Dodd struggles for support in N.H., Iowa
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Democrat Chris Dodd is touching all the right bases in New Hampshire and Iowa. The problem is he hasn't yet scored big with voters.
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Five-term Democratic Sen. Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut jumped into the 2008 presidential contest Thursday, undeterred by the competition from better-known Senate colleagues.
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DES MOINES, Dec. 31 -- With former senator John Edwards of North Carolina gaining strength in the final days of campaigning, the Democratic presidential battle in Iowa has become a tense and unpredictable three-way contest with Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
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PLAISTOW, N.H., Dec. 15 -- Faced with the prospect of defeat in the Iowa caucuses, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is counting on the foundation she and her husband built in this state over the past decade and a half, forged around Bill Clinton's "comeback kid" finish in the 1992 Democratic...
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Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd on Thursday criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's rollout of her health care plan, saying she had mismanaged her effort to reshape the system as first lady, resulting in a major policy debacle.
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All eyes may be on Iowa and New Hampshire, but many of them are rolling.
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Barack Obama, an Iowa winner seeking New Hampshire spoils, faced stepped-up criticism Friday from Democratic rivals now doubly determined to block his rise in the 2008 presidential race. Republican Mike Huckabee claimed momentum for a hurried five-day primary campaign.
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Democratic presidential front-runner  Hillary Clinton faced a tougher-than-expected path in New  Hampshire on Wednesday after seeing a big lead slip there, and  a top aide denied reports of turmoil in her camp.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Friday that those who take money from special interests cannot bring change to Washington, a criticism aimed at his leading rivals as they compete for undecided voters in Iowa's upcoming caucuses.
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He's dropped in polls that gave him one lonely digit to begin with and seen friends peel away &#151; even fall melodramatically to their knees begging him to quit. Even a little bit of Ralph Nader is too much for Democrats.
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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a declared candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, is not yet familiar to most voters outside his home state. But the candidate has enjoyed some early success raising money from Democrats residing in other places.
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Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.
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Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) is really committed to win Iowa. He moved his wife, Jackie Clegg, and their two young daughters to Des Moines, even enrolled them in a local elementary school.
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NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential candidate John Edwards courted Democratic activists in New Hampshire on Saturday, playing up differences over the Iraq war with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the key primary state.
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The two veteran lawmakers of the Democratic presidential race, Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.) and Christopher J. Dodd (Conn.), abandoned their candidacies after poor showings in last night's Iowa caucuses.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her experience and rival Barack Obama made his case for change on Thursday as White House hopefuls scoured Iowa for support one week before the U.S. state's too-close-to-call nominating contest.
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd is banking that voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, with their preference for vetting candidates in cafes instead of convention halls, will level the playing field among Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination.