As Thanksgiving Day approaches, the presidential campaigns are starting to wind down and (however temporarily) go dark as most Americans turn their attention as far away as possible from politics to turkey, family and football. Most of the candidates’ schedules being released for this week show campaign stops on Monday and Tuesday — with a few events sprinkled during the day on Wednesday.

But two indefatgable Dems — Chris Dodd and Joe Biden — don’t plan to let something like a national holiday get in the way of their longshot campaigns.

Iowa Radio reports that they’re staying put in the state and combining the feasting with politicking.

“We’re going to spent Thanksgiving with my family and we’re going to be with good friends of ours in Iowa,” Dodd told the radio network. “They’ve got a huge family and they’ve invited my huge family. We’ve got some coming from Utah and Connecticut and the staff out in Iowa. We’re going to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.”

Dodd, whose wife and two young children have moved to Iowa for the duration of the campaign, will take his family to a farm near Monticello with a family who will have more than 100 members of their own family there, plus the Dodd contingent. “A great Thanksgiving, Midwestern dinner so we’re looking forward to it,” Dodd says.

Biden and his family will be spending Thanksgiving Day in Des Moines, Radio Iowa reported. They will hold canned food drives on Wednesday, then the Biden family and his campaign staff will get together on Thursday for a Thanksgiving meal.  

Makes you wonder how these folks will spend Christmas Day.

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