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Dennis Kucinich announced on December 12, 2006 that he would seek the nomination for the Democratic Party to run for President of the United States. Although a Democratic candidate, he was not included in the New Hampshire debates on January 4, 2008 or the South Carolina debates on January 21, 2008 because of his poor showings in the Iowa caucuses and the polls. On Thursday, January 24, 2008, Kucinich dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination after failing to draw more than 10% of the vote in a single contest. In withdrawing from the race, he cited his exclusion from Presidential debates and to continue his service in Congress.〔Cillizza, Chris. (Why Kucinich Dropped Out Now ). ''The Washington Post'', January 24, 2008.〕 ==Campaign platform== On December 11, 2006 in a speech delivered at Cleveland City Hall, Kucinich announced he would seek the nomination of the Democratic Party for President in 2008. His platform〔(dennis4president.com - Issues )〕 for 2008 included: *Creating a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans by passage of the United States National Health Care Act. *The immediate, phased withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq; replacing them with an international security force. *Guaranteed quality education for all; including free pre-kindergarten and college for all who want it. *Immediate withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). *Immediate repeal of the USA PATRIOT Act. *Fostering a world of international cooperation. *Abolishing the death penalty. *Environmental renewal and clean energy. *Preventing the privatization of social security. *Providing full social security benefits at age 65. *Creating a cabinet-level "Department of Peace" *Ratifying the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol. *Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting. *Protecting a woman's right to choose while decreasing the number of abortions performed in the U.S. *Ending the War on Drugs. *Legalizing same-sex marriage. *Lowering the voting age to 16 and the drinking age to 18 *Strongly promoting worker's rights. *Ending the H-1B and L-1 visa Programs *Restoring rural communities and family farms. *Strengthening gun control. *Legalizing medicinal marijuana and decriminalizing non-medical possession. Kucinich describes his stance on the issues as mainstream. "My politics are center for the Democratic party," he said in an interview before an AFL-CIO sponsored debate.〔(Dennis Kucinich interview on MSNBC's Hardball program, August 8, 2007 (5:37 into clip) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Kucinich presidential campaign, 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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