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Dodd Confirms Retirement Rumors

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Posted on Jan 6, 2010
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Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd announced Wednesday that he won’t seek re-election this November, making him the third high-profile Democrat to talk retirement in just one 24-hour news cycle. Despite Democrats’ worries about the 2010 elections, Dodd’s potential replacement from his party may have a fighting chance to score his Senate seat.  —KA

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News of his retirement roiled the political world, coming within 24 hours of announcements from two other Democrats, Sen. Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., considered a hot political property, that they were stepping down.

There are 58 Democrats in the Senate, and with two independents who usually caucus with them, the party has been able to build a majority that can break any GOP filibuster. It is doubtful they will have that much clout after November’s midterm election

Dodd’s retirement paves the way for longtime Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal to run for the seat as a Democrat. In recent polls, he has shown himself to be a stronger candidate than Dodd against any GOP challenger.

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By John Hanks, January 7, 2010 at 10:19 am Link to this comment
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I never miss any of them, even the good ones.

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By JohnMcD, January 7, 2010 at 7:37 am Link to this comment

Pretty interesting - this Bloomenthal guy was on TV the other day and had all the personality of a wet sock.  Peter Schiff has a clear-shot opportunity to run as a more independent Republican (a lot of his support is bottom-up).

Either way, I won’t miss Dodd.  I’m just not too keen on replacing one party insider with the next in the line of succession.

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By idarad, January 6, 2010 at 10:12 pm Link to this comment

I wonder if Dodd has a 7 figure job with BofA (Bank of As(*&^@@*)
Same job description, different pay stub

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By lichen, January 6, 2010 at 4:24 pm Link to this comment

Dodd’s retirement paves the way for Ralph Nader to take his seat.

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By Eric L. Prentis, January 6, 2010 at 2:18 pm Link to this comment

Hey Dodd, the ultimate banker’s flunky, good riddance, don’t let the door hit you in the ass; can Chuck Schumer be far behind, please, please, please.

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