IAFF TO ENDORSE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CHRIS DODD
WASHINGTON, DC - Democratic Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd will receive the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters at an event with IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC tomorrow at 11 am. Saying that Dodd is the candidate that offers the proven leadership they trust to keep America safe and keep middle class families secure, the IAFF is set to formally endorse Dodd at a meeting of its Executive Board earlier in the morning. After the announcement, Dodd and Schaitberger will begin a three day tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
The IAFF is credited by many with helping John Kerry win the 2004 Democratic nomination, including former Clinton Advisor Paul Begala who said, "Kerry wouldn't be the presumptive nominee without the firefighters? [Their involvement in his campaign] has been absolutely central." [U.S. News & World Report, 3/22/04].
