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Chris Dodd Finishes Fourth in Home State Poll

James Joyner · Tuesday, February 20, 2007 · 4 comments

Chris Dodd is not Connecticut’s Favorite Son, if a new Quinnipiac University poll is accurate. His 8 percent showing places him fourth in the field, behind Hillary Clinton (33 percent), Barack Obama (21 percent) and Al Gore (9 percent).

Poll Director Douglas Schwartz says, “If Sen. Christopher Dodd can’t even come close to winning a Democratic primary in his home state, that’s obviously a bad sign for his presidential campaign.” The Politico‘s Aoife McCarthy figures, “The poor showing for Dodd would not seem to bode well for his White House aspirations.” No joke.

via Political Wire

FILED UNDER: 2008 Election, Public Opinion Polls, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Connecticut, Hillary Clinton, POLITICO

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Comments

Dave Schuler says:

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 at 12:54

Presumably, it’s a referendum on the war.
John Norris Brown says:

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 at 13:08

I think it’s safe to write Dodd off right now.
carpeicthus says:

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 at 18:23

Interestingly, he has a crapload of money for the race. Wonder where it will go.
Dodd says:

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 at 22:18

“The poor showing for Dodd would not seem to bode well for his White House aspirations.â€

I hear that a lot.