The International Association of Fire Fighters, who had backed Chris Dodd in the caucus campaign, is now holding off an another endorsement until March.

See the story from The Hill: With Dodd out, fire fighters say they will wait until March

Harold A. Schaitberger, general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, said the organization's choice of Dodd "was never about picking the winner in a horse race."

Schaitberger also said the group never considered backing a second-choice pick.

"We made our original endorsement based on our strong principle and after considerable internal discussion. That's why we didn't ask our members to prepare a Plan B for another candidate if Chris Dodd did not reach his 15 percent threshold at the Iowa caucus. Fire fighters had good reason to support Chris, and we remained with him for as long as he was standing."

Dodd dropped out of the race Thursday night after getting 0.02 percent of state delegates. That finish comes despite the union reporting that it had twice as many members attend the caucuses this year than in 2004.

See the IAFF press release: Fire Fighters Thank Dodd for His Commitment

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