Peter Unzipped 2008 Presidential Election Coverage: Christopher Dodd

Chris Dodd is the one candidate for which I have no idea why he is running. When your angle appears to be the "anti-war candidate that is not Mike Gravel or Dennis Kucinich" you really just need to drop out of the race. The media basically ignore him, he has zero chance of winning, and he doesn't appear to be pushing any issue in particular.

Candidate: Christopher Dodd
Party: Democrat
Age: 63
Birthplace: Willimantic, Connecticut
Education: B.S. Providence; J.D. University of Louisville
Resume: Peace Corps - Dominican Republic1968; U.S. Army Reserve 1969-1975; Lawyer 1973-1980; U.S. Senator 1981-
Lazy Media Narrative: Wait, Chris Dodd is still running?
Campaign Motto: "Leadership When America Needs It Most"
Websites: http://chrisdodd.com/splashpage/, http://www.myspace.com/senatordodd

Besides his ability to rhyme his last name with works such as squad and pod (as in iPod), Chris Dodd's campaign seems to be based on being the loudest proponent of of the positions of the "Democratic base." My take on Dodd is that his positions aren't really that different from the leading Democratic contenders, except that they are aiming at a national audience while he is focused on the base so he can afford to come off as more liberal.

Other than that, Dodd's only other major accomplishment that I know of is being known as a corporate shill. In 1998, he was dubiously awarded a Golden Leash for his ties to the accounting and other industries after contributions from various companies went up five fold after Dodd passed industry-friendly reforms. Dodd is also largely credited with limiting auditor liability rules which helped lead to the Enron collapse and other accounting related fiascos.

Does anyone know anything actually interesting about Chriss Dodd? Anyone?