The latest poll

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I can't imagine voting for either of these turkeys, but

Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd is gaining on former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, a possible Republican challenger, and now trails 45-39 percent in the 2010 Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 50-34 percent Simmons lead in an April 2 poll by the independent Quinnipiac University ...

Connecticut voters disapprove 53-38 percent of the job the Democratic incumbent is doing, compared to 58-33 percent April 2, his lowest approval rating ever.

The senator is probably very happy with the latest numbers, but he's grasping at straws.

Apparently, the "rebound" is attributable to Creditworthy Chris's efforts regarding the recently passed "credit card bill of rights." Nevertheless, the state's senior senator will apparently have to do more than help credit card users in order to get a majority of Connecticut's voters to approve of the job he's doing.

Merrick Alpert, who's certainly pushing all the right buttons, currently trails Godd 44-24 percent in a Democratic primary.