BeyondGenius.com

Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut today endorsed Democratic presidential contender Senator Barack Obama.

“I believe Barack Obama has the experience, the ability, the vision to lead this country and to make a difference for us, both at home and abroad, a significant difference. The hour is getting late and that opportunity is not going to last forever,” he said.

Dodd endorsed Obama at a news conference in Cleveland where Obama is campaigning one week before crucial primaries in Ohio and Texas that could be decisive in the battle for the party nomination.

Dodd pulled out of the presidential race shortly after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses in early January.