Biden and Dodd Drop Out of Race
Senators Joe Biden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of Connecticut have officially dropped out of the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, according to
Reuters news service. Biden and Dodd placed fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Iowa caucuses held Jan. 3.
"This evening Democrats sent a clear message that this party is united in our belief that our nation needs change to restore our security, our middle class and all that makes this country great," Dodd, 63, told supporters in conceding defeat in the caucuses.
Biden, 65 -- buoyed in recent days by big crowds and an increase in campaign donations -- said earlier he intended to stick in the race at least until the end of the month, the Reuters report stated. But after the Iowa votes were in, he changed his mind.
"I'm not a superstar," Biden told Reuters in an interview last month. "People say they like me, people tell me they think I'd be a good president but that they just don't think I can win."