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Dodd was going to be dead meat in November - in a “blue state” he was losing big to any of the three potential GOP candidates...

Maybe it's because he's a resident of Iowa.

Dodd Moves To Iowa, Campaigns To Reach Fourth Place
November 29, 2007 3:26 p.m. EST
Kris Alingod - AHN News Writer

Des Moines, IA (AHN) - Former Connecticut Rep. Chris Dodd has taken up residence in Iowa and decided to spend the most time campaigning in the state than any of his Democratic presidential rivals.

On Wednesday he announced that he would not be attending a Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington scheduled for this week because he had to campaign in Iowa, where caucuses on January 3 open the nominating contests for this election.

The move has so far not had any effect on the poll numbers of Dodd, who has never broken out of the second-tier line-up of Democratic hopefuls since he began his campaign. Despite this, he believes that "the door is still wide, wide open," and he may join top contenders Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as the last of four final candidates for the Democratic nomination.

"The earlier caucus date, particularly the proximity to that and the holiday season is going to add a dimension to this that we haven't really thought about in the past," Dodd said in an interview with the Associated Press. "I think there may be one more, there may be four tickets out."

Dodd's home in Iowa is a 1,700-square-foot, 1929 Tudor filled with artwork by his 6-year-old and 2-year-old daughters.

"This was our opportunity to keep our family together and meet more Iowans," Dodd's wife, Jackie Marie Clegg, told the DesMoinesRegister. "When I was there for six and eight hours in airports and traveling back and forth, you're not meeting as many people as you can meet when you're here. And we can have a home base."

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009308516

Dodd's move to Iowa rankled his base voters more than anything .......and led to his ousting. Dodd was going to be dead meat come November - in the blue state of Conn, he was losing big to three potential GOPers - so Dem leadership (at Obama’s urging) pushed Dodd out, to avoid a primary and defeat. Once that became obvious, his big backers would not waste money on Dodd’s campaign.

Democrats stupidly gave Dodd a big role in healthcare "reform" thinking that would rehabilitate his damaged image.....There is even one laughable quote from Dodd saying he was getting "a whole new voter base" from his role in healthcare reform.

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Course I could be wrong (/snix), but this is probably what led to Dim Dodd being kicked out by the Dem PTB.

Last July, Dodd proposed an amendment reducing aviation security appropriations by $4.5M in favor of firefighter grants (a move that enriched one of Dodd's financial backers). The federal money Dodd eliminated was specifically intended "for screening operations and for explosives detection systems."

AT THE TIME I POSTED THAT ITEM DEC 2009, MY ADVICE TO DODD WAS: "Dodd should pack his bags and leave now, before he's tarred and feathered and run out of DC on a rail."

Dodd was in deep doo-doo knowing he could not raise the $10Mill he needed to win. Looks like costly campaigns are biting back Dims...... that's nice.