{"id":2220,"date":"2009-05-19T17:54:46","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T21:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2009-07-28T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T15:19:18","slug":"help-rob-simmons-retire-chris-dodd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/19\/help-rob-simmons-retire-chris-dodd\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Rob Simmons Retire Chris Dodd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Simmons needs your help&#8230; He&#8217;s looking for 400 donors by midnight to help him send Chris Dodd into retirement 2010.<\/p>\n<p>If you can chip in a few dollars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icontribute.us\/robsimmons\/initiative\/400\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"simmons\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"align\" value=\"middle\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"initiative=initiative\/50kforct\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000066\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"sameDomain\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.icontribute.us\/img\/client\/robsimmons\/retire_dodd.swf\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Simmons needs your help&#8230; He&#8217;s looking for 400 donors by midnight to help him send Chris Dodd into retirement 2010. 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Chris Dodd (D) looks like he\u2019s in serious trouble for reelection if he faces former GOP congressman Rob Simmons, according to a newly released Quinnipiac poll. Dodd trails Simmons by one point, 43 to 42 percent.\u00a0 In a head-to-head matchup with CNBC host Larry Kudlow,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1870,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/02\/chris-dodds-approval-numbers-sink-to-new-lows\/","url_meta":{"origin":2220,"position":1},"title":"Chris Dodd&#8217;s Approval Numbers Sink To New Lows","author":"Jeff","date":"April 2, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The hits just keep coming for Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT)... The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows his approval numbers have dropped to 33 percent and that trails both likely Republican challengers, former Congressmen Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in head to head match ups: Dodd's new 33 percent rating,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1942,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/17\/only-5-connecticut-residents-donated-to-dodd\/","url_meta":{"origin":2220,"position":2},"title":"Only 5 Connecticut Residents Donated to Dodd","author":"Jeff","date":"April 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Senator Chris Dodd has a problem, he supposedly represents the people of Connecticut in the Senate but he's apparently having to look elsewhere for campaign cash... Only $4,250\u00a0 of $604,745 raised during the first three months of 2009 by Chris Dodd for 2010 his re-election campaign came from Connecticut residents:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2540,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/this-and-that-dodd-trails-obama-falls-boxer-struggles-perry-ready-for-showdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":2220,"position":3},"title":"This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown","author":"Jeff","date":"July 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"It's Saturday, the weather is gorgeous and I have a date with a grill and some steaks so rather than spend my afternoon in front of the computer I thought put together a political blotter of sorts. 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