Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., stressed Monday that he continues to strongly support the candidacy of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for U.S. Senate, the Courant's Ken Gosselin reports.
The comments came in a press conference in Hartford following a controversy last week over Blumenthal's past statement on his military service during the Vietnam War.
"He has apologized for these misstatements along the way," Dodd said. "His record of service to our state certainly outweighs the misstatements that he has acknowledged and apologized for. What ought to be important to people come November is to elect a United States senator to protect our state, stand up for it, fight for it. I'm confident Dick Blumenthal is the best individual to do that for our state."
He added: "I can't think of a better legacy I could have than to have Dick Blumenthal follow me in that job."