Now that Sen. Chris Dodd has announced his retirement, and CT.'s Democratic AG, Richard Blumenthal, has entered the race with a 78 percent job approval rating. And now that Blumenthal may face off against CT. Republican Bob Simmons, who did The Note turn to this morning for its sole piece of CT. election analysis?

Yep [emphasis added]:

Tempering some Democratic optimism, in Connecticut: “Since [Richard] Blumenthal was elected in 1990, he has NEVER faced a competitive race. That's probably not going to bode well for him as he begins his campaign in a highly charged political environment,” writes Neil Newhouse, a pollster working for former Rep. Rob Simmons', R-Conn., campaign.

Oh brother.