Dodd Gets Glowing Coverage in the Courant
Sen. Dodd has essentially no chance to win the Democratic presidential nominee. His poll numbers are lower than the margin of error, he is overshadowed by better-known New England liberals, and he has assembled a second-rate campaign team. So what you do expect the Courant to say about his presidential run?
What? Maybe he started campaign a little earlier than some of his competitors like Hillary, but even if he is running and she is walking, his starting line is still miles behind hers. Maybe in another year, Dodd could possible stand a chance, but this year is already packed with stars, namely Hillary, Obama, and Edwards, and with quality alternatives to the stars, like Vilsack. Frankly, I think Kucinich, given his radical stance on Iraq, will have more supporters than Dodd. He isn't a bad candidate per se, but he is just so unoriginal that he becomes inconsequential. He isn't a woman, he isn't a minority, he doesn't have a compelling life story, and he hasn't really achieved much of lasting significance in the Senate.
Of course, this isn't the story you see in the Courant. It's unclear to me why they are so desperate to portray he swan song in a positive light. I'm sure most of the editorial board supports either Obama or Hillary over Dodd. So can't they just report the reality? A better description would have been, "If the presidential primary process is a marathon, and people, in fact, judge candidates as they would friends, Dodd might just possibly have a modicum of momentum."
If the presidential primary process is a marathon, and people, in fact, judge candidates as they would friends, Dodd probably has some momentum.
What? Maybe he started campaign a little earlier than some of his competitors like Hillary, but even if he is running and she is walking, his starting line is still miles behind hers. Maybe in another year, Dodd could possible stand a chance, but this year is already packed with stars, namely Hillary, Obama, and Edwards, and with quality alternatives to the stars, like Vilsack. Frankly, I think Kucinich, given his radical stance on Iraq, will have more supporters than Dodd. He isn't a bad candidate per se, but he is just so unoriginal that he becomes inconsequential. He isn't a woman, he isn't a minority, he doesn't have a compelling life story, and he hasn't really achieved much of lasting significance in the Senate.
Of course, this isn't the story you see in the Courant. It's unclear to me why they are so desperate to portray he swan song in a positive light. I'm sure most of the editorial board supports either Obama or Hillary over Dodd. So can't they just report the reality? A better description would have been, "If the presidential primary process is a marathon, and people, in fact, judge candidates as they would friends, Dodd might just possibly have a modicum of momentum."
posted by Sean at 12:14 AM |
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6 Comments:
What do you say to the fact that he is currently the best funded of the candidates?
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Colin Urban, at 10:25 AM
I really don't think too much about Sen. Dodd these days.
It is true what they say, every 77 years we get a great president that changes the world. We first had George Washington and 77 years later we had Lincoln. Then 77 years later we had FDR and finally 77 years later we have George W. Bush. I am sad that George W.'s time is up as no candidate can muster the greatness of the George W. Bush. George W. really changed the world.
I had to get that off my chest.
Karl
Northford, CT
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Anonymous, at 7:38 PM
At this point Dodd and Kucinich are polling about the same. Actually in some polls Dennis comes out ahead.
But you have to expect the the Courant to cover Dodd in a positive light. It's a paper on his home turf. They'd do the same if he were a Republican.
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cgg, at 8:25 AM
"and he hasn't really achieved much of lasting significance in the Senate".
I'd say his "significance" is "lasting" 28 years in the senate without achieving all that much during that time.
The fact that now after all that time he is now having to actually run for an office, instead of automatically being re-elected to it over and over agin is what the Courant is probably confusing as momentum.
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Anonymous, at 4:32 PM
I remember when Dodd's best friend in the Senate, John Kerry, didn't have a chance at geting the nod.
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Anonymous, at 2:20 PM
I do not understand why he is running. Nor do I understand what he has done in his political career. Nor do I understand what he has done for the state since he has been elected. I really wish we had a better Senator for our state.
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Bob Swick, at 9:33 AM
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