The more I hear about Chris Dodd, the more I like him.  He's thoughtful, intelligent and he's right on the issues I care about.  Perhaps more importantly, his words are more than just words - he backs them up with action, and he's been serving his constituents for years with honor and integrity. He's definitely my second choice now.

Dodd got a huge response at the point of his stump speech when he promises to restore the Constitution of the US on day one of his presidency.

Democrats are hungry for leadership on these issues.

Dodd's presence in this campaign means Obama and Clinton can't play the "it's different in the Senate" game. Just think how close we came to having two strong Democratic Senators from CT.

On the Diane Rehmn show?

You can listen to it here if you missed it. They apparantly stopped doing pod casting unfortunately, so you are stuck with Windows Media or Real Player.

To be an effective leader, you need to have followers.

I support Dodd's position and I hope he gets a sufficient number of his colleagues in the Senate to go along.  That's the true test of his leadership ability, as opposed to simply taking the position in the first place.

If he's just going to be out there on his own, then he should be aware that the position of Russ Feingold is already taken.

Why do we all agree that the media is a corporate whore and still believe every poll it puts out? If the media says Hillary is the front runner, she becomes the front runner. If they say Dean is unelectable we believe them and vote for Kerry. The Republican controlled media choses the candidates and we accept it as gospel. Dodd may lead on important issues, but issues don't sell the soap, image sells soap. To paraphrase Mr. Twain, if you don't watch television you are uninformed, if you do watch televsion you are misinformed. We might as well shop at Wal-Mart for our Presidential candidates. We have become consumers instead of citizens. "I'd like a super jumbo sized box of Hillary and a couple cans of Obama. Yes, just put it on my credit card."  

#2 per many commenters here and at DK.  But the commenters also say he stands for everything they believe in.  Query:  why isn't he #1 for those commenters?  Puzzling.

I wish all of the presidential candidates treated civil liberties (aka constitutional freedoms) as seriously as Senator Dodd does.

I don't think his attempts to delay the inevitable collapse of the housing bubble are helpful, but that's a lot less important than preserving (or more accurately, restoring) the foundations of a free society.

Cloture is the end to debate, if cloture is not invoked, no vote on the issue can occur.  On an issue limiting the war, we want cloture invoked, 60 votes in the affirmative tallied and the bill in question will then be voted on.

Cloture is designed to end/limit filibusters, Republicans have adapted the process to make filibustering easier and quicker.

I am proud to work for Chris Dodd's Presidential Campaign

Dodd possesses many positive qualities and is standing up strong on several key issues I care about.  At the same time, on issues pertaining to our civil justice system and access to justice throughout his career Dodd has sided with corporate interests, in particular the insurance industry which is highly influential in his state.

HRC and Obama set records in fundraising in the first quarter.  Which Democratic candidate, however, was most favored by the insurance industry?  The answer is Dodd.  
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/White+Hous e+contenders+Romney,+Dodd,+Clinton,+lead +in+insurance...-a0164949547

Why would the insurance industry show such loyalty and support to a Presidential candidate polling below the margin of error unless they saw value in their "investment" irrespective of Dodd's chances of winning the nomination?