More Big White House Help for Sen. Dodd

By LEANNE GENDREAU
Updated 2:52 PM EDT, Mon, Nov 16, 2009

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Sen. Chris Dodd is getting more help from the White House in his quest to keep his Senate seat.

Vice President Joe Biden will visit Hartford on Dec. 11 for a fundraiser for the senator, campaign officials for Dodd said.

Dodd, the Senate banking committee chairman, has been struggling for months with low approval numbers amid the faltering economy and controversy surrounding mortgages he received in a VIP program from Countrywide Financial Corp.

And it seems the White House is concerned about the possibility of losing an ally because they started sending in reinforcements of presidential proportions in October and they keep coming.

On Oct. 5, Biden was in Fairfield to tout work by Dodd and Rep. Jim Himes to bring federal stimulus money to the state.

On Oct. 23, President Barack Obama was in Stamford and helped the Democratic senator raise about $1 million at an event there.

Next month, Biden will attend a $500-per-person luncheon at the Connecticut Science Center, Dodd's campaign says.

 

 


 

First Published: Nov 16, 2009 12:24 PM EDT

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