Why Do You Support Chris Dodd?

I have a question for you all: Why do you support Chris Dodd for President? I would love to hear why you support Dodd's campaign. We've grown a lot over the last couple of months and I'm guessing people find different things they like about Chris Dodd. I think talking about why we support a candidate is important to finding ways to bring new people to the Dodd Squad and help Chris Dodd get elected.

And just to be fair, I'll start off with a link to the post I wrote on my own blog, Emboldened, when I first joined the Dodd campaign. I wrote:

The question most of you are probably asking yourselves is "Why Chris Dodd?" I believe that America needs a leader who can solve the problems facing our country with poise and conviction. Thanks to the Bush administration's failures, our next president will enter office will little margin for error. I believe Chris Dodd is best person to fill this national need because he's already doing it. By standing up to the Bush administration and calling for an end to the Iraq War, by fighting to restore the US Constitution and the right of habeas corpus, by protecting Americans working families from predatory lending, by strongly opposing the nominations of John Bolton, Sam Fox, Porter Goss and Michael Hayden, by working to increase make college education affordable through Pell Grants, Senator Dodd has repeatedly lead through his actions. That's what America needs today - action, not rhetoric. That's why I'm going to work for Senator Dodd.

As an activist and I writer I have spent the last two and a half years blogging about the things I want Democratic politicians to do in service to America. In Chris Dodd, I find a man who has time and time again done the right thing without having to be asked. I deeply respect his active commitment to democratic ideals in a time when we've watched far too many politicians shirk their responsibilities to the American public. I look forward to helping him win the Democratic nomination and become the next President of the United States.

So, the question to you is why do you support Chris Dodd?

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