Joe Biden and Chris Dodd have both acknowledged that this is as far as they are going to go and have stepped aside. I liked both candidates to a degree. I support Biden's plan for Iraq and I found Chris Dodd to be a very likable candidate (I especially liked his answer about what his "guilty pleasure" was). However, this is a good time for both candidates to step aside and celebrate how far they got.The Associated Press reports on Biden...
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden abandoned his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in the state's caucuses.LINK: Biden to Abandon Presidential BidBiden was expected to announce his decision to withdraw from the contest at a campaign rally in Des Moines, according to advisers who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The veteran lawmaker and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee received less than 1 percent of the vote in Iowa's caucuses despite a spirited campaign in which he emphasized his international policy credentials and long career in public service.
It's a case of deja vu for Biden, who sought the Democratic presidential nomination 20 years ago — in 1988 — but left the race before the Iowa caucuses that year amid accusations that he had plagiarized from speeches by a British Labor Party leader.
Biden campaigned extensively in Iowa, focusing his pitch on his plans for ending the Iraq war and the broad foreign policy experience he gained from decades in the Senate. Biden also noted the many time his rivals acknowledged that they agreed with him.
His advisers had hoped for a fourth-place finish and thought even third place was possible.
Biden, 65, has served in the Senate since 1973 after winning a race few expected him to. He was only 29 when elected, but turned 30 — the minimum age for service in the Senate — shortly thereafter.
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Reuters reports on Dodd...
Long-shot Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Christopher Dodd was expected to announce his withdrawal from the White House race after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, sources close to the senator said on Thursday.LINK: Democratic hopeful Dodd to drop White House bidDodd, a senator from Connecticut, heads the important U.S. Senate Banking Committee which is has been working on legislation to address the subprime mortgage crisis.
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LINK: ChrisDodd.comFrom Biden's YouTube page...
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Congratulations and best of luck to both...
-Mr. Joseph
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