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"Dodd may be a safe choice for operatives unwilling to test the limits of voters contemplating the first African-American major party nominee. His two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic give him a claim to John F. Kennedy’s appeal to public service, as well as a command of Spanish that he’s happy to air, and his time in the U.S. Army Reserves and Army National Guard allows him to tout some military credentials." Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic in the 1960's.
Meet the Democratic VP Prospect: Chris Dodd
Meet the Democratic VP Prospect: Chris Dodd
Louise Radnofsky reports on the presidential contest.
Chris Dodd’s three terms in the House and five terms in the Senate make for a powerful resume of campaign and legislative experience if he’s among those on the Democrats’ VP list. And Dodd, the Senate Banking Committee chairman, will likely see the sweeping housing bill he co-authored set to make it through the Senate this weekend. His legislative background and the strength of his fund-raising from big financial institutions might also help him bolster a presidential candidate with weaker economic background.
But those connections could prove costly with some Democratic voters, many of whom feel little sympathy for the banking industry’s current woes. Dodd landed in hot water last month when it was revealed that he appeared on a VIP list for home loans prepared by Countrywide Financial Chairman Angelo Mozilo.
A career spent almost entirely in Washington clashes with Barack Obama’s message of change. Plus, the Connecticut senator’s performance in the presidential campaign was lackluster. He dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination after getting less than 1% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses, though unlike his colleague Joe Biden, the Delaware senator, he avoided major gaffes during his brief run.
On the other hand, Dodd may be a safe choice for operatives unwilling to test the limits of voters contemplating the first African-American major party nominee. His two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic give him a claim to John F. Kennedy’s appeal to public service, as well as a command of Spanish that he’s happy to air, and his time in the U.S. Army Reserves and Army National Guard allows him to tout some military credentials.
But it’s hard to tell how he could strengthen Democrats’ chances in 2008. The presidential campaign has reason to take a polite interest — Dodd was swift to transfer his endorsement to the Obama campaign after bowing out of the primaries. A tentative nod at this stage may just be a boost for Dodd’s efforts to get his own campaign finances healthy again.
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| Dodd vows to filibuster Surveillance Act Senator Chris Dodd vowed to filibuster the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that helped this administration violate the civil liberties of Americans. "It is time to say: No more. No more trampling on our Constitution. No more excusing those who violate the rule of law. These are fundamental, basic, eternal principles. They have been around, some of them, for as long as the Magna Carta. They are enduring. What they are not is temporary. And what we do not do in a time where our country is at risk is abandon them." |
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