In 2008, Dennis Kucinich had to end his second run for President in order to hold onto his seat in Congress against primary contenders. Now, as 2012 approaches, the gentleman from Ohio will have to compete against one of his senior colleagues in the primaries if he is to remain a Congressman.
As a result of the state of Ohio needing to dissolve two of its Congressional districts, Congressman Kucinich's district, the 10th, was among those targeted for elimination, with much of his district to be merged with the state's neighboring 9th District, represented by fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur, a nearly 30-year veteran of the House.
The fate of Kucinich's Congressional career took an interesting turn a while back when it was suggested he might move to another state and try to continue serving in Congress, but now that he is staying in Ohio, the arena has been set for a primary battle between Kucinich, who has been in office almost fifteen years, and Kaptur.
The latest turn in events is interesting to me only because of how rare a primary battle between long-serving incumbents are. It will be interesting to see what happens between Kucinich and Kaptur.
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