Today I’m going to review Senator Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) site. Though he is one of the lesser-known cadidates, he has a pretty good campaign site. While it is a little busy, there is a lot of interesting content and he allows the site visitors to choose how they want to get content (through email, Facebook, Myspace or the site itself). The real interesting part of the site is the “Get to Know the Senator” part. This tool allows people to record a voice message showing their support of Senator Dodd. I thought this was interesting for two reasons. One is that it gives the campaign a more human touch by allowing unscripted comments, and two, it shows he has supporters (something the Daily Show likes to poke fun at). The only down side is that it seems to be the same message every time I go to the site. Might be a better idea to have rotating comments.

Dodd also has a pretty good blog on the site. He allows comments and seems to be updated every day, which is key. There are a lot of images inbedded in the blog, which I also think is a really good idea.

In summary, I think Dodd has a pretty good site. He’s certainly in the top half of all the candidates.

Overall Grade: B+