Lynda Waddington of the Iowa Independent was in the audience Monday night at Senator Dodd's community gathering in Fairfield, Iowa. She reports:
After hearing Dodd speak, Engstrom made a point of meeting the senator one-on-one.
"I felt that his opinions were well-reasoned, based on experience and in-line with what I also believe," he said. "I went up and shook his hand and told him that I commended him on his intelligence, his passion and his commitment. What I found appealing: a combination of his opinions on many issues. It's also his character and his ability to put that into constructive action. He obviously feels deeply about these issues and I think that type of passion, intelligence, commitment and heart could bring us in a good direction and might even strike a nerve in the republic."
Fairfield resident Carole Simmons said she was happy to hear Dodd speak on foreign policy.
"I came tonight so I could ask about Iran," she said. "I haven't heard the major front-runners talking about Iran and, you know, it is easy now to say Iraq was a mistake. It looks like we're just about to make another huge, colossal, stupid mistake in Iran if the White House gets its way. I was glad to hear Dodd say that absolutely we need to be following diplomacy and not just rushing off to throw our weight around."
The event in Fairfield was a great success, with about fifty people in attendance. It was our last stop of the day and the strong questions from the audience and the positive response Senator Dodd's answers was a great way to end the day. Thanks for the great report on the event Lynda.
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