Chriss Dodd Getting Money from Outside his State

Here's quite a blockbuster from the Connecticut Post: Out of the $1 million that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) raised this quarter, only $4,250 -- less than a half-of-a-percent -- of it came from home-state donors:
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd appears to have looked everywhere but his home state to fuel what pundits anticipate will be one of the most hotly contested races in the nation in 2010.

The five-term incumbent reported raising just $4,250 from five Connecticut residents during the first three months of the year while raking in $604,745 from nearly 400 individuals living outside the state.

While incumbents often turn to special interests for early campaign fundraising, Dodd's out-of-state total seems unusually high and comes at a time when he has been plagued by poor approval ratings among state voters.

Massie Ritsch, a spokesman for the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks federal campaign contributions, said that Dodd's low percentage of in-state funding strikes him as unusual.

"Historically, there is no shortage of campaign money that comes out of Connecticut," he said. "In 2008, Connecticut ranked 14th contributing $53 million to all federal candidates and parties." Ritsch also noted that during his last re-election campaign Dodd raised 30 percent from within Connecticut's borders. - Politico

It is pretty sad that you try to win an election and have it funded from people that are outside of your own state.