Dodd Reelection In Jeopardy; Lieberman Approval Falls.
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Fifty-one percent of Connecticut voter say they “probably won’t” or “definitely won’t” vote for Senator Chris Dodd. (D) who is now 65. A total of 42% of voters say they “definitely” or “probably” will vote to reelect Sen. Dodd in 2010. Connecticut voters say they are not satisfied with Sen. Dodd’s explanation of allegations that he received preferential mortgage treatment and 56 percent of voters say they are less likely to vote for him because of this controversy. Dodds says he cannot find his Countrywide mortgage documents. Countrywide executives have said he and others got preferred treatment because of who they were.
“Sen. Dodd’s approval has sunk to a new low. More voters disapprove than approve of the job he is doing for the first time in 15 years of polling,” a Quinnipiac University polling spokesmen said. “The mortgage controversy has taken a toll on his approval rating. Most voters are not satisfied with Dodd’s explanation and say they are less likely to vote for him next year because of it.”
By a narrow 48 - 45 percent margin, voters disapprove of the job Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I) age 67 is doing and give him negative 43 - 49 percent favorability. Republicans approve 75 - 20 percent. Democrats disapprove 70 - 21 percent and independent voters split 48 - 46 percent. Democrats tried to defeat Lieberman last election so he ran and was elected as an Independent in 2006 and will not face reelection until 2012.