Dodd is a culture war dinosaur. I think he might turn off independents in the same way that Hillary and Joe Biden did. I'm sorry, but we need a fresh break with the Old school Democrats.

I think that is Obama's greatest strength. He is building a coalition that isn't based entirely on the established system.

I also simply don't believe 20th-century politicians like Dodd, and I'll be age-prejudiced here, can get their minds around how dire our financial straits are right now.