A report at the link below says that Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (pictured) received early campaign donations from just five residents in his state. He had to go outside Connecticut for the bulk of the $600,000 he raised from individuals in the first three months of the year.
The fundraising, reported in the Connecticut Post, foretells a tough fight ahead for the power-wielding Democrat in the 2010 race. Recent poll numbers have shown Dodd's approval ratings at historic lows,
Rob Simmons, a Republican former congressman who says he'll challenge Dodd next year, used the Dodd fundraising report as a fundraising pitch of his own. He sent out a campaign e-mail Friday urging his supporters to help show Dodd what a "real grassroots campaign" looks like.
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