CHRIS DODD UPDATE: Some bad poll news for Dodd:

A new Quinnipiac University Poll shows U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd facing a tough re-election bid in 2010 if his challenger is former Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Simmmons of Stonington.

If the election were held today, Dodd would garner 42 percent of those surveyed while Simmons would win 43 percent.

That sweetheart mortgage deal isn’t looking like such a bargain, now . . . .