Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who announced yesterday that he will run for Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) Senate seat, told MSNBC that President Obama called to offer his support.
“What he said to me was, ‘We want you to be the next United States senator from the state of Connecticut. We’re gonna do everything we can to help you,'” Blumenthal said this morning. “He was very encouraging and very supportive.”
Dodd announced yesterday that he will not run for re-election this year. The popular Blumenthal, who is running as a Democrat, is seen as the likely front-runner.
