It just came through the pipeline that Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd will not seek re-election this fall, leaving the Democrats little time to find a popular enough candidate to defend his crucial seat in the Senate.

Senator Dodd is the chairman on the Senate Banking Committee and had recently taken over the late Senator Ted Kennedy's charimanship on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; his adbsence on these committees will be another area of concern for the Democrats once the dust settles.

Dodd has faced strong opposition in his state from the Republican party, where a former member of the House, Rob Simmons, as well as Co-Founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon. Linda McMahon is being seen as the outsider that hasn't been tainted by Washington politics, but nonetheless will face a strong fight.

There is hope for the Democrats though as the State Attorney General for CT Richard Blumenthal appears to be a favorite for the Dems. He's noted as being the most popular politician in the state, so hopefully that will be enough to fend off the Republican party.