Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:52 a.m.

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Dodd’s approval rating sinks

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, April 3, 2009

Continuing what has been an unprecedented decline in his popularity, Sen. Chris Dodd’s numbers sank to never-before-seen lows in a poll released by Quinnipiac University on Thursday. The poll showed only 33 percent of the state approved of Dodd’s job performance, the lowest on record for the five-term incumbent.

“A 33-percent job approval is unheard of for a 30-year incumbent, especially a Democrat in a blue state,” Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Director Douglas Schwartz said. “Sen. Christopher Dodd’s numbers among Democrats are especially devastating.”

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