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MORE BREAKING: CT-Sen: Dodd to Retire
Posted by michael in 2010 Elections on January 6th, 2010
Both the Post and Times are now reporting the embattled Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd will not seek re-election this fall. It would appear the Senator Dodd will make his announcement later today/tomorrow in his home state.
This may offer quite the twist to an already interesting campaign in a solidly Democratic state that Cook Political Index has leaning Republican. It would seem that this certainly has the potential to put a damper on Republican hopefuls Linda McMahon and Rob Simmons, who’s potential for success has largely been tied to Dodd’s unpopularity. It sounds as though this may also offer an opportunity for Richard Blumenthal, the state’s popular attorney, general to jump into the ring.
As with Sen. Dorgan’s recent moves, we’ll certainly be following this one in the coming days.
CT-Sen: New Strategy for Dodd is Bring Home the Bacon
Posted by jaren in 2010 Elections on December 23rd, 2009
With a backdrop of health care legislation supporters, Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut along with other colleagues did a brief speech on their legislative achievement in the Mansfield Room of the US Capitol. Upon hearing the crowd’s applause, he jokingly stated that he hoped all of those in the audience were from Connecticut.
All joking aside, Dodd is in the fight of his political life and as Politico reported in a piece today, he is pulling all of the punches he can to bring home in the bacon in an attempt to win back good favor with the voters of Connecticut. Among some of the goodies Dodd has brought back to Connecticut, according to Politico, are: “…senior citizen centers, low-income heating assistance, education programs, new buses and highway funds in Connecticut.” Also, Dodd is pushing transportation dollars to build high speed rail systems in Connecticut as well as trying to get the Pentagon to buy more Connecticut made aircraft engines. Furthermore, Dodd managed to get an $100 million grant for a university hospital in Connecticut, and speculation is that this hospital will go to the University of Connecticut.
If Dodd’s own internal polling numbers are a valid indication of his progress, his strategy of unapologetically bringing home the bacon may be working. Real Clear Politics reported on Tuesday that Dodd released internal polling numbers showing him tied at 46-46 with WWE CEO Linda McMahon and just 6 points behind Republican frontrunner Rep. Rob Simmons at 51-46. That is a significant improvement from the Rasmussen poll released earlier this month that showed Dodd behind Simmons at 48-35 and behind McMahaon at 44-38.
If Dodd can continue to bring home the bacon for Connecticut, perhaps he can transcend his lagging poll numbers and remind Connecticut voters why it is wise to vote for the experienced incumbent with enough prestige to bring home the goods. It will be interesting to see how his strategy is working once external polling numbers are released in the future.