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Embattled Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he will not seek reelection, sources familiar with his plans said Tuesday night.
Word of Dodd's retirement plans comes after months of speculation about his political future, his faltering poll numbers and a growing sense among the Democratic establishment that he could not win a sixth term in the Senate. The news also came on the same day Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) announced he would not seek reelection.
Once among the safest of incumbents, Dodd's political star fell over a two-year period, during which he moved his family to Iowa to pursue the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and was linked to a VIP mortgage loan program overseen by a controversial Wall Street financier. He also drew harsh questions about his oversight of Wall Street, as chair of the Senate Banking Committee, in the years when the nation's financial system was heading toward near collapse.
Dorgan says he will not seek re-election in 2010 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100105/ap_on_go_co/us_dorgan_senate - broken link)
North Dakota Democrat Byron Dorgan says he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2010, a surprise announcement that could give Republicans an opportunity to pick up a seat from the Republican-leaning state.
Dodd was and always will be a loser. Throw him under the bus. Great way to keep Schiff from getting the nomination, considering that his replacement will have a clean slate to work with and CT voters will want a "sure bet" rather than a long shot. Dodd staying on would've been the best bet for CT voters.
Of course this is all off Rasmussen polls, other pollsters have showed different results in some of these race. This article also including match ups against candidates who haven't even signaled any intention of running (Pataki)
Washington Times is a rag. When I was in DC homeless people used it as a blanket and for other hygeine purposes.
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Dodd & Dorgan to Retire
