Chris Dodd Officially Enters The Race

So, there I am two days ago working on the summary post of all the candidates and what I think about them. I write under Chris Dodd "I will be surprised if he actually enters the race." Then this morning Christopher Dodd declared his candidacy.

Personally I think he is a long shot, especially when you have to call yourself the "dark horse" candidate, but you never know what might happen.

Some highligts of Dodd:

Dodd’s career in Washington began in 1974 when he was elected to the House in the wake of the Watergate scandal. His father, Thomas J. Dodd, served two terms in the Senate; the younger Dodd won a Senate seat in 1980.Dodd has forged strong ties with labor unions, advocated fiscal accountability for corporations and championed education and other children’s issues. This month, he became chairman of the influential Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and is a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Dodd voted in 2002 to authorize military intervention in Iraq, but has become an outspoken critic of the war and now calls his vote a mistake. He has said he would oppose an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq and has said Congress should consider
withholding funding for such a troop increase.Dodd has been politically active on behalf of other Democrats, raising money and campaigning for candidates across the country and headed the Democratic National Committee from 1995-96.

Dodd and his wife, Jackie Marie Clegg, have two daughters, age 5 and 22 months.