| − | M. [[Jodi Rell]], despite being a Republican Governor from a blue state, was reelected with 63% of the vote in 2006 and currently has a 75% approval rating. Although she has not officially announced her candidacy for another term, public opinion polls show her easily beating her potential Democratic opponents by 40-21 points. <ref>http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1259</ref> Announced Democrats include Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives James Amann, and Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz. | + | M. [[Jodi Rell]], despite being a Republican Governor from a blue state, was reelected with 63% of the vote in 2006 and currently has a 75% approval rating. Although she has not officially announced her candidacy for another term, public opinion polls show her easily beating her potential Democratic opponents by 21-40 points. <ref>http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1259</ref> Announced Democrats include Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, former Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives James Amann, and Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz. |