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The Chris Dodd presidential campaign of 2008 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. After his withdrawal from the race, Dodd went on to endorse the eventual winner Barack Obama, and retired from the Senate in 2011. ==Background== During his years in the House and Senate, Chris 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,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chris Dodd: Dodd Touts Energy Plan At Biodiesel Plant, Kitchen Tables In Southeast Iowa )〕 and declared that the United States "must take a 'strategic pause'" before signing any new free trade agreement. Domestically, Dodd proposed mandatory community service for all high school students, and fought to improve child care and health care,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/2954 )〕 and worked to stop predatory lending by credit card companies. He also introduced legislation to enact a Federal Shield law and worked to defeat legislation permitting warrantless surveillance. Chris Dodd had told the Associated Press in April 2006 that he was considering running, and by May 22 he had met with key backers, including congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and had assembled a team to prepare a potential 2008 campaign. In June 2006, he held his first major fundraiser, stunning Beltway commentators by raising over $1 million in one night.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004035010 )〕 Dodd attended a Florida Democratic convention in July 2006 to garner further support. He hired former John Kerry campaign manager Jim Jordan in December of that year. Two months later, Dodd told the head of the New Hampshire Democratic Party at the Rainbow Cafe that he was not "going to do the exploratory thing" but instead "plunge right in" to the race. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Dodd presidential campaign, 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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