Chris Dodd for President

WASHINGTON, MAY 8th -- Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley today became the latest to praise Senator Chris Dodd's comprehensive plan to begin to turn back the clock on global climate change and end American reliance on Middle East oil. "The only meaningful approaches to ending global warming include measures that would make it uneconomical to release greenhouse gases into the environment. These measures may be politically risky, but they are necessary," said Bradley.

"Spend an hour with Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, and you'll tour the world," opines the Des Moines Register. "In his meeting with the Register's editorial board on Thursday, he mentioned 22 nations - about half in the Middle East, a half dozen in Latin America, plus China, France and Iceland thrown in for good measure."

Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today called on the Democratic National Committee and every media outlet that hosts a debate during the primaries to make video recordings of those debates free and open to the public. Text of the letter sent to DNC Chairman Howard Dean below the jump.

We wanted to pass along this editorial from the West Branch (Iowa) Times: Chasing Wisdom You’d better not pout: the 2008 race is coming to town (already) With all the news in West Branch over the last week — a wind power company coming to town, a lock-down at the elementary, a police chase in the industrial park, pre-prom photos at a National Park — it might be easy to overlook Chris Dodd, the first 2008 presidential candidate planning to visit West Branch. Don’t overlook Chris Dodd.

Reaction to Senator Dodd's performance in South Carolina continued glowing over the weekend. Dodd joined South Carolina State Senator John Matthews and more than 50 local Democrats in Orangeburg the morning after teh debate, and the Times and Democrat got a lot of people talking about Dodd. The Dupont was "most impressed" with Dodd and another candidate, and links to video of the entire debate.

Senator Chris Dodd sat down last week with Jon Ralston, one of the top political writers in Nevada. Check it out:

This letter was sent to the Conservation Voters of South Carolina in response to an open letter released yesterday:

April 25, 2007
Ms. Anne Timberlake
Executive Director
Conservation Voters of South Carolina

Dear Ms. Timberlake:

In response to the “Open Letter to Presidential Candidates Visiting South Carolina” released today, I would like to present you with the attached copy of my energy plan released last week.

At a time when the stakes are so great for our country, the next President will need to take bold, immediate action on energy. If we are to meet one of the great challenges of our time, we will need to face our challenges with honesty and boldness.

Lots to report today, thanks to a limited amount of internet access for yours truly over the weekend. Senator Chris Dodd spent the same weekend in New Hampshire, but the clips are pouring in from all over the country! A quick roundup of the early primary state press:

Presidential Candidate to Present Bold Ideas, Real Solutions to the Energy Crisis

For Immediate Release April 16, 2007 WASHINGTON - Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd will call for a bold new direction for America's energy policy in a major address on Thursday, April 19. Senator Dodd, a proven leader with a demonstrated ability to bring people together, will outline his approach to energy, provide specific policy solutions that will improve quality of life, enhance the environment and strengthen America.

Senator Chris Dodd was in Nevada this weekend, where he spent two jam-packed days campaigning. If you’ve never seen Senator Dodd campaign up close, he’s an absolute dynamo -- and his commitment to winning the nomination one supporter at a time was on full display throughout the weekend.