| − | '''Chris Dodd''' is a liberal United States Senator from [[Connecticut]], and former Democratic presidential primary contender. Dodd is currently serving as the powerful chair of the Senate Banking Committee; he faces a difficult reelection in 2010 because of charges of corruption and his failure to head off or solve the nation's banking crisis. The November 2009 Quinnipiac University poll finds that Republican challenger [[Rob Simmons]], a moderate former Congressman, has a wide lead 49% to 38%. <ref>http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1395</ref> | + | '''Chris Dodd''' is a liberal United States Senator from [[Connecticut]], and former Democratic presidential primary contender. Dodd is currently serving as the powerful chair of the Senate Banking Committee; he faces a difficult reelection in 2010 because of charges of corruption and his failure to head off or solve the nation's banking crisis. The December 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll finds that Republican challenger [[Rob Simmons]], a moderate former Congressman, has a wide lead 48% to 35%. <ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate_race</ref> |