Nader may run for Senate in Connecticut, likely help GOP

Sat, 11/28/2009 - 2:39pm | posted by Jason Pye

Republicans hoping to unseat Chris Dodd in Connecticut next year may have a welcome boost from Ralph Nader:

Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is “absorbing” the reaction he’s receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision.
Many people have called on Nader to jump into the hotly contested race to challenge Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd, who has been struggling in recent polls. Nader said he’s getting increasingly more requests from Connecticut Green Party members, independents and supporters of Ned Lamont, the upstart Democrat who challenged Sen. Joe Lieberman in the 2006 election.
“I’m just absorbing a lot of the feedback before I make a decision,” said Nader, who appeared at the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford, where he was signing his new book, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!”

Dodd is trailing two of his Republican opponents. While I’m sure that the GOP would deny that this would be a good thing for them, Nader’s presence would likely deny Dodd re-election.