Christopher Dodd presidential campaign, 2008
| Chris Dodd for President 2008 | |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2008 |
| Candidate |
Chris Dodd U.S. Senator from Connecticut (1981–2011) |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Key people | Sheryl Cohen (Manager) Jim Jordan (Senior Advisor) |
| Receipts | US$16.5 (2007-12-31) |
| Slogan | Restoring America's Standing in the World |
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| www.chrisdodd.com | |
The 2008 presidential campaign of Chris Dodd was launched on January 11, 2007 and ended on January 3, 2008 after a sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. Dodd, the Senior Senator from Connecticut, sought the nomination of the Democratic Party for President of the United States. Centering his campaign in the strategically important states of Iowa and New Hampshire, he tried to bring forth a platform of change. Dodd's performance in the opinion polls varied, but in the financial sphere, he had secured some notable and influential endorsements who had sufficiently funded his campaign.
Dodd tried to follow in the pattern of New Englanders who have entered the race for the Democratic nomination and won, including John Kerry, Michael Dukakis, and John F. Kennedy. If elected, Dodd would have become the second Roman Catholic president (after Kennedy) and the second Connecticut-born president (after George W. Bush). He would have been the first Senator to win the presidency while in office since Kennedy was elected in 1960 (that honor ultimately went to Barack Obama). After his withdrawal from the race, Dodd went on to endorse the eventual winner Barack Obama, and retired from the Senate in 2011.
During his years in the House and Senate, Dodd built a long record of political positions on important issues to the nation. He was in favor of ending the Iraq War and redeploying American from the nation. He repeatedly voted against further funding of the war. To combat global warming, he proposed a carbon tax to reduce carbon emissions, and declared that the United States "must take a 'strategic pause'" before signing any new free trade agreement.
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