Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut’s five-term attorney general, announced Wednesday afternoon that he plans to run for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s seat as a Democrat. Connecticut’s senior senator announced Wednesday that he will not seek a sixth term in 2010. Sen. Dodd chairs the Senate Banking Committee.
On Jan. 4 and 5, in a survey of 522 Connecticut voters, Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., found Blumenthal leading by 30 points or more against all three likely Republican candidates.
In a Wednesday press release, Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling said, “Dodd was probably going to lose this fall, while Blumenthal starts out as an overwhelming favorite.”
A November poll by Quinnipiac University of Connecticut voters gave Blumenthal a 78 percent job approval rating.
According to his biography at the Web site of the attorney general’s office, as Attorney General Blumenthal has worked on issues of consumer protection including matters related to the tobacco industry, the health insurance industry, the sex offender registry, environmental protection, utility rate abuse, and others.
On Jan. 4 and 5, in a survey of 522 Connecticut voters, Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., found Blumenthal leading by 30 points or more against all three likely Republican candidates.
In a Wednesday press release, Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling said, “Dodd was probably going to lose this fall, while Blumenthal starts out as an overwhelming favorite.”
A November poll by Quinnipiac University of Connecticut voters gave Blumenthal a 78 percent job approval rating.
According to his biography at the Web site of the attorney general’s office, as Attorney General Blumenthal has worked on issues of consumer protection including matters related to the tobacco industry, the health insurance industry, the sex offender registry, environmental protection, utility rate abuse, and others.
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