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Today was a big day for presidential politics, as the long-shot candidate (and one of my closet favorites) Dennis Kucinich decided to cease his run for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. Calling it a “transition,” Kucinich insisted [in a video to Cleveland's Plain Dealer] he wanted to continue to serve in Congress and will pursue re-election. He’s been in the news recently for his plan to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Bush on January 28th, the day of his State of the Union speech. Kucinich’s speech, where he tears into Bush claiming, “We already know the State of the Union…it’s a lie,” is available on YouTube. He was rebuked by House Republicans afterwards, and Florida GOP Rep. Cliff Stearns called Kucinich’s plan a “personal attack.” Kucinich’s famed single-player health care plan, a hallmark of his campaign, may find its way into the healthcare plans of other candidates. Kucinich’s often radical views brought some humor and some radicalism to the race, and he will be missed. The mainstream media, it seems, made it more difficult for Kucinich to continue his run, excluding him from the past couple of debates.

Former Democratic Candidate Dennis Kucinich

We’re expecting announcements over the next couple of days of a couple of more resignations as the fields thin with the continuing primaries. Mike Gravel, a Democrat who has polled even lower than Kucinich, still remains in the race along with John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. The Republican field saw the loss of Fred Thompson the other day, and if Rudy Giuliani doesn’t win in Florida, he looks like he’ll be the next casualty. On Super Tuesday, February 5th, join New School Politics for live multimedia and written coverage of the primary results from twenty-four states, along with in-depth analysis from our staff of writers.

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