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'''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>  

'''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 has announced he will not seek a sixth term in 2010. Dodd faced a difficult reelection because of charges of corruption and his failure to head off or solve the nation's banking crisis. The December 2009 Rasmussen Reports poll found that Republican challenger [[Rob Simmons]], a moderate former Congressman, had 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>  

== Political Career ==

== Political Career ==