Posted on 01/10/2007 3:06:36 PM PST by RWR8189
NEW YORK -- Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd, a veteran lawmaker who entered Congress in the post-Watergate class of 1974, will announce his bid for the presidency, Democratic officials said Wednesday.
Dodd, 62, will make the formal announcement in an interview Thursday morning on the "Imus in the Morning" radio show _ a curious bit of timing since he'll be forced to compete with heavy coverage of President Bush's speech on the Iraq war.
Dodd will travel late Thursday to Iowa, which will host the first presidential nominating caucus next January. He heads to South Carolina, an early primary state, on Sunday.
Kathy Sullivan, the chairwoman of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire, said in an interview that she had spoken to Dodd and he said, "'I'm not going to do the exploratory thing, I'm going to plunge right in.'"
The 26-year Senate veteran enters a growing Democratic field overshadowed by two likely candidates _ Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. Outgoing Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has already announced his candidacy, as have former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
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LMAO! Well Dodd will have the "drop your pants in front of the ladies in a drunken frenzy" Shriner's vote locked up anyway!
He will set up his fund and then pocket it. Pretty simple to understand.
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Why?
Another target for Hillary.
I'm feeling like a sandwich right about now.
If Chris Dodd thinks he's qualified to be president he's nuts.Dodds been smoking dope too long and he should resign from the senate.
Dodd promises a "sandwich" in every Democratic home.
Perfect, a man who wants to be President of the United States announces on the anti-American MSNBC.
Typical Dim.
Isn't it easier to keep track of which Dem senator isn't running for President?
Better he should run with Imus ...
What a putz. I wonder what his mind's eye sees when he looks in the mirror?
So Commie Chris is finally going for it!
(will announce on Imus)
Hasn't he already announced on FR? ;<)
Isn't it obvious? These guys are all jockeying for V-P...except you don't RUN for V-P....
I think all these guys are just in it for the matching funds. Even Dodd can't be so delusional he has a hope in hell of actually getting elected.
Dodd/Kennedy '08
The whole waitress sandwich
Surprise, surprise!!!!
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