AP: Dodd's stock with voters began dropping before AIG

[Kadie]

AP: Dodd's stock with voters began dropping before AIG
By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press Writer – 14 mins ago


HARTFORD, Conn. – Howard Rosenblatt voted for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd five years ago. He won't do that again.

"It's time for Chris to resign," said the 62-year-old owner of Rosenblatt's department store in Naugatuck, Conn., a working-class borough of more than 30,000. "He sits on the Senate banking commission, and he had his hands on funny money loans."

Earl Reilly, a 59-year-old factory worker from Naugatuck, shares Rosenblatt's anger with the state's senior senator.

"Don't get me started on Dodd," he said. "He's been doing the job too long, and he's got a hole in his canoe and it's sinking."

While Dodd, 64, has only recently found himself in the nation's political hot seat because of his role in the AIG bonus debacle, it has become clear that his issues with voters back home have been festering for two years. The AIG controversy appears to have exacerbated his popularity problems.

"His numbers started to fall two years ago, and it had nothing to do with the economy," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz. "It's been a cumulative effect that has brought him down."

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[ThomWV]

1. Really? I think Chris Dodd is one of the finest men serving in the Congress

He stood up when the rest of the party was sucking Republican tit and I for one admire him for it.

[movonne]

2. I see AP is right on it....

[BlooInBloo]

3. You GO Connecticut electorate! Show us how fucking stupid you can be AGAIN!!!

:rofl:

[disndat]

4. How did Dodd get himself sucked into

patsying for Geithner, then had to humiliate himself by spilling the beans on Geithner for making him put the AIG bonus in the Simulus bill? Not a trivial issue for Connecticut Democrats.

[BlooInBloo]

5. ...

1) http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/dodd-raps-treasury-for-letting-him-take-the-fall-on-executive-pay.php?ref=fp1

2)http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/17/treasury-attempts-to-blame-dodd-for-aig-bonuses/

3)http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/03/17/dodd/index.html


Alternatively, you can read the lies:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8270439


To each their own.