war issue.

Palmer is opposed to the war in Iraq and wants the troops home. But she does not believe an immediate U.S. withdrawal is a realistic or productive goal. Kucinich has called for an unconditional withdrawal with international peace keeping presence.

"Standing on principle doesn't mean standing in cement," she said.

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