Connecticut: Simmons Leads Dodd by 9 pts

If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Dodd the Democrat and Rob Simmons the Republican, for whom would you vote?

                     Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom



Dodd                 39%     7%    74%    27%    33%    44%
Simmons              48     87     16     56     56     42
SMONE ELSE(VOL)       -      -      -      1      1      -
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)      2      -      2      3      1      2
DK/NA                10      5      8     14      9     11

Source: Quinnipiac University

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Chris Dodd's Wife Financially Tied to Health Companies

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Jackie Clegg Dodd, the wife of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), sits on the board of four health organizations from which she collected at least $4,000 in director's fees in 2008, according to

Dodd's recently released personal financial disclosure reports. (Dodd had filed for an extension to the May 15 deadline.)

Those groups include:

* Assisted living facility and retirement community, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
* Drug maker Cardiome Pharma Corp.
* Drug maker Javelin Pharma Inc.
* Non-profit Public Welfare Foundation

Dodd's wife also sits on the board of Pear Tree Pharmaceutical, which gave her less than $1,000 in director's fees, according to the senator's disclosure reports.

OpenSecrets.org

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