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Chris Good - Chris Good is a political reporter for ABC News. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and a reporter for The Hill.

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Simmons Camp Forecasts "War Of Attrition" For Dodd's Seat

By Chris Good

Jan 7 2010, 12:33 PM ET Comment

After Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) announced his retirement yesterday, Democrats touted popular state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal as a huge favorite to keep the seat in Democratic heands, citing an automated Public Policy Polling survey that showed him holding a big lead over GOP candidates. But the campaign of the leading Republican, Rep. Rob Simmons, isn't buying it: Hotline OnCall's Jamie Shufflebarger reports that strategist Neil Newhouse penned a memo suggesting "this race will be a war of attrition, with Blumenthal slowly losing support over time as he makes it known where he stands on the issues of the day."


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