Jan 4, 2008 1:44 am US/Eastern
Dodd, Biden End Presidential Bids
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ―
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Democrat Chris Dodd ended his presidential campaign on Jan. 3, 2007 after a poor showing at the Iowa Caucuses.
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Sen. Joe Biden ended his campaign for president on Jan. 3, 2007 after a poor showing at the Iowa Caucuses.
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Delaware Sen.
Joe Biden and
Chris Dodd abandoned their bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in the state's caucuses.
"Tonight I am withdrawing from the presidential race but let me
assure you, we are not ending this race with our heads hanging but with
our heads held high," Dodd told about 100 supporters here.
"I am not going anywhere," he added, to loud cheers. "I will be fighting for the United States."
"There is nothing sad about tonight. We are so incredibly proud of
you all," Biden told his supporters. "So many of you have sacrificed
for me and I am so indebted to you. I feel no regret. I ain't goin'
away.
"I want to thank the people of Delaware and I'll be going back to
the Senate as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee," he
said.
The veteran lawmaker received less than 1 percent of the vote
despite a spirited campaign in which he emphasized his international
policy credentials and long career in public service.
Dodd was never able to break from the pack of Democratic contenders
despite his long and distinguished Senate career. He won just 0.02
percent of the state's caucus-goers. He even had taken the drastic step
of moving his family to Iowa weeks before the caucuses.
"I am very, very disappointed," said Eva Bunnell, from East Haddam,
Conn., who came to Iowa to volunteer for Dodd. "If the people had the
opportunity to get to know him and look at his record more closely,
they would see he's a great man."
John Feller, from Des Moines said: "I am sad. Very sad."
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.
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