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You can give credit to Senator Chris Dodd for one thing. He says he would not accept an offer to run for Vice President. He added he would rather remain a Senator. At least until Dick Cheney, Vice President is not a job anyone would want. Ok, you have a chance to be your party’s default nominee after one or two terms. But surviving as the butt of jokes and demeaning tasks over four or eight years can reduce your appeal as a Presidential candidate. So Dodd may be working under conventional wisdom that only those who do not win Presidential nominations accept an invitation as a Vice Presidential candidate.

But it begs the question is Senator Dodd conceding his long shot chances at a Presidential nomination? Making the comment about Cheney, while not far off the mark, sounds like sour grapes. Cheney is certainly criticized but is also credited at being the most influential VP in history. Dodd may feel he doesn’t have enough game to win his party’s nomination, be offered the door prize or outperform Cheney if he was VP. So many candidates for 2008, it would be nice to know what they were thinking before throwing the hats in the ring. It would also be nice to know what their trigger is for throwing in the towel. It would save us all a bit of time and effort.

Stanford Matthews
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Dodd says he’d decline vice presidency if offered

July 17, 2007, 5:16 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Christopher Dodd says he would rather keep his seat as Connecticut’s senior senator than accept an offer to become vice president on another contender’s ticket.

Dodd, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview aired Tuesday that Republican Vice President Dick Cheney “ruined the job.”

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