Who's Dodd?

this just brings me to tears

I think it is humorous that Dodd, who is consistently running entirely on his achievements in Washington is trying to 'play the insider vs. outsider card.'  I would have advised his campaign to play the 'insider that works card.'  The real reason is that he needs Iowa votes to stay alive, so it makes more sense for him to campaign there.  Also, because of his tier, he will probably get more publicity by not showing up--which is nice for an all-but-forgotten campaign, which FirstRead has kindly demonstrated this point so well already.

By skipping the DNC event we'll get to read the latest about the Dodd family and their transition to Iowa- How %$^%$&%# exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Rod Boshart
The Gazette
 DES MOINES — Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd has introduced a new social issue to his campaign agenda: potty training.
 Dodd, a U.S. senator from Connecticut, has taken up temporary residence in Iowa with his wife, Jackie, and two daughters, Grace, 6, and Christina, 2, until the state’s leadoff Jan. 3 caucuses to cut down on travel and keep the family together.
 Jackie said Monday there have been some challenges — like finding a doctor or someone to cut her and her daughters’ hair — but overall the transition has gone well and her family has adjusted to life in a Des Moines two-story rented house close to where Grace is attending kindergarten.
 “We’re going through the travails of potty training right now,” Jackie said. “Christina gave up the crib and all of a sudden she decided that she was just going to potty train, too. So we’re doing it all at once right now, and to move her to a new house so it’s been a little disjointed.
 “If I stand up and run out of an event, it’s because Christina has now told me it’s time. We run to the potty a lot at our house,” Mrs. Dodd added.
 Dodd said he had the choice of having his family spend several months in Iowa while he campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination or commuting weekly to see them. “We decided it would be more convenient to rent a little place and put them in school,” he said.
 Jackie said she enrolled her daughters in a gymnastics class for a weekly activity and the family has had fun visiting a farm and adjusting to their new surroundings. Their Des Moines house also is home to several campaign workers and is a hub of organizational activity as well.
 “We live in a very sweet house and it has rental furniture in it, so it echoes a lot. But it’s in a nice spot and we’ve been doing OK with the transition,” she said.
 Dodd may be the only candidate who could both run in and participate in the Iowa caucuses given his local address, but he has made a point to maintain the purity of the process by calling on all campaigns to agree not to allow out-of-state workers to actively participate in the caucuses.

DES MOINES — Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd has introduced a new social issue to his campaign agenda: potty training.



Ohh, please don't do this. Now you just know Hillary will have a government program for this in a day or two.

DES MOINES — Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd has introduced a new social issue to his campaign agenda: potty training.



Ohh, please don't do this. Now you just know Hillary will have a government program for this in a day or two.

dht, nm

Maybe Dodd's family needed a gov't program. His daughter is almost three, and she is just now taking an interest in potty training!

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