CT-Sen: Blumenthal Will Run

From Roll Call:

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D), one of the Nutmeg State’s most popular politicians, will announce Wednesday afternoon that he will run to replace Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who is expected to hold a noon news conference where he will announce he is not seeking re-election.

Blumenthal is likely the most popular politician in Connecticut and has easily won re-election to his statewide post since he was first elected in 1990. A November poll from Quinnipiac University showed Blumenthal with a 78 percent approval rating – and his entry into the race certainly boosts Democratic chances of keeping the seat.

Meanwhile, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon (R) and former Rep. Rob Simmons (R) have indicated that they are still in the race no matter what happens with Dodd – or who runs in his stead.

Democrats have their candidate of choice now. This race just got a whole lot tougher for the Republicans. How tough? Well, Public Policy Polling will give us a detailed look later this afternoon.

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29 thoughts on “CT-Sen: Blumenthal Will Run”

  1. … how about getting a race rating change right about now? DavidNYC can’t sleep in that late, can he? : P

  4. Now all I need is Hickenlooper to announce he’s running for CO-Gov and this cluster of retirements won’t bother me as much as it surprised me yesterday!

  9. here:

    Mr. Dodd, 65, a pivotal figure in the major debates now confronting Congress, said he had made the decision two weeks ago, on Christmas Eve, as he stood in Arlington National Cemetery, where Senator Edward M. Kennedy was buried last summer. Mr. Dodd said he went there after the Senate had passed the bill to overhaul health care.

    “In the long sweep of American history,” he said outside his home in East Haddam, Conn., “there are moments for each elected official to step aside and let others step up. This is my moment to step aside.”

    He said he was proud of his record in the Senate. “But none of us is irreplaceable,” he said. “None of us is indispensable, and those who think otherwise are dangerous.”

    This is a much better  way to go than being defeated by the WWF millionaire IMO.

  11. Blumenthal wins independents 50% to 30%

    Blumenthal gets a whopping 20% of Republicans

    I’m interested to see the primary poll of McMahon vs. Simmons

  12. What’s with the WSJ thing showing different polling firms’ accuracies…when it shows fivethirtyeight.com?  You mean Nate Silver does his own polls?

    Also, what the heck is Pollmetrix?

    And why is Zogby doing better than Rasmussen?

  13. Dodd had impeccable leadership and progressive credentials…Blumenthal I’m not so sure about.  The bad thing about losing both Dodd and Dorgan is we’re losing two of our best policy makers.  We’ll definately keep Dodd’s seat now, but I think public policy may well suffer a blow with him gone…

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