Posted by Justin Jeffre

After being shut out of the debates by corporate media outlets, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich announces he’s dropping out of the presidential race. Kucinch has been critical of corporate control of the media and represented the voice of millions of Americans on single payer health care, election reform, impeachment and ending the war. He’s facing serious opposition in Ohio’s 10th Congressional district. 

The Congressman from Cleveland’s east-side says he wants to continue to serve in Congress.  “I’ve been able to represent the aspirations of people in this community, and communities like it across the country on health care, peace, for jobs. There is a point at which you just realize that you, look, you accept it, that it isn’t going to happen and you move on.”

Kucinich is looking to serve his seventh term in Congress, but now has four Democratic opponents. He says he’s proud of his impact on the race. “If anyone has watched the debates, they have been able to see that I’ve been able to do more than hold my own,” he told reporters. Kucinch, the only Democratic candidate to vote against the war and against all funding says he won’t endorse any other Democrat in the primary.

(Clinton voted for the war, all funding and has refused to apologize for her vote. She said that she will keep a permanent force in Iraq throughout her presidency. Obama has voted for war funding, says he’ll expand the Pentagon’s budget and will likely keep a small permanent force in Iraq also. Edwards voted for the war, but has since said it was a mistake. He says he will withdrawal in ten months and will not support permanent military bases in Iraq. They all claim to support universal health care, but they all keep the big insurance companies profits included in their plans. Hillary was the top recipient of health care industry payola until Obama recently passed her.)

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