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Adding to the list of Democratic retirements, the scandal-plagued Sen. Chris Dodd has also decided not to seek reelection. While yesterday's retirement announcement by red state Democrat Sen. Byron Dorgan is likely to mean a Republican pick up, Dodd's decision to step aside will improve Democrats chances of maintaining his Connecticut seat. Given that Connecticut is deeply Democratic, the only realistic chance Republicans had of winning was to go up against Dodd, where the non-ideological factor of corruption could sway voters who would not normally vote for a Republican. Now, the popular state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is expected to get the Democratic nomination, which will make the race a much bigger stretch for Republicans in a state that Obama carried by 23 points.

Meanwhile, Dow Jones reports that the announcement by Dodd, who serves as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, could set back the financial regulatory overhaul in the Senate this year.

UPDATE: Blumenthal leads all Republican challengers by over 30 points, according to a PPP poll.

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Jim Feeney| 1.6.10 @ 11:35AM

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Derek Leaberry| 1.6.10 @ 11:38AM

This is bad news for the Republicans. Chris Dodd was dead meat against Rob Simmons. Against, Blumenthal, Simmons is now the underdog.

MacAoidh| 1.6.10 @ 11:46AM

Blumenthal isn't unbeatable. He's a complete jackass who, as an attorney general, doesn't even command the law.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goNw7cu1G3g

Mark| 1.6.10 @ 12:13PM

"Blumenthal.... He's a complete jackass..."

That may be so, but so is Dodd, and he got elected several times...

Richard Baker| 1.6.10 @ 1:10PM

Saw him make his speech on TV today. The way this phony spoke of himself you'd rightly wonder WHY was he not running again. At least with him gone and Kennedy dead the waitresses in DC will now be finally safe. The Brewers and Distillers will miss the Dodd-Kennedy show, though. At one point, I thought he was going to start patting himself on the back for all the "good work" he's done, and so selfless, as well. Such humility.