Former Congressman Rob Simmons (R-CT) has
announced that he is going to challenge Sen. Chris Dodd (D).
Simmons narrowly lost reelection to his House seat in 2006, but
held it for three terms and ran well ahead of George W. Bush to
knock off an incumbent Democrat in 2000. A recent poll showed
Simmons leading Dodd 43 percent to 42 percent, well within the
margin of error.