Like the other Democratic presidential candidates, Dodd spent the week campaigning in Iowa in preparation for the upcoming caucus. Dodd spoke at several events early in the week, and made an appearance on CNN’s Late Edition. On Tuesday, he participated in the NPR Debate in Des Moines.
Dodd reacted to the week’s big news story, an NIE report finding Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons program. Dodd was optimistic, stating that “taken together these findings make a strong case for pursuing robust diplomacy to resolve our differences with Iran and for an end to the reckless talk by the Administration and reckless votes by some members of Congress.” The same day, he reacted angrily to reports that the President is asking congress for half of the funding for states and cities to prevent terrorists attacks recommended by the Department of Homeland Security, calling it “astounding that at the same time the President is calling for more money for his war that has made this country more vulnerable, he is proposing to slash funding for the first line of defense here at home.”
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Dodd Continues to Rally Support in Iowa
Chris Dodd's effort to create a voter stronghold in Iowa have not been flagging in these past few weeks. He has remained vigilant over the past few days in his campaigning methods and has even garnered a new support base from the International Assocation of Fire Fighters. The IAFF, which contains 281,000 members, felt that "The candidate that best represents firefighters and what they do to protect the public is Democrat Chris Dodd", an opinion voiced by the group's president Harold Schaitberger. To prove their loyalty, the IAFF has papered Chris Dodd's face on the side of their campaign bus, where the fire fighters plan to live for eight days as they tour 20 cities, rallying support for Senator Dodd.
For his part, Chris Dodd has been holding fast in Iowa, instead of campaigning across the nation like some of his opponents. Dodd decided to skip the Democratic National Committee's meeting on Friday the 29th, deciding to remain in Iowa so that he could "take his case directly" to the citizens. And indeed, he has been doing just that in Iowa; Dodd spoke on Friday to a group of 40 members of the American Legion in Iowa about how he would attempt to reform the laws on bankruptcy. He vehemently denounced the bankruptcy reform bill passed in 2005, scornfully observing "It was literally written to ensure that people would be trapped under financial burdens - either student loans or credit card debt."
Senator Dodd also tried to remain active in his national campaigning strategies, thinking of innovative ways to broadcast his messages. In the Republican YouTube debate, he decided to submit his own question about the difficulty of balancing homeland security with civil liberties.Although Dodd's question was not used in the debate, his idea was creative nonetheless. In his video, he introduces himself as "a resident of East Haddam, Connecticut who spends a little time in Iowa these days." Dodd videotaped himself in his home, asking the Republican candidates, "Many Americans are concerned that the administration seems to be making a false choice, that is, to be safer we have to give up rights...I don't believe that, I wonder if you do. And if you believe that we ought not give up our rights, then what would you do in order to protect our Constitution?"
For his part, Chris Dodd has been holding fast in Iowa, instead of campaigning across the nation like some of his opponents. Dodd decided to skip the Democratic National Committee's meeting on Friday the 29th, deciding to remain in Iowa so that he could "take his case directly" to the citizens. And indeed, he has been doing just that in Iowa; Dodd spoke on Friday to a group of 40 members of the American Legion in Iowa about how he would attempt to reform the laws on bankruptcy. He vehemently denounced the bankruptcy reform bill passed in 2005, scornfully observing "It was literally written to ensure that people would be trapped under financial burdens - either student loans or credit card debt."
Senator Dodd also tried to remain active in his national campaigning strategies, thinking of innovative ways to broadcast his messages. In the Republican YouTube debate, he decided to submit his own question about the difficulty of balancing homeland security with civil liberties.Although Dodd's question was not used in the debate, his idea was creative nonetheless. In his video, he introduces himself as "a resident of East Haddam, Connecticut who spends a little time in Iowa these days." Dodd videotaped himself in his home, asking the Republican candidates, "Many Americans are concerned that the administration seems to be making a false choice, that is, to be safer we have to give up rights...I don't believe that, I wonder if you do. And if you believe that we ought not give up our rights, then what would you do in order to protect our Constitution?"
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