presidential campaign presidential campaign launched january ended january sixth place finish iowa senior senator connecticut sought nomination democratic_party president united_states campaign strategically important states iowa new_hampshire tried bring forth platform change performance opinion polls varied financial sphere secured notable influential endorsements sufficiently funded campaign tried follow pattern entered race democratic nomination won including elected second roman catholic president kennedy second connecticut born president senator win presidency office kennedy elected honor ultimately went barack_obama withdrawal race went endorse eventual winner barack_obama retired senate background years house senate built long record political positions important issues nation favor ending iraq war american nation repeatedly voted funding war combat global warming proposed carbon tax reduce carbon emissions declared united_states strategic pause signing new free trade agreement domestically proposed mandatory community service high school students fought improve child care health care worked stop predatory lending credit card companies introduced legislation enact law worked defeat legislation permitting surveillance told associated_press april considering running met key including assembled team prepare potential campaign june held major fundraiser stunning commentators raising million night attended florida democratic convention july garner support hired campaign manager december year months later told head rainbow cafe going thing instead right race campaign trail january entered race january making announcement morning cited qualifications experience background strengths needed lead nation president critic iraq war stated candidacy isn iraq problems home huge decided file committee instead filed fledged candidate began campaigning state south_carolina january hit trails new_hampshire january february february turned attention fully early primary states iowa new_hampshire asked associated_press campaign trail campaigning difference changing public perceptions replied time change public perceptions places like iowa new_hampshire candidates like chance heard strategy speak voters restaurants homes small town political analysts wondered methods date maintained living room face face important feature campaigning don think come sort wholesale political operation feet pit stop media campaign end february differentiated democratic counterparts stating support bush administration willingness hold joint talks iran syria stating president avoid talking iran long remained president trail referred march hit campaign trail march round campaigning february visit daily worn path laid candidates trying reach younger audience campaign set web page march interview liberal praised scenes look campaign innovative creative posting comedy central blog read fascinating look scenes surprisingly cool thing presidential candidate senator salute commitment fiscal responsibility web visit campaigned new_hampshire nevada finishing month forums las_vegas washington discussed health care democratic candidates voiced support system march came close campaign revealed fundraising total quarter raised quarter spend cash hand april april campaigned new_hampshire iowa returned south_carolina trail participated virtual town hall sponsored website asked question best fastest way iraq answered ought start evening ought begin immediately wait longer continuing trail sponsored called washington_post radical plan combat global warming included corporate carbon tax levied corporations reduce carbon emissions plan larger energy platform campaign april participated democratic presidential debates campaign critical little time candidate allotted speak debates website introduced talk clock demonstrating end month set sights state convention votes california attending events sacramento san_diego early continued campaign california days later shifted strategically important states iowa new_hampshire rest month campaign released detailed plan ending war iraq criticized fellow democratic candidates stating simply wait new president conviction stand washington exposed debate iraq war spending bill new videos second command campaign trail talked deal foreign issues particularly regards situation iraq going let foreign policy decided obviously playing game probably like stay costs increasing loss lives mention isolation united_states presidential candidate released criticizing congress failure end iraq war took personal shot edwards stating respect john vote senate issues concluded campaign attending house parties cities new_hampshire june june started previous months campaigning new_hampshire iowa june debate manchester notable statement led huge applause crowd debate pointed woman audience husband fighting war terrorism thanked sacrifice stated importance standing america security campaign trail going elected president going primary responsibility safe secure debate went trails campaigning found new tool help spread message campaign encouraged voters confront politicians video cameras ask talk iraq support amendment required american troops start days final step voters post interactions youtube campaign internet frequently campaigns airing staff meetings web campaign released new advertisement june entitled amazing grace focused time june came close final appearance month forum lake florida time visited state moved primary dates causing controversy june campaign revealed fundraising totals second quarter raised spent total cash hand july early july campaign strategy use social networking sites documented press campaign uses network allows supporters linked users social networking websites goal bring supporters attract new supporters july singer joined campaign trail iowa embarked day river river tour big blue bus simultaneously continued campaign web airing live staff meetings live july campaign launched called washington_post labeled political july participated youtube debate broadcast cnn fielded questions debate including received questions ranging discussion hair iraq asked position gay marriage stated asked comment genocide moral leadership united_states answered situation iraq related anderson billion month lost moral leadership world comes foreign policy change country difference july campaigning wrapped iowa visits seven cities days july august august far busiest month campaign started candidate criticizing merger starting debate media ethics stated august deeply troubled incredible consolidation occurring american media landscape august debate chicago touted experience fighting rights stating proud years major issue labor involved stood stood labor banning jobs offset contracts plant closing legislation got argument fellow senator barack_obama obama recent comments escalating afghanistan conflict pakistan think highly responsible irresponsible people running presidency seek office suggest willing invade nation trying cooperative afghanistan obama look find amusing helped authorize engineer biggest foreign policy disaster generation criticizing making sure right battlefield wrong battlefield war terrorism cheers applause continued campaigning iowa new_hampshire visiting different cities day political commentator reilly slammed appeared reilly factor august aid blind follower far left reilly branded traitor perceived betrayal fellow connecticut senator election august attended debate aired abc commented need president bring people parties getting job don elect king queen dictator november elect president margins thin political party going write takes leadership knows bring people month wound campaign continued trail month september horizon upcoming debate washington primary focus campaign iraq war accompanying trail handed endorsement august september began september campaign nevada new_hampshire stage set florida debate hispanic issues later overshadowed events occur washington september testimony general surge policy stating time website released slammed calling traitor voted congressional act september returning campaign trail stops iowa started later october trend attacking hillary_clinton attacked record health care stating far personal growth maturation issue critically important country major effort failed lot reasons failed terribly time addition campaigning iowa attended home state connecticut visited new_hampshire returned iowa days end september quarter came close campaign revealed raised spent leaving cash hand october october campaign focused attention iowa abandoning campaigning new_hampshire trail campaign received little media attention despite surge appearances month neared final days unexpected apex emerged campaign october debate went hillary_clinton support governor new york plan driver licenses illegal immigrants clinton want add certainly recognize governor trying failed wait minute said yes thought sense clinton didn chris point going illegal immigrants driving legitimate issue driver license goes far view clinton identification somebody runs today worker ways dealing clinton privilege right clinton governor agreed different licenses provides identification actually going kinds security issues ordinary driver license special card identifies people road bureaucratic nightmare later debate articulated support marijuana citing high populations american prisons participants expressed disagreement issue debate campaign stop october went november energy momentum multiple exchanges november november started day events new_hampshire devoted rest month iowa talked need united_states troops iraq pay attention global warming health care strengthen american ties allies including pakistan start war iran criticizing clinton yes vote resolution designating terrorist organization november debate las_vegas spoke favor free trade attacked fellow candidates trail iowa november criticized fellow candidates threatened cut funding pakistan light president suspension constitution stated think dangerous thing suggest point find cut afghanistan pakistan addition issue nuclear weapons controls state hostile interest careful threaten december spent december iowa engaged town halls briefly trip california speech returning trails iowa participated democratic debate primary season december johnson iowa debate sponsored commented education important issue campaign statement felt best choice president receive endorsement ultimately went hillary_clinton following assassination pakistani prime minister released statement campaigning elaborated experiences slain leader commented event important time pakistan united_states impact future nation security described significance america responsibility democracy nation region following statement completed year campaigning attending new year eve parties cities caucus state iowa january participated january receiving disappointing total vote ended campaign final words trail reflected joy running president fundraising campaign raised overall spent leaving cash hand alec_baldwin donated new_york fundraiser added gave wife donated followed closely donated donated added october new london day reported september campaign received employees connecticut casino additional political action committee according financial records donations came individual contributors donations came overwhelming related groups business following chart shows raised states states campaigning iowa new_hampshire polling polling unable break tier nationwide polls usually polls november poll placed place state level november iowa poll conducted abc news registered number similar poll abc news july new_hampshire poll conducted cnn placed constant september poll polls june july straw poll level able gain victory event south_carolina march won straw poll receiving votes cast barack_obama came second hillary_clinton got received victory came days visited county probably secured win november poll connecticut voters conducted determined losing state voters surveyed wanted drop presidential race said spending time campaign trail response national press secretary said connecticut voters asked look senator different light past years adding voters focused presidential race look candidate track record proven results head head endorsements kennedy family received endorsements members kennedy family including rhode_island representative brother kennedy campaigned november campaign announced endorsed founder africa asked senator repeatedly endorsement november chairman special olympics announced endorsement firefighters august received endorsement october speech conference criticized failure fully fund battling massive southern_california campaign advisors campaign advisors included campaign manager chief staff senate senior adviser served campaign manager presidential run deputy campaign manager served post run finance director veteran fundraiser served national finance director senator election political director director policy director adviser nba executive
Chris Dodd presidential campaign, 2008