HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)  -- Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd says the cable TV news networks have too much influence on the presidential campaign.

Dodd is criticizing the Democratic party for what he describes as ``ceding the process'' of choosing a nominee to cable television news programs eager for a two-candidate contest.

Dodd made his comments this morning at a Hartford economic development group meeting.

Dodd's longshot presidential bid ended after his sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucus. He's since endorsed front-runner Barack Obama.

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