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Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D) is shoring up his political support amid scuttlebutt that his district could be eliminated due to the results of the 2010 Census.

The liberal congressman and former presidential candidate wrote an e-mail to supporters urging them to provide input on his political future.

"In light of the strong chance that my district may be eliminated, my continued presence in Congress, to work for everything we care about, will obviously call for a much different strategy," he wrote. "I will not wait until a new Ohio map is produced to begin this crucial discussion of the consequences of congressional redistricting.

"We are going to have to prepare for a different kind of election, possibly in a different place because my distr! ict may be eliminated," he added. "We are going to have to organize in a different way, now. The question will remain: Where?"

Kucinich has made rounds in the media this week, suggesting he would fight to remain in Congress if his 10th congressional district is axed. 

The congressman's move allows him to collect information from supporters to use for another potential run.

Ohio stands to lose two of its 18 congressional districts based on Census numbers, which show states in the South and West growing faster than states in the North and East.

The Buckeye State's GOP-controlled state government will redraw the district lines next year, meaning that blue districts lik! e Kucinich's could be eliminated.