Douglas Burns of the Iowa Independent says Chris Dodd won the final Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucus on January 3rd. Burns writes:
With a command of details on China, foreign policy and education, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, who also just seemed more alert, on the balls of his feet intellectually, this afternoon displayed a separating statemanship in The Des Moines Register Democratic Presidential debate on Iowa Public Television. It was his day on the stage.
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In barely a minute, Dodd managed to sum up the United States-China relations, why "we don't have access to their shelves" and the need for more "thoughfulness." It was one of the more impressive substantive -- and eye-opening -- answers I've heard during the debates.On his A-game again, Dodd had a wonderfully constructed answer about the marriage of security and concern for human rights in our foreign policy.
"It ought to be a part of the seamless conduct of our foreign policy," Dodd said.
Today's debate was sponsored by the Des Moines Register. You can see the final Talk Clock times from the debate here -- Senator Dodd was given the least amount of time to speak off all candidates, which just goes to show how impressive his performance was for him to earn a win.
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I have heard a rumor that the Democrats plan on caving on FISA if that is the case I may as well just vote republican. You can check with the DNC I am on their e-mail list have never voted republican. If you can not stand up for the American people then what good are all of you. If the Democrats are just going to give Bush everything he wants then they should just give him the check book and go home. I spent three years in the Army and this is the first time I have never felt that time was wasted until now I did not serve so we could have a petty dictator running the country.