It seemed like a pretty straight-forward question a woman asked Connnecticut Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd at a meet-and-greet at the Redhook Ale Brewery at the Pease Tradeport Thursday: What are you going to do to lower health care costs?

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The question is: Will Barack Obama change politics or will politics change Barack Obama?

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The Democratic National Committee's decision to revamp the presidential primary process for 2008 has thrown the entire political system into chaos as state's jockey to make their primaries relevant.

It has even caused a rift between New Hampshire and its traditional political partner, Iowa, because the laws of each state set time requirements for their contests.

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This blog is called "Meat and Potatoes" because it deals specifically with what the candidates have said or done during public appearances or via their campaigns' press releases. It comments on the what is the meat and potatoes of a political campaign rather than what others have said of it or how the pundits view it and, hopefully, gives the reader some insights into who these people who would hold the nation's highest office are.

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